Bob Morris
Photo: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Bob Morris

Indiana State Representative, District 84 since 2010. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Indiana State Representative, District 84

In office
16 yrs
Since 2010
Bills became law
1
11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
18.4%
Chamber median 6.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+22.2
Won 2020

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Commerce and Economic Development Interim Study · chair
  • Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development · chair
  • Employment, Labor and Pensions
  • Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Interim Study
  • Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 11 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 293 Pharmacist licensure.
AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) · Became law Mar 2026
HB 1388 Initial practitioner license.
AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1396 Abandoned local roadways.
PROPERTY; Abandoned or Unclaimed Property · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1287 Execution of death sentence.
CORRECTIONS; Adult Inmates and Facilities · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1309 Local regulation of no impact home based businesses.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Generally · Failed in committee Jan 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Morris sits in the Indiana House of Representatives

Morris is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianMorrisMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Beau Baird, Jake Teshka, Ethan Lawson

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

With Morris’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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

DateBillMorrisRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Feb 27, 2026HB 1038: Gaming matters.NoNoYesPassed 56–37
Feb 27, 2026SB 176: Shooting ranges.YesYesNoPassed 67–25
Feb 26, 2026HB 1368: Carbon.YesYesNoFailed 48–42
Feb 26, 2026HB 1258: Crimes of violence.YesYesNoPassed 78–15
Feb 24, 2026SB 285: Housing matters.Not votingYesNoPassed 53–44

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Morris 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Indiana House District 84CountingD+2.4R+17.2−19.6
2024Indiana House of Representatives, District 84Won———
2022Indiana House of Representatives, District 84Won———
2020Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+22.2——
2018Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+25.2——
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+32.2——
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+33.4——
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 84 (primary)Won+3.5——
2012Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+24.8——
2010Indiana House of Representatives, District 84WonR+35.8——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Morris has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Morris has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)

How we know Morris

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET