Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Eric Bassler

Indiana State Senator, District 39 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Indiana State Senator, District 39

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 3; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 22.3%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 84%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +22.2; Won 2014

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Ethics · chair
Appropriations
Environmental Affairs
Rules and Legislative Procedure

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 3 became law

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SB 9 Victim impact statements.
COURTS; Generally · Became law Mar 2026

SB 464 Financial institutions and consumer credit.
AUDITS AND AUDITORS (Non-Elected) · Became law May 2025

HB 1427 Department of local government finance.
AGENCIES; Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) · Became law May 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bassler sits in the Indiana State Senate

Bassler is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jean Leising, Mike Young, Dan Dernulc

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Bassler’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans84%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Indiana State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bassler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Bassler	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Feb 27, 2026	HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 28–19
Feb 26, 2026	SB 285: Housing matters.	No	Yes	No	Passed 28–22
Feb 26, 2026	SB 27: Stadium authority.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 45–4
Feb 25, 2026	SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 26–21
Feb 24, 2026	HB 1004: Various education matters.	No	Yes	No	Passed 28–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Bassler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Indiana State Senate, District 39

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
2022	Indiana State Senate, District 39	Won	—
2018	Indiana State Senate, District 39	Won	—
2014	Indiana State Senate, District 39	Won	R+22.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Bassler has held

Indiana State Senate, District 39 · since 2014

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bassler has run against

Steve Lindsey (D) · 2014 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Bassler

One person, matched across every source we use.

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Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET