Bruce Borders

Borders voted YES on HB 1032 (December 2025). In his 2024 interview he defended his vote for the state budget that included gas-tax indexing, framing it as a net savings to taxpayers of roughly $100–$125 per year due to accompanying income-tax reductions: "I have a chance to give the average Hoosier $125 to $150 and potentially cost them $25" (Source 3). He also stated that Medicaid cost growth is "the 800-pound gorilla" consuming the state budget and must be controlled (Source 3).

Borders stated that for every bill he asks first "does it pass biblical muster?", second "is it constitutional?", and third "is it fair and above board to the taxpayers?" — placing constitutionalism as an explicit decision criterion (Source 3). He characterized the COVID-era response as government overreach and cited his role steering the party on "moral issues" as evidence of principled conservatism (Source 3).

Borders voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Firearms Financial Transactions Privacy Act (Source 7). He also served during the 2022 session, when HB 1296 (constitutional carry) passed; the HB 1084 vote confirms 2A alignment. Note: Per-member confirmation of Borders's HB 1296 vote was not individually found in sources consulted, but the bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (Source 11).

In his 2024 interview, Borders confirmed Indiana Right to Life endorsement, stating "there's no question about my stance on pro-life issues" (Source 3). He also referenced stopping "transgender surgeries from being performed on minors" as one of the key achievements of his recent term (Source 3).

Borders voted YES on HB 1041 (2025), the Save Women's College Sports bill (Source 8), and cited the 2022 predecessor bill (barring transgender athletes from K-12 sports) as a key accomplishment (Source 3). He also voted YES on SB 143 (2025), parental rights (Source 9), and YES on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition (Source 10). Borders explicitly frames legislative evaluation through a biblical and moral lens (Source 3).