Maureen Bauer
Indiana State Representative, District 6 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.8%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +62.0
- Won 2024
- 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.
- Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study
- Courts and Criminal Code
- Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study
- Environmental Affairs
- Judiciary
- Public Health
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Human Trafficking · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Abuse and Domestic Violence (Excluding Animals) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Failed in committee Jan 2026
AGENCIES; Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses · Failed in committee Dec 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bauer sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Bauer is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Mike Andrade, Sheila Klinker, Tonya Pfaff
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Bauer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills71%
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: Bauer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bauer | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Yes | 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 Bauer 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 6 | Won | — | D+31.2 | — |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | D+62.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bauer has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 6 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bauer has run against
- Charlie Florance (L) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bauer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7e493895-2f49-4a56-a4a3-f888373769b5
- Wikidata Q107233128
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET