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Lori J. Goss-Reaves

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 31· Marion, IN
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentSupport
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesSupport
Family valuesStrong support

Background

State Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves was appointed by the Republican Party of Indiana to House District 31 on May 31, 2023, replacing Rep. Ann Vermilion, and subsequently won her first full-term election in November 2024 (Source 2). She is a professor of social work and director of field placement at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion and represents portions of Grant and Madison counties in central Indiana (Source 1). Goss-Reaves authored bipartisan legislation signed in 2025 expanding child-care assistance for foster families and a 2026 law banning cryptocurrency kiosks statewide. In 2025 she signed the U.S. Term Limits Convention pledge as a member of the state legislature (Source 13).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Goss-Reaves voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the Republican-led property-tax-relief package (Source 5). She also voted YES on SB 1 (2026), tightening eligibility and adding immigration-status verification for Medicaid and SNAP, which passed 62-31 (Source 6). The Freedom Index rates her at 50% overall (Source 4), reflecting a mix of fiscally conservative and targeted-spending votes.

Limited government

Support

Goss-Reaves signed the U.S. Term Limits Convention pledge in March 2025, committing to co-sponsor a convention resolution to limit congressional terms (Source 13). She voted YES on HB 1032 (2026), the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, which passed the House 57-41 before being defeated in the Senate (Source 8). No public position found on other specific limited-government measures beyond these votes.

Second Amendment

No public position found

Goss-Reaves was not in office in 2022 and therefore did not vote on HB 1296 (constitutional carry). She voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the 2A Privacy Act protecting firearms financial transactions, along with the House Republican majority (Source 9). No campaign statement or pledge specifically on Second Amendment rights has been found.

Pro-life issues

Support

Goss-Reaves is a House cosponsor of SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban, which passed the Senate 35-10 but was never called for a House vote and died in the House Public Health committee (Source 7). No other direct pro-life statement or vote found beyond this co-sponsorship.

Family values

Strong support

The Indiana Family Institute gave Goss-Reaves a 100% score on its 2025 Legislative Scorecard, recording YES votes on HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), HB 1102 (religious liberty in early childhood programs), HB 1348 (homeschool graduate nondiscrimination), SB 143 (parental rights), SB 287 (school board transparency), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and SB 442 (school board instruction on human sexuality) (Source 3).

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
SB 12025Property tax reliefYeaFiscal responsibility
SB 12026Medicaid/SNAP immigration verificationYeaFiscal responsibility
HB 108420242A Privacy ActYeaSecond Amendment
HB 10322026Mid-cycle redistrictingYeaLimited government
HB 10412025Save Women's College SportsYeaFamily values
SB 1432025Parental rightsYeaFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibitionYeaFamily values / Limited gov
SB 2362026Abortion-inducing drug ban (co-sponsor; Senate-only vote — House never voted)Not votingPro-life

Endorsements

  • Indiana Family Institute 2025 Legislative Scorecard
    100% (Family Advocate)
    source ↗

Sources

  1. 4.
    Freedom Index — Lori Goss-Reaves
    https://freedomindex.us/legislator/4963/
  2. 9.
    HB 1084 (2024) Roll Call — LegiScan
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1084/id/1375369
  3. 10.
    HB 1041 (2025) Roll Call — LegiScan
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1041/id/1491965
  4. 11.
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Last researched: 2026-04-16