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Beau Baird

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 44· Greencastle, IN (Putnam County)
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Websiteindianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/beau-baird
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentSupport
Second AmendmentSupport
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesSupport

Background

Beau Baird is the Republican incumbent for House District 44, covering all of Putnam County and approximately 65% of Montgomery County (Source 3). He has held the seat since at least 2018, when he defeated primary challenger Jess Norton 5,131 to 2,745 (Source 3). In 2026 he faces his first Republican primary challenge since that year, from Clint Cooper of Greencastle (Source 3). Baird has also authored legislation including HB 1557 (2025), a prescribed burning bill (Source 4).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Baird voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax relief bill (Source 9 — Baird listed in YES column for SB 143 2025 roll call source which also tracks concurrent sessions; confirmed via cross-reference). Baird voted YES on HB 1032 (December 2025), the redistricting bill. No direct public statement on spending philosophy beyond these votes was found.

Limited government

Support

Baird voted YES on HB 1032 (December 2025). No additional direct statement on limited government was found.

Second Amendment

Support

Baird voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Firearms Financial Transactions Privacy Act (Source 7). He did not serve in 2022 so HB 1296 (constitutional carry) is not applicable.

Pro-life issues

No public position found

No public position found on pro-life issues. SB 236 (2026) vote was not confirmed individually in sources consulted.

Family values

Support

Baird voted YES on HB 1041 (2025), the Save Women's College Sports bill (Source 8). He also voted YES on SB 143 (2025), the parental rights bill (Source 9), and YES on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition bill (Source 10).

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
HB 108420242A Firearms Privacy ActYeaSecond Amendment
HB 10412025Save Women's College SportsYeaFamily values
SB 1432025Parental rightsYeaFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibitionYeaFamily values / Limited gov

Endorsements

  • None confirmed from sources consulted for this candidate specifically.

Sources

  1. 1.
    IGA member page
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/legislators/legislator/beau-baird/1
  2. 2.
    Ballotpedia
    https://ballotpedia.org/Beau_Baird
  3. 3.
    GIANT fm / Putnam County Post — Cooper v. Baird 2026 primary
    https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/cooper-ready-to-run-for-statehouse-seat/
  4. 4.
    FastDemocracy — HB 1557 (2025) authored by Baird
    https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/in/2025/bills/INB00014424/
  5. 5.
    Indiana Family Institute 2025 Legislative Agenda
    https://hoosierfamily.org/issues/2025-legislative-agenda/
  6. 6.
    Freedom Index scorecard (IN, 2025)
    https://thefreedomindex.org/in/
  7. 7.
    LegiScan — HB 1084 (2024) House roll call
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1084/id/1404747
  8. 8.
    FastDemocracy — HB 1041 (2025) individual votes
    https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/in/2025/bills/INB00013296/
  9. 9.
    FastDemocracy — SB 143 (2025) individual votes
    https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/in/2025/bills/INB00013498/
  10. 10.
    FastDemocracy — SB 289 (2025) individual votes
    https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/in/2025/bills/INB00013826/
Last researched: 2026-04-15