Eric Koch
Indiana State Senator, District 44 since 2016. Ran in 11 elections between 2002 and 2024, winning 11. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 45
- 74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +45.9
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Technology · ranking republican member
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Interim Study · vice chair
- Judiciary · ranking republican member
- Utilities · chair
- Corrections and Criminal Law
- Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study
- Probate Code Study Commission
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents · Became law Mar 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Became law Mar 2026
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Koch sits in the Indiana State Senate
Koch is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Scott Baldwin, Scott Alexander, Brian Buchanan
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Koch’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Indiana State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Koch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Koch | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–19 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–22 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 27: Stadium authority. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–4 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–21 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | HB 1004: Various education matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Koch 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana State Senate, District 44 | Won | — | R+46.9 | — |
| 2020 | Indiana State Senate, District 44 | Won | R+45.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana State Senate, District 44 | Won | R+39.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+67.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+67.7 | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+71.1 | — | — |
| 2006 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+79.8 | — | — |
| 2002 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+28.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Koch has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 44 · since 2016
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 · 2002–2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Koch has run against
- Cynthia Wirth (D) · 2020 election, won
- Linda Kay Henderson (D) · 2016 election, won
- Al Cox (L) · 2012 election, won
- Kent B. Vancleave (L) · 2004 election, won
- David Rhum (D) · 2002 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Koch
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a7974310-0d01-4bc1-9c14-29561ec68a60
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET