Lorissa Sweet
Indiana State Representative, District 50 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Indiana State Representative, District 50Born 1978Businessperson
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 1
- 13 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.2%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +33.4
- 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.
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Family, Children and Human Affairs
- Government Interim Study
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Administrative Law Judges · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sweet sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Sweet is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mark Genda, Cory Criswell, Danny Lopez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Sweet’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%
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: Sweet’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sweet | 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. | No | 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 Sweet 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 50 | Won | R+33.4 | R+50.5 | −17.1 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | R+53.4 | — | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | R+55.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Sweet has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 50 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sweet has run against
- Pepper Snyder (D) · 2026 general, won
- Joe Swisher (D) · 2024 election, won
- Tammari L. Ingalls (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Sweet
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3568c1ff-87a5-4121-a468-ced11a824691
- Wikidata Q117349558
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET