Matt Pierce
Indiana State Representative, District 61 since 2002. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 24 yrs
- Since 2002
- Bills became law
- 0
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.3%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +53.2
- Won 2016
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · ranking democratic member
- Artificial Intelligence Task Force
- Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study
- Courts and Criminal Code
- Elections and Apportionment
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Interim Study
- Rules and Legislative Procedures
- Statutory Ethics
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability · Failed in committee Dec 2025
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Failed in the Senate Feb 2025
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability · Failed in committee Jan 2025
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 30% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Reneé Pack, Robin Shackleford, Chris Campbell
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Pierce’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills65%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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 Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Pierce | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | No | Yes | No | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | No | No | Yes | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | No | No | Yes | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | No | No | Yes | 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 District 61 | Won | — | D+62.0 | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+53.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+41.3 | — | — |
| 2008 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+49.6 | — | — |
| 2004 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+77.0 | — | — |
| 2002 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+49.5 | — | — |
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 61 · since 2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pierce has run against
- Andrew Ash (I) · 2016 election, won
- Kevin Scott Suddeth (R) · 2010 election, won
- Adrianne Dunlap (R) · 2006 election, won
- Nicholas Blesch (L) · 2004 election, won
- Clark Brittain (L) · 2002 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/c66bcc9b-d5e6-478b-b11e-25be7f4e0aaa
- Wikidata Q6789186
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET