Jennifer Meltzer
Indiana State Representative, District 73 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 5
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.0%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +30.0
- 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.
- Courts and Criminal Code · vice chair
- Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study
- Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study
- Judiciary
- Local Government
- Probate Code Study Commission
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
RESOLUTIONS; General Assembly; Generally · Became law Mar 2026
AGRICULTURE; Food and Food Processing · Failed in committee Jan 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Meltzer sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Meltzer is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Matt Hostettler, Andrew Ireland, Alaina Shonkwiler
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Meltzer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%
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: Meltzer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Meltzer | 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. | No | Yes | No | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Meltzer 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 District 73 | Won | R+30.0 | R+49.6 | −19.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 73 | Won | R+55.9 | — | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 73 | Won | R+54.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Meltzer has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 73 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Meltzer has run against
- Allen J. Miller (D) · 2026 general, won
- Hollie Payton (D) · 2024 election, won
- Mary L. Pruett (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Meltzer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/98849cb4-9559-40c1-bd56-414eaef4e22a
- Wikidata Q120598727
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET