Ed Clere
Indiana State Representative, District 72 since 2008. Ran in 9 elections between 2008 and 2022, winning 9.
- In office
- 18 yrs
- Since 2008
- Bills became law
- 6
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.2%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 61%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.8
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 9
- 2008–2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Financial Institutions
- Public Policy
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
ADDICTION SERVICES; Illicit Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Substances, and Alcohol · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Clere sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Every member placed by roll-call votes.
Closest: Ethan Manning, Dave Hall, Becky Cash
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Clere’s party
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills46%
Black tick: the average of independents 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: Clere’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most independents.
| Date | Bill | Clere | Caucus majority | Other party | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | No | No | Yes | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Clere 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +20.8 | +11.2 | +9.6 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +18.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +10.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +14.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +13.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +8.8 | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +15.5 | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | +0.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Clere has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 72 · since 2008
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Clere has run against
- Keil L. Roark (D) · 2022 election, won
- Erica Lawrence (D) · 2020 election, won
- Sam Charbonne Au (D) · 2018 election, won
- Steve Bonifer (D) · 2016 election, won
- Kevin Sue Bailey (D) · 2014 election, won
- Sharon Grabowski (D) · 2012 election, won
- Shane L. Gibson (D) · 2010 election, won
- William C. Cochran (D) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Clere
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d01b6bbc-9c5e-4479-afd6-3e7410946367
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET