Ryan Lauer
Indiana State Representative, District 59 since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +27.7
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 6
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Family, Children and Human Affairs · vice chair
- Child Services Interim Study
- Financial Institutions
- Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lauer sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Lauer is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: David Abbott, Jeff Thompson, Bob Heaton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Lauer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%
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: Lauer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Lauer | 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. | No | Yes | No | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Lauer 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 of Representatives, District 59 | Counting | R+2.3 | R+22.5 | −20.2 |
| 2024 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | R+27.7 | R+22.5 | +5.2 |
| 2022 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | R+22.7 | R+22.9 | −0.2 |
| 2020 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | R+19.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | R+16.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 (primary) | Lost | −18.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Lauer has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 59 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lauer has run against
- Josh Burbrink (D) · 2026 election
- Ross Thomas (D) · 2024 election, won
- Dale Nowlin (D) · 2020 election, won
- Dale Nowin (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division (unofficial)
How we know Lauer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d96c807a-9e72-4861-bca4-67d787cbf49f
- Wikidata Q110587293
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET