Hal Slager
Indiana State Representative, District 15 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 7. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 6
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.6%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +26.7
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 9
- 2012–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Rules and Legislative Procedures · vice chair
- Financial Institutions
- Medicaid Oversight
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Slager sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Slager is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tony Isa, Zach Payne, Tim Yocum
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Slager’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%
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: Slager’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Slager | 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. | Not voting | 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 Slager 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 15 | Counting | R+4.4 | R+20.5 | −16.1 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+26.7 | R+20.5 | +6.2 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+26.5 | R+15.3 | +11.2 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+3.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Lost | D+0.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+8.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+17.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+2.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Slager has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 · since 2020
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 15 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Slager has run against
- Anthony Oberman (D) · 2026 election
- John "jack" Walter (D) · 2024 election, won
- Chris Kukuch (D) · 2022 election, won
- Chris Chyung (D) · 2020 election, won
- Thomas C. Odonnell (D) · 2016 election, won
- James L. Wieser (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Slager
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b71e9f3a-2c59-4e18-80e6-da0a7cc51648
- Wikidata Q18158015
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET