Danny Lopez
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Snapshot
| Fiscal responsibility | Support |
| Limited government | Support |
| Second Amendment | No public position found |
| Pro-life issues | No public position found |
| Family values | Support |
Background
Danny Lopez was elected to House District 39 in November 2024, filling the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Jerry Torr; District 39 covers parts of Carmel and Westfield in Hamilton County (Source 1). A Carmel businessman, Lopez has an extensive background in Indiana Republican politics, having served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Eric Holcomb, Chief of Staff to then-Lieutenant Governor Holcomb, State Director for U.S. Senator Dan Coats, and Special Assistant to Governor Mike Pence (Source 2). He also founded Capitol Gains Corp., a political consulting and Spanish-language media relations firm (Source 2). He was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty Under 40 in 2016 (Source 2).
Positions
Fiscal responsibility
SupportLopez's stated platform at the time of his announcement emphasized "attracting high-paying jobs" and practical problem-solving for families, consistent with a pro-growth fiscal orientation (Source 1). He voted Yea on SB 1 (2025), the property tax relief bill (Source 6). No specific direct statement on spending cuts or tax policy found beyond the above.
Limited government
SupportLopez voted Yea on HB 1032 (2026), the mid-cycle redistricting bill (Source 11). His career working within Republican administrations is consistent with limited-government philosophy, but no specific direct floor statement on limited government was found as of the research date (Source 2).
Second Amendment
No public position foundNo specific statement, vote, or pledge by Danny Lopez on Second Amendment issues was found. He was not in the legislature during the 2022 or 2024 sessions. No public position found on the Second Amendment.
Pro-life issues
No public position foundNo specific statement, vote, or signed pledge on abortion or pro-life issues by Danny Lopez was found in publicly available sources as of the research date. The Indiana Democratic Party characterized his record under Pence as including "increased Indiana's restrictions on women's healthcare freedom," but this is an opponent's characterization, not Lopez's own direct statement, and does not satisfy Rule 7 (Source 12). No public position found on pro-life issues.
Voting record
Sources
- 1.Current (Carmel/Westfield) — Lopez enters HD-39 racehttps://youarecurrent.com/2023/10/05/carmel-businessman-lopez-enters-race-for-indiana-house-district-39/
- 2.IN.gov Governor's Workforce Cabinet — Danny Lopez biohttps://www.in.gov/gwc/members-of-the-cabinet/danny-lopez-bio/
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- 4.Indiana Family Institute 2024 Legislative Scorecardhttps://hoosierfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IFI-Legislative-Scorecard-22x17-2024-PROOF3.pdf
- 5.Freedom Index — Indianahttps://thefreedomindex.org/in/
- 6.IGA — SB 1 (2025) property taxhttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/1/details
- 7.IGA — HB 1032 (2026 special) redistrictinghttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1032/details
- 8.IGA — HB 1041 (2025) Save Women's College Sportshttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1041/details
- 9.IGA — SB 289 (2025) DEI prohibitionhttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/289/details
- 10.IGA — HB 1084 (2024) 2A Privacy Acthttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1084/details
- 11.FastDemocracy — HB 1032 (2026) vote recordhttps://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/in/2026/bills/INB00014747/
- 12.Indiana Democratic Party press release on Lopezhttps://indems.org/press-release/indems-statement-on-extreme-partisan-danny-lopez-announcing-statehouse-bid/
- 13.IGA — SB 143 (2025) Parental Rightshttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/143/details
- 14.IGA — SB 236 (2026) abortion-inducing drugshttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/236/details