Jim Pressel
Indiana State Representative, District 20 since 2016. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 13
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.6%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +36.5
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Roads and Transportation · chair
- Roads and Transportation Interim Study · chair
- Elections and Apportionment
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Department of Transportation (INDOT) · Became law Mar 2026
INSURANCE; Health Insurance · Became law Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Pressel sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Pressel is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Joanna King, Hunter Smith, Garrett Bascom
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Pressel’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills30%
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: Pressel’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Pressel | 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. | 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. | 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 Pressel 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 20 | Counting | R+36.2 | R+30.8 | +5.4 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+36.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+22.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+18.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Pressel has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pressel has run against
- Laura Liskey (D) · 2026 general
- Tim Gust (D) · 2020 election, won
- Karen Salzer (D) · 2018 election, won
- Karen Biernacki (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Pressel
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3918dc6e-fbf5-4ea0-b62a-376729b463ec
- Wikidata Q79033468
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET