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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports charging corporations the same utility sales tax as residents.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports public schools; says vouchers undermined their stability.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    • Sponsored the 2026 law refocusing Ivy Tech on workforce training.In office

Housing

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    • Sponsored a bill creating a state deed fraud task force.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports stronger oversight of utility rates.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    • Sponsored E-Verify checks for public works contractors.In office
    • Sponsored a 2026 law to strengthen Indiana's defense industry.In office

Environment & parks

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports studying data centers' long-term impacts before welcoming them.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    • Sponsored requiring regulators to approve sales of retiring coal plants.In office

Health & human services

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports expanding the Healthy Indiana Plan or Medicaid.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Kacey BlundellDemocratic

    • Supports services to keep people from returning to crime.
  • Greg GoodeRepublican

    No documented position found.

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