Jean Leising
Indiana State Senator, District 42 since 1988. Ran in 11 elections between 1988 and 2024, winning 7. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 38 yrs
- Since 1988
- Bills became law
- 19
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 85%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +45.8
- Won 2016
- 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.
- Agriculture · chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Interim Study · vice chair
- Natural Resources · ranking republican member
- State Fair Advisory · chair
- Agricultural Promotion and Regulation Task Force
- Commerce and Technology
- Health and Provider Services
- Utilities
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Department of Agriculture (ISDA) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Leising sits in the Indiana State Senate
Leising is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Eric Bassler, Mike Young, Dan Dernulc
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Leising’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans85%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%
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: Leising’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Leising | 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. | No | 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. | No | Yes | No | Passed 28–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Leising 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 42 | Won | — | R+59.0 | — |
| 2020 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | R+45.8 | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | R+34.5 | — | — |
| 2000 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 68 | Lost | D+0.9 | — | — |
| 1998 | U.S. House, IN-9 | Lost | D+2.8 | — | — |
| 1996 | U.S. House, IN-9 | Lost | D+14.0 | — | — |
| 1994 | U.S. House, IN-9 | Lost | D+4.1 | — | — |
| 1992 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | R+25.1 | — | — |
| 1988 | Indiana State Senate, District 42 | Won | R+18.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1997–98
- Raised
- $669.4K
- Spent
- $647.3K
- Cash
- $22.4K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1998Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats Leising has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 42 · since 2008
- Indiana State Senate, District 42 · since 1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Leising has run against
- Rudy M. Howard Sr. (D) · 2016 election, won
- Warren F. Goodrich (D) · 2008 election, won
- Robert J. Bischoff (D) · 2000 election, lost
- Baron Hill (D) · 1998 election, lost
- Lee Hamilton (D) · 1996 election, lost
- M. Ilene Bailey (D) · 1992 election, won
- R. Jeffrey McDaniel (D) · 1988 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Leising’s best result was 51% (Indiana's 9th District, 1998).
Leising’s polls in the database →How we know Leising
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H4IN09049
- Open States ocd-person/40ea5143-d0ab-4b9a-a0bc-2cc04f984888
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET