Robert Behning
Indiana State Representative, District 91 since 1992. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 34 yrs
- Since 1992
- Bills became law
- 14
- 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.7%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.3
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · chair
- Education Interim Study · chair
- Public Health
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education · Became law Mar 2026
AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Behning sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Behning is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Heath VanNatter, Shane Lindauer, Martin Carbaugh
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Behning’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- 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: Behning’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Behning | 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 Behning 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.
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Behning has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 91 · since 1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Behning has run against
- Jarren Hurt (D) · 2026 general
- Andrew Locke (D) · 2024 election, won
- Beverly McDermottpiazza (D) · 2020 election, won
- Kevin Leineweber (D) · 2018 election, won
- Patrick Lockhart (D) · 2014 election, won
- Michael J. Blinn (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Behning
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3d215bfb-c08a-47f0-91d3-eb114b33c56d
- Wikidata Q7341992
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET