Julie Olthoff
Indiana State Representative, District 19 since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 6. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 7
- 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.2%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.4
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 8
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development · vice chair
- Child Services Interim Study
- Family, Children and Human Affairs
- Rules and Legislative Procedures
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 Olthoff sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Olthoff is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Julie McGuire, Ben Smaltz, Chris May
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Olthoff’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%
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: Olthoff’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Olthoff | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Yes | 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 Olthoff 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 19 | Counting | D+2.2 | R+20.1 | −22.3 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — | R+20.1 | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+17.4 | R+16.7 | +0.7 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+3.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Lost | D+1.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+4.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+2.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 (primary) | Won | +20.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Olthoff has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2020
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Olthoff has run against
- Nick Neal (D) · 2026 election
- Lisa Beck (D) · 2022 election, won
- Shelli Vanderburgh (D) · 2016 election, won
- Shelli Vandenburgh (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Olthoff
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/df8a1659-63b2-4e11-8dce-17bce11f8162
- Wikidata Q61607628
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET