RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Mike Bohacek

Indiana State Senator, District 8 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Indiana State Senator, District 8

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 17; 48 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.0%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 80%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +39.6; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Financial Institutions and Insurance Interim Study
Health and Provider Services
Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 48 sponsored · 17 became law

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SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.
ADVERTISEMENTS AND NOTICES · Became law Mar 2026

SB 148 Indiana crime guns task force.
COUNTIES; La Porte · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1161 Local government matters.
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Board of Zoning Appeal · Became law Feb 2026

HB 1251 Emergency ambulance services.
CITIES AND TOWNS; Generally · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 1354 Employee health plans for county elected officials.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Failed in the House Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bohacek sits in the Indiana State Senate

Bohacek is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ron Alting, Jim Tomes, Sue Glick

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

With Bohacek’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans80%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%

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: Bohacek’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Bohacek	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Feb 27, 2026	HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.	No	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.	Yes	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 Bohacek was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Indiana State Senate, District 8

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 State Senate, District 8	Won	R+39.6
2020	Indiana State Senate, District 8	Won	R+18.8
2016	Indiana State Senate, District 8	Won	R+16.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Bohacek has held

Indiana State Senate, District 8 · since 2016

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bohacek has run against

Leon P. Smith (D) · 2024 general, won
Gary Davis (D) · 2020 general, won
Maxine Spenner (D) · 2016 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Bohacek

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