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R Indiana Senate · District 45 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Garten

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Total votes
1,939
all sessions
Attendance
89%
217 missed
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
478
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
1,939 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,542
voted in favor
Nay
180
voted against
Absent
217
missed votes
Total cast
1,939
across all sessions
Crossed party
44
votes against own party
This page
1,939
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 16
Guardians ad litem in adoption pilot program.
Yea
Passed
44–0
Jan 18, 2024
HB 1638
Education matters.
Yea
Passed
40–10
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1637
Teacher education scholarship programs.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1609
Workforce development matters.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1591
Various education matters.
Yea
Passed
45–5
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1590
Various education matters.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1581
Business associations.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1558
Science of reading.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1513
FSSA matters.
Yea
Passed
44–6
Apr 18, 2023
HB 1499
Various tax matters.
Yea
Passed
45–5
Apr 18, 2023
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