Jake Teshka
Indiana State Representative, District 7 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 16
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +21.7
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Financial Institutions · chair
- Education
- Education Interim Study
- Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Interim Study
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liens and Encumbrances · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Workforce Development (DWD) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Teshka sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Teshka is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ethan Lawson, Tim O'Brien, Beau Baird
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Teshka’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%
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: Teshka’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Teshka | 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. | Not voting | 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 Teshka 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 7 | Counting | R+1.2 | R+17.3 | −16.1 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — | R+17.3 | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+21.7 | R+16.4 | +5.3 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+8.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Teshka has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Teshka has run against
- Oliver Davis (D) · 2026 election
- Ross Deal (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Teshka
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d0f113c5-ffad-4c18-867b-417fea0d0a52
- Wikidata Q108702863
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET