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State Senator, 41st District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

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Michelle DavisIndiana General Assembly

Michelle Davis

Republican

State representative; adult education director · Whiteland

The gist

  • Supports constitutional carry and Second Amendment rights.
  • Voted to restrict abortion access in Indiana.
  • Opposes federal diesel emissions mandates on truckers and farmers.
  • Sponsored a 2025 law barring males from women's college teams.In office
  • Sponsored requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms.In office
  • Sponsored a bill creating closed party primaries.In office
  • Sponsored drug testing for adult TANF recipients.In office

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

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  1. Supports constitutional carry and Second Amendment rights.

    Michelle Davis for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Michelle Davis · vote4michelledavis.com

    “defending Hoosiers' constitutional carry rights”
  2. Voted to restrict abortion access in Indiana.

    Michelle Davis for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Michelle Davis · vote4michelledavis.com

    “She voted to restrict abortion access and supported measures with the strongest protections possible.”
  3. Opposes federal diesel emissions mandates on truckers and farmers.

    Michelle Davis for State Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Michelle Davis · vote4michelledavis.com

    “standing with Hoosier truckers, farmers, and small business owners against burdensome mandates that drive up costs and threaten jobs”
  4. Sponsored a 2025 law barring males from women's college teams.

    House Bill 1041: Student eligibility in interscholastic sports (2025 session), introduced version

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth … state educational institutions, private postsecondary educational institutions, and certain athletic associations”
    House Bill 1041: Student eligibility in interscholastic sports (2025 session): bill page

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

  5. Sponsored requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms.

    House Bill 1086: Ten Commandments as a protected writing (2026 session), introduced version

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “Requires each school corporation to place a durable poster or framed picture representing the text of the Ten Commandments in each school library and classroom.”
  6. Sponsored a bill creating closed party primaries.

    House Bill 1029: Closed primaries (2025 session), introduced version

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “Provides that a voter may vote at a primary election: (1) only if the voter has properly and timely affiliated with a political party”
  7. Sponsored drug testing for adult TANF recipients.

    House Bill 1395: Drug testing requirement for TANF eligibility (2025 session), introduced version

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “must submit to and pass: (1) a drug test at the time the individual applies to receive TANF”
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Ross ThomasCommittee to Elect Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

Democratic

Attorney · Columbus

The gist

  • Supports ending public funding of charter and voucher schools.
  • Supports higher teacher pay and collective bargaining rights.
  • Opposes Indiana's near-total abortion ban.
  • Supports reversing right-to-work and restoring the common construction wage.
  • Pledges to accept no gifts from lobbyists.
  • Supports legalizing marijuana, including for medical use.
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  1. Supports ending public funding of charter and voucher schools.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “We must end the failed policy that gives tax dollars to private charter and voucher schools”
  2. Supports higher teacher pay and collective bargaining rights.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “We need to respect public school teachers, pay them what they deserve and fully support their collective bargaining rights.”
  3. Opposes Indiana's near-total abortion ban.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “I strongly believe that the state government has no business taking such personal decisions away from women.”
  4. Supports reversing right-to-work and restoring the common construction wage.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “Things like "Right to Work" and the repeal of the Common Construction Wage … We need to reverse those policies and stop our race to the bottom when it comes to wages.”
  5. Pledges to accept no gifts from lobbyists.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “I will pledge not to accept gifts of any kind from lobbyists.”
  6. Supports legalizing marijuana, including for medical use.

    Ross Thomas for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Ross Thomas · voterossthomas.com

    “It's simply ridiculous to deny Hoosiers relief based on our outdated marijuana policies. … If we legalize the possession of cannabis across Indiana”

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