Kyle Pierce
Indiana State Representative, District 36 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 5
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 11.3%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −9.2
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Code Revision · chair
- Financial Institutions · vice chair
- Elections and Apportionment
- Environmental Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Election Division and Election Commission · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Public Retirement System (INPRS) · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Pierce sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Pierce is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Craig Haggard, Mark Genda, Lorissa Sweet
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Pierce’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Pierce’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Pierce | 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 Pierce 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 36 | Lost | D+9.2 | R+13.4 | −22.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+18.1 | R+13.4 | +4.7 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+1.8 | R+9.3 | −7.5 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 36 | Lost | D+6.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Pierce has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 36 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pierce has run against
- Kim Townsend (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Thonja M. Nicholson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Terri Jo Austin (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Pierce
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b5d0a278-d77b-49fe-88d4-2bd473055144
- Wikidata Q116608534
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET