Dale DeVon
Indiana State Representative, District 5 since 2012. Ran in 9 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 8. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 8
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.9%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.1
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 10
- 2008–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Child Services Interim Study · chair
- Family, Children and Human Affairs · chair
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where DeVon sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
DeVon is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jim Lucas, Jack Jordan, Bob Behning
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With DeVon’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- 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: DeVon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | DeVon | 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 DeVon 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 5 | Counting | D+4.9 | R+9.7 | −14.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | R+9.1 | R+9.7 | −0.6 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | R+13.4 | R+6.4 | +7.0 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | R+1.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | R+4.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | R+15.8 | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 8 | Lost | D+30.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats DeVon has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 5 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who DeVon has run against
- Alex Wait (D) · 2026 election
- Heidi Beidinger (D) · 2024 election, won
- Donald R. Westerhausen Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jerod Warnock (D) · 2012 election, won
- Ryan Dvorak (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know DeVon
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/da8afc87-2b9a-4544-8fb9-2f03f426a451
- Wikidata Q18022527
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET