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Joanna King

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 49· Middlebury, IN (Elkhart County)
Photo: via Ballotpedia (public profile)
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilityStrong support
Limited governmentSupport
Second AmendmentStrong support
Pro-life issuesStrong support
Family valuesStrong support

Background

Joanna King was appointed to the Indiana House of Representatives on December 15, 2020, by Republican precinct committeemen to fill the seat previously held by Christy Stutzman, and she assumed office on December 21, 2020 (Source 1). She ran uncontested in the 2022 general election and advanced through the 2024 primary (Source 1). King is a small-business owner who works alongside her husband in tourism and hospitality in Elkhart County, and she graduated from Northridge High School (Source 2). She represents District 49, which covers a portion of Elkhart County in northern Indiana (Source 2).[^16][^17]

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Strong support

King voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the $1.3 billion property tax relief and local government finance bill (Source 5). She also voted YES on SB 1 (2026), tightening Medicaid and SNAP eligibility and immigration-status verification (Source 9). No contrary fiscal votes in the public record found for this period.

Limited government

Support

King voted YES on HB 1032 (December 2025), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill that passed the House 57-41 (Source 6). The Freedom Index assigns her a 67% score for the 2024 session and a 47% cumulative score, indicating a mixed record on strictly limited-government issues despite consistent alignment with Republican majorities.

Second Amendment

Strong support

King was listed as a coauthor on HB 1296 (2022), the constitutional carry bill (Source 8). She voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Second Amendment Privacy Act (Source 7). Additionally, she was named as a House cosponsor of SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban (Source 11).

Pro-life issues

Strong support

King was a named House cosponsor of SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban (Source 11). The IFI 2025 Scorecard gave her 100%, recording YES votes on HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), SB 143 (Parental Rights), and all other tracked bills (Source 4).

Family values

Strong support

The IFI 2025 Scorecard awarded King 100% across all seven bills, including SB 143 (Parental Rights as a fundamental right), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports) (Source 4). Her committee assignments include Courts and Criminal Code, Government and Regulatory Reform, and Public Health (Source 1).

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
SB 12025Property Tax Relief / Local Gov FinanceYeaFiscal responsibility
HB 1032Dec 2025 (special)Mid-cycle Congressional RedistrictingYeaLimited government
HB 108420242A Privacy ActYeaSecond Amendment
HB 12962022Constitutional CarryYea· coauthorSecond Amendment
SB 1432025Parental RightsYeaFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibitionYeaFamily values / Limited gov
HB 10412025Save Women's College SportsYeaFamily values
SB 12026Medicaid/SNAP immigration verificationYeaFiscal responsibility
SB 2362026Abortion-inducing drug banNot votingPro-life issues

Endorsements

  • Indiana Family Institute
    100% (2025 Legislative Scorecard)
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Sources

  1. 1.
    Joanna King — Ballotpedia
    https://ballotpedia.org/Joanna_King
  2. 2.
    Joanna King — Indiana House Republicans member page
    https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/joanna-king/
  3. 5.
    SB 1 (2025) — Property Tax Relief — House roll call
    https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
  4. 6.
    HB 1032 (Dec 2025) — Redistricting — House roll call
    https://www.scribd.com/document/1011608994/HB1032-28-H
  5. 8.
    HB 1296 (2022) — Constitutional Carry — trackbill coauthor list
    https://trackbill.com/bill/indiana-house-bill-1296-firearms-matters/2219120/
Last researched: 2026-04-15