Bruce Borders
Indiana State Representative, District 45 since 2004. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 22 yrs
- Since 2004
- Bills became law
- 0
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.3%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +39.6
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government · vice chair
- Commerce and Economic Development Interim Study
- Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Interim Study
- Insurance
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Employment and Labor Law Issues · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Doctors and Physicians · Failed in committee Jan 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Health (IDOH) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Borders sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Borders is closer to the center than 1% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: J.D. Prescott, Elizabeth Rowray, Tim Wesco
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Borders’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Borders’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Borders | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Borders was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+39.6 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+30.1 |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+13.4 |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Lost | D+0.3 |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+19.1 |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+4.5 |
| 2006 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+16.8 |
| 2004 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | R+13.2 |
| 2002 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 | Lost | D+1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Borders has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 · since 2014
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 · since 2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Borders has run against
- Cody Alsman (I) · 2022 general, won
- Jim Exline (D) · 2018 general, won
- Bionca Gambill (D) · 2014 general, won
- Kreg Battles (D) · 2012 general, lost
- Jesse James (D) · 2010 general, won
- Richard A. Marshall (D) · 2008 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Borders
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fe83212e-72d8-4d9c-80cb-338c7f318f09
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET