RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Tony Isa

Indiana State Representative, District 51 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Indiana State Representative, District 51

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
1
7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
6.0%
Chamber median 6.0%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+35.0
Won 2026
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.

  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Employment and Labor Interim Study
  • Employment, Labor and Pensions
  • Public Health

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 7 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1370 Payment of claims for emergency services.
HEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1371 Background colors for licenses and permits.
AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1399 Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products.
ADDICTION SERVICES; Illicit Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Substances, and Alcohol · Failed in committee Jan 2026
HB 1196 Membership of aviation boards.
AGENCIES; State Board of Accounts (SBOA) · Became law Apr 2025
HB 1215 LaGrange County innkeeper's tax.
TAXES; Innkeeper's Taxes · Failed in committee Jan 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Isa sits in the Indiana House of Representatives

Isa is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianIsaMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Hal Slager, Zach Payne, Tim Yocum

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Isa’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%

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: Isa’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillIsaRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Feb 27, 2026HB 1038: Gaming matters.YesNoYesPassed 56–37
Feb 27, 2026SB 176: Shooting ranges.YesYesNoPassed 67–25
Feb 26, 2026HB 1368: Carbon.YesYesNoFailed 48–42
Feb 26, 2026HB 1258: Crimes of violence.YesYesNoPassed 78–15
Feb 24, 2026SB 285: Housing matters.YesYesNoPassed 53–44

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Isa 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Indiana House District 51WonR+35.0R+48.5−13.5
2024Indiana House of Representatives, District 51WonR+55.5——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

How we know Isa

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET