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Tony Isa

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 51· Valparaiso, IN *(note: Isa represents NE IN District 51 — LaGrange/Steuben counties)*
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentSupport
Second AmendmentSupport
Pro-life issuesSupport
Family valuesSupport

Background

Tony Isa (R-Valparaiso) has represented House District 51 since first being elected; the district covers LaGrange and Steuben counties in northeast Indiana (Source 1). He serves in the House Republican majority caucus and has voted consistently with the Republican caucus on major priorities during the 2023–2026 sessions (Source 2). No contested primary opponent biography is available for Isa from his campaign site as of April 2026 (Source 3). His voting record on key constitutional-lens bills is documented through IGA roll calls and independent trackers (Sources 6–13).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Isa voted YES on SB 1 (2025), Indiana's landmark property tax relief and local government finance reform bill, which passed the House 65–29 on April 10, 2025 (Source 4). He also voted YES on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP eligibility verification bill, which passed 62–31 with four Republicans dissenting; Isa was not among the dissenters (Source 5). No public statement found from Isa specifically characterizing his fiscal philosophy beyond his voting record.

Limited government

Support

Isa voted YES on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill, which passed the House 57–41; he was not among the 12 Republicans who crossed party lines to vote no (Source 7). He also voted YES on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition bill covering public employers, universities, and K–12 schools, which passed 72–25 in the House (Source 10). No broader limited-government platform statement found from Isa's own campaign materials.

Second Amendment

Support

Isa voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), Indiana's Firearms Financial Transactions Privacy Act (2A Privacy Act), which passed the Senate Conference Committee Report 39–9 and cleared the House; the bill was a partisan Republican measure (Source 8). No NRA-PVF rating or signed pledge found specifically attributed to Isa as of April 2026.

Pro-life issues

Support

Isa voted YES on SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug liability and ban bill, which passed the House; he is not recorded among any dissenters (Source 11). No Indiana Right to Life scorecard entry or campaign statement found specifically for Isa as of April 2026.

Family values

Support

Isa voted YES on HB 1041 (2025), banning transgender women from women's collegiate sports, which passed the House 65–29 (Source 6), and YES on SB 143 (2025), the Parental Rights Act, which passed 69–24 in the House (Source 9). No Indiana Family Institute scorecard score specifically for Isa was independently confirmed; the IFI scorecard URL is included as a Rule 8 reference.

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
SB 12025Property tax relief / local govt financeYeaFiscal responsibility
SB 12026Medicaid/SNAP immigration verificationYeaFiscal responsibility
HB 108420242A Firearms Financial Privacy ActYeaSecond Amendment
HB 10412025Save Women's College Sports (collegiate)YeaFamily values
HB 10322025SMid-cycle redistrictingYeaLimited government
SB 1432025Parental Rights ActYeaFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibitionYeaLimited government / Family values
SB 2362026Abortion-inducing drug ban/liabilityYeaPro-life issues

Endorsements

  • None independently confirmed as of April 2026. Rule 8 scorecard sources listed above (Sources 4, 5).

Sources

  1. 4.
    SB 1 (2025) property tax relief House vote roll call
    https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
  2. 6.
    HB 1041 (2025) Save Women's College Sports House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1041/id/1491031
  3. 8.
    HB 1084 (2024) 2A Privacy Act House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1084/id/1406024
  4. 9.
    SB 143 (2025) Parental Rights House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0143/2025
  5. 10.
    SB 289 (2025) DEI Prohibition House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0289/2025
Last researched: 2026-04-16