Lorissa C. Sweet
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Contact
| Website | indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/lorissa-sweet |
| X / Twitter | x.com/LorissaSweet |
| facebook.com/sweet4indiana | |
| instagram.com/sweet4indiana/ | |
| linkedin.com/in/lorissa-sweet-41ab501a/ | |
| Ballotpedia | Ballotpedia profile ↗ |
Snapshot
| Fiscal responsibility | Strong support |
| Limited government | Support |
| Second Amendment | Strong support |
| Pro-life issues | Strong support |
| Family values | Strong support |
Background
Lorissa Sweet assumed office on November 9, 2022, after winning election to the Indiana House for District 50 (Source 1). She is a businesswoman who owns Sweet Grooms (pet grooming) and Sweet Occasions LLC (wedding décor rental) and holds a B.S. in animal agribusiness from Purdue University (Source 1). Before her House service, she served six years (2016–2022) on the Wabash County Council (Source 2). She represents a district in northern Indiana and serves on the Agriculture and Rural Development, Courts and Criminal Code, and House Local Government committees (Source 1). Note: HB 1296 (2022 constitutional carry) was enacted in March 2022, before Sweet's November 2022 election; this bill is not applicable to her record.[^22][^23]
Positions
Fiscal responsibility
Strong supportSweet voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the $1.3 billion property tax relief bill (Source 5). She also voted YES on SB 1 (2026), tightening Medicaid and SNAP eligibility and immigration-status verification (Source 8). No contrary fiscal votes found in her public record.
Limited government
SupportSweet voted YES on HB 1032 (December 2025), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill (Source 6). In 2023, she successfully sponsored an amendment to the state budget bill that prohibited any state funding from flowing to Indiana University's Kinsey Institute, which passed the House 53-34 (Source 10)(Source 11). The Freedom Index assigns her 83% for the 2024 session and 75% cumulative.
Second Amendment
Strong supportSweet voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Second Amendment Privacy Act (Source 7). HB 1296 (2022) does not apply to her record as she took office in November 2022 after the bill was enacted in March 2022. The IFI 2025 Scorecard gave her 100% (Source 4).
Pro-life issues
Strong supportThe IFI 2025 Scorecard awarded Sweet 100% on all seven tracked bills, including HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), SB 143 (Parental Rights), and SB 289 (DEI prohibition) (Source 4). SB 236 (2026) died without a House floor vote, so no individual House member vote is on record (Source 9).
Family values
Strong supportThe IFI 2025 Scorecard gave Sweet 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). In 2023, she introduced and passed an amendment prohibiting state funding of the Kinsey Institute, stating that she wanted to ensure state dollars did not support "ongoing research committed by crimes," citing long-debunked allegations about the institute's founder (Source 10)(Source 11).
Voting record
| Bill | Session | Title | Vote | Lens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1 | 2025 | Property Tax Relief / Local Gov Finance | Yea | Fiscal responsibility |
| HB 1032 | Dec 2025 (special) | Mid-cycle Congressional Redistricting | Yea | Limited government |
| HB 1084 | 2024 | 2A Privacy Act | Yea | Second Amendment |
| HB 1296 | 2022 | Constitutional Carry | Not voting | Second Amendment |
| SB 143 | 2025 | Parental Rights | Yea | Family values |
| SB 289 | 2025 | DEI prohibition | Yea | Family values / Limited gov |
| HB 1041 | 2025 | Save Women's College Sports | Yea | Family values |
| SB 1 | 2026 | Medicaid/SNAP immigration verification | Yea | Fiscal responsibility |
| SB 236 | 2026 | Abortion-inducing drug ban | No floor vote | Pro-life issues |
| HB 1001 (Kinsey amend.) | 2023 | Budget amend. — de-fund Kinsey Institute | Yea· author | Family values / Limited gov |
Endorsements
- source ↗Indiana Family Institute100% (2025 Legislative Scorecard)
Sources
- 1.Lorissa Sweet — Ballotpediahttps://ballotpedia.org/Lorissa_Sweet
- 2.Lorissa Sweet — Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorissa_Sweet
- 3.Lorissa Sweet — IGA member pagehttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/legislators/legislator_lorissa_sweet_1
- 4.Indiana Family Institute 2025 Legislative Scorecardhttps://hoosierfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Legislative-Scorecard-22x17-2025-PROOF4.pdf
- 5.SB 1 (2025) — Property Tax Relief — House roll callhttps://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
- 6.HB 1032 (Dec 2025) — Redistricting — House roll callhttps://www.scribd.com/document/1011608994/HB1032-28-H
- 7.HB 1084 (2024) — 2A Privacy Act — NRAILAhttps://www.nraila.org/articles/20240131/indiana-two-pro-gun-bills-pass-house-advance-to-senate
- 8.SB 1 (2026) — Medicaid/SNAP — Indiana Capital Chroniclehttps://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-house-backs-bill-with-stricter-verification-for-snap-medicaid-eligibility/
- 9.SB 236 (2026) — Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/indiana-bills-that-died/
- 10.Kinsey Institute defunding — IndyStarhttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/23/indiana-house-strips-state-dollars-from-indiana-university-kinsey-instit
- 11.Kinsey Institute — Inside Higher Edhttps://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/02/22/indiana-house-bars-funding-ius-kinsey-institute