State Representative, 9th District · Indiana 2026 General Election

Chris Cleveland

Republican

Software entrepreneur

The gist

Opposes the Legislature's recent new local taxes and tolls
Supports auditing utilities such as NIPSCO
Proposes requiring hospitals and insurers to publish prices
Supports giving parents power to see and change curriculum

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Opposes the Legislature's recent new local taxes and tolls
Chris Cleveland for Indiana
Campaign website · Cleveland for Indiana · clevelandforindiana.com
“This legislature has passed a municipal local income tax, wheel tax, tolls on the interstates, and a restaurant tax. Enough is enough.”
Supports auditing utilities such as NIPSCO
Chris Cleveland for Indiana
Campaign website · Cleveland for Indiana · clevelandforindiana.com
“They need to be audited and gotten under control.”
Proposes requiring hospitals and insurers to publish prices
Chris Cleveland for Indiana
Campaign website · Cleveland for Indiana · clevelandforindiana.com
“I will lower the cost of healthcare by forcing them to publish prices and stick to them.”
Supports giving parents power to see and change curriculum
Chris Cleveland for Indiana
Campaign website · Cleveland for Indiana · clevelandforindiana.com
“give you full visibility into what they're teaching your kid”

Randy Novak

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; former fire chief and real estate broker · LaPorte County

The gist

Supports expanding housing supply for working households
Authored a law raising volunteer firefighters' clothing and auto allowanceIn office
Authored a bill requiring union labor terms for data-center incentivesIn office
Supports new legislation regulating utilities after the NIPSCO outageIn office
Supports challenging the federal order keeping coal plants openIn office
Voted against the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports expanding housing supply for working households
Randy Novak on the Issues
Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Randy Novak · electrandynovak.com
“Expanding housing supply targeted to working households, not just high-end development”
Authored a law raising volunteer firefighters' clothing and auto allowance
House Bill 1048 (2026 session), "VFD clothing and automobile allowances" — bill text and digest (HB1048.04.ENGS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department”
Authored a bill requiring union labor terms for data-center incentives
House Bill 1189 (2026 session), "Labor requirements for data center incentives" — bill text and digest (HB1189.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“limit bids or requests for proposals for the project to labor unions or employers that have project labor agreements”
Supports new legislation regulating utilities after the NIPSCO outage
Novak calls for public hearings, legislative action on utility regulation
Public statement · Indiana House Democratic Caucus · Aug 26, 2026 · indianahousedemocrats.org
“the General Assembly needs to prioritize legislation regulating utilities”
Supports challenging the federal order keeping coal plants open
Novak calls for closure of expensive coal plants, condemns deregulation push
Public statement · Indiana House Democratic Caucus · indianahousedemocrats.org
“I would strongly encourage the Indiana attorney general to challenge the federal order keeping the costly and inefficient coal plants in Indiana open.”
Voted against the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill
House Roll Call 28: House Bill 1032 (Redistricting), third reading, Dec. 5, 2025
Government record · Indiana House of Representatives · Dec 5, 2025 · iga.in.gov
“Roll Call 28: Bill Passed HB 1032 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading”