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State Senator, 15th District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Indiana laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

Public safety

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Supports backing police and expanding treatment courts.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    • Sponsored the 2026 law on local police enforcing immigration law.In office

Education

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Pledges stronger academic standards and better teacher pay.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Supports ending corporate price-gouging on everyday essentials.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Supports expanding access to affordable solar energy.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    • Sponsored limits on zoning overlays for commercial solar projects.In office

Health & human services

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Supports Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan, managed responsibly.
    • Supports keeping government out of private medical decisions.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    • Supports Indiana's near-total abortion ban.

Government & transparency

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    • Pledges stronger ethics laws and independent oversight.
  • Liz BrownRepublican

    • Supported mid-decade congressional redistricting.
    • Sponsored a bill defining sex across Indiana law.In office
    • Sponsored Indiana's 2025 parental rights law.In office

Courts & justice

  • Julie McGillDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Liz BrownRepublican

    • Sponsored the 2026 law requiring defendants hear victim statements.In office

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