Elizabeth Rowray
Indiana State Representative, District 35 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 5
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 14.1%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +21.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Family, Children and Human Affairs
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Children in Need of Services (CHINS) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Rowray sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Rowray is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bruce Borders, Tim Wesco, J.D. Prescott
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Rowray’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%
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: Rowray’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Rowray | 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 Rowray 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 35 | Won | R+21.3 | R+38.9 | −17.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | Won | R+42.0 | R+38.9 | +3.1 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | Won | R+40.1 | R+35.7 | +4.4 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 | Won | R+10.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Rowray has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 35 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rowray has run against
- Phil Gift (D) · 2026 election, won
- Brad Sowinski (D) · 2022 election, won
- Melanie M. Wright (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Rowray
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fafeb171-4592-4254-bb59-788745371b7b
- Wikidata Q107279053
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET