Jim Lucas
Indiana State Representative, District 69 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.3%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +28.8
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Financial Institutions
- Public Policy
- Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Illicit Drugs, Substances, and Alcohol Offenses · Failed in committee Jan 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Health (IDOH) · Failed in committee Dec 2025
HEALTH; Prescription Drugs and Medications · Failed in committee Dec 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lucas sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Lucas is closer to the center than 7% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Dale DeVon, Jack Jordan, Bob Behning
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Lucas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%
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: Lucas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Lucas | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Not voting | 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 Lucas 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 69 | Won | R+28.8 | R+54.3 | −25.5 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | R+37.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | R+47.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | R+49.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | R+38.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 | Won | R+15.6 | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 66 | Lost | D+3.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Lucas has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lucas has run against
- Chris Bowen (D) · 2026 general, won
- Trish Whitcomb (D) · 2024 election, won
- Chad Harmon (D) · 2022 election, won
- Jeffery W. Prewitt (D) · 2020 election, won
- Steve Schoettmer (D) · 2018 election, won
- Jim McCormick (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Lucas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/70f005b9-1417-4132-9956-ad93942ca87d
- Wikidata Q110967779
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET