Rod Bray
Indiana State Senator, District 37 since 2012. Ran in 4 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 1
- 82 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +52.0
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Joint Rules · chair
- Legislative Council · vice chair
- Rules and Legislative Procedure · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bray sits in the Indiana State Senate
Bray is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ryan Mishler, Travis Holdman, Brett Clark
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Bray’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills38%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Indiana State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bray’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bray | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–19 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–22 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 27: Stadium authority. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–4 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–21 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | HB 1004: Various education matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bray 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+52.0 | R+49.0 | +3.0 |
| 2020 | Indiana State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+54.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Indiana State Senate, District 37 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Indiana State Senate, District 37 | Won | R+42.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bray has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 37 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bray has run against
- Kimberly M. Schofield (D) · 2024 election, won
- Tom Wallace (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jim S. Cahill (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bray
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/766cf9c2-a001-49a1-8fba-075a0510767d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET