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State Senator, 38th District

Vote for: 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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Kacey Blundell

Democratic

Criminal justice reentry worker

The gist

Supports public schools; says vouchers undermined their stability.
Supports services to keep people from returning to crime.
Supports stronger oversight of utility rates.
Supports charging corporations the same utility sales tax as residents.
Supports expanding the Healthy Indiana Plan or Medicaid.
Supports studying data centers' long-term impacts before welcoming them.

More about Kacey

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Supports public schools; says vouchers undermined their stability.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“I strongly support our public schools and believe the current voucher system has undermined their stability.”
Supports services to keep people from returning to crime.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“services are a must to address substance abuse, mental health, traumas, and so much more that force people into a life of crime”
Supports stronger oversight of utility rates.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“I will push for stronger oversight, greater transparency, and real accountability to protect consumers.”
Supports charging corporations the same utility sales tax as residents.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“corporations should pay the same sales tax on utilities as residents”
Supports expanding the Healthy Indiana Plan or Medicaid.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) or Medicaid must be expanded”
Supports studying data centers' long-term impacts before welcoming them.
PLATFORM | Blundell 4 Indiana
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kacey Blundell · blundell4indiana.com
“I believe Indiana would be best suited in studying the longer term impacts of Data Centers in communities”

Greg Goode

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; state director for U.S. Sen. Todd Young · Terre Haute

The gist

Sponsored E-Verify checks for public works contractors.In office
Sponsored the 2026 law refocusing Ivy Tech on workforce training.In office
Sponsored a 2026 law to strengthen Indiana's defense industry.In office
Sponsored a bill creating a state deed fraud task force.In office
Sponsored requiring regulators to approve sales of retiring coal plants.In office

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

More about Greg

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Sponsored E-Verify checks for public works contractors.
Senate Bill 87: E-Verify requirements for public works projects (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“requiring contractors and subcontractors of any tier to verify the work eligibility of all employees through the E-Verify program”
Sponsored the 2026 law refocusing Ivy Tech on workforce training.
Goode's bill to help advance Hoosier success at Ivy Tech ceremonially signed by governor
Public statement · Indiana Senate Republicans · Apr 23, 2026 · indianasenaterepublicans.com
“Senate Enrolled Act 254 emphasizes the workforce development mission at Ivy Tech by updating its governance structure”
Sponsored a 2026 law to strengthen Indiana's defense industry.
Goode's bill to strengthen Indiana's defense sector ceremonially signed by governor
Public statement · Indiana Senate Republicans · May 20, 2026 · indianasenaterepublicans.com
“House Enrolled Act 1268 improves collaboration between the Indiana Defense Task Force”
Sponsored a bill creating a state deed fraud task force.
Senate Bill 253: Deed fraud (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Establishes the deed fraud task force.”
Sponsored requiring regulators to approve sales of retiring coal plants.
Senate Bill 517: Purchase of coal fired generation facilities (2025 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“may not enter into an agreement to sell a coal fired electric generation facility (coal facility) that the public utility plans to retire”

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