Chris Jeter
Indiana State Representative, District 88 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 14
- 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 18.1%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.6
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study · chair
- Judiciary · chair
- Probate Code Study Commission · chair
- Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study
- Courts and Criminal Code
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Persons · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jeter sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Jeter is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Doug Miller, Craig Snow, Brad Barrett
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Jeter’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%
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: Jeter’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Jeter | 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 Jeter 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 88 | Counting | D+8.3 | R+10.2 | −18.5 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 88 | Won | R+15.6 | R+10.2 | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 88 | Won | R+19.7 | R+13.4 | +6.3 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 88 | Won | R+18.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Jeter has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 88 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jeter has run against
- Stephanie Jo Yocum (D) · 2026 election
- Donna L. Griffin (D) · 2022 election, won
- Pam Dechert (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Jeter
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8f56f62b-e700-4fdc-b35a-bba408d3e6cf
- Wikidata Q110761558
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET