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Lindsay Patterson

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 55· Brookville, IN
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

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

Background

Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) was first elected in November 2022 and represents House District 55, covering all of Fayette, Franklin, and Union counties and portions of Decatur, Ripley, and Rush counties in eastern Indiana (Sources 1, 2). Born and raised in Brookville, Patterson is a dental hygienist in Greendale and earned her associate's degree in dental hygiene from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor's in business from Indiana University (Source 2). She serves on the House Environmental Affairs, Family/Children/Human Affairs, and Roads and Transportation committees (Source 2). She and Rep. Criswell issued a joint statement highlighting new laws from the 2025 session including school choice expansion and public-safety funding (Source 13). Patterson faces Democratic challenger Victoria Martz in the 2026 general election (Source 12).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Patterson voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the property tax relief and local government finance reform bill (Source 4). She voted YES on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP verification and eligibility reform bill (she was not among the four Republican dissenters) (Source 5). No contrary fiscal votes or statements found.

Limited government

Support

Patterson voted YES on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle redistricting bill; she was not among the 12 Republicans who voted no (Source 7). She voted YES on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition bill (Source 10). No broader limited-government platform statement from Patterson confirmed.

Second Amendment

Support

Patterson voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Firearms Financial Transactions Privacy Act (Source 8). No NRA-PVF rating or signed pledge confirmed specifically for Patterson as of April 2026.

Pro-life issues

Support

Patterson voted YES on SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban and wrongful-death liability bill (Source 11). No Indiana Right to Life rating or campaign statement specifically for Patterson confirmed independently.

Family values

Support

Patterson voted YES on HB 1041 (2025), the collegiate transgender sports ban (Source 6), and YES on SB 143 (2025), the Parental Rights Act (Source 9). She serves on the House Family, Children and Human Affairs committee (Source 2), and voted YES on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition (Source 10).

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. 1.
    IGA member page
    https://iga.in.gov/legislators/house/member/patterson_lindsay
  2. 2.
    Indiana House Republicans member page
    https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/leadership/lindsay-patterson/
  3. 3.
    Freedom Index scorecard
    https://freedomindex.us/
  4. 4.
    SB 1 (2025) property tax relief House vote roll call
    https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
  5. 5.
    SB 1 (2026) Medicaid/SNAP verification House vote
    https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-02-23/indiana-house-backs-bill-with-stricter-verification-for-snap-medicaid-eligibility
  6. 6.
    HB 1041 (2025) Save Women's College Sports House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1041/id/1491031
  7. 7.
    HB 1032 (2025 special session) redistricting House vote
    https://indianacitizen.org/bill-advances-12-house-republicans-join-democrats-to-oppose-redistricting-but-map-moves-to-senate/
  8. 8.
    HB 1084 (2024) 2A Privacy Act
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1084/id/1406024
  9. 9.
    SB 143 (2025) Parental Rights House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0143/2025
  10. 10.
    SB 289 (2025) DEI prohibition House vote
    https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0289/2025
  11. 11.
    SB 236 (2026) abortion-inducing drug ban
    https://trackbill.com/bill/indiana-senate-bill-236-abortion-inducing-drugs-and-abortion-reports/2765755/
  12. 12.
    WRBI Radio — Martz challenger announcement
    https://wrbiradio.com/martz-enters-hd-55-race/
  13. 13.
    Indy Standard committee assignment / new laws
    https://indystandard.com/stories/674182777-indiana-lawmakers-highlight-new-laws-on-education-child-care-and-school-safety
Last researched: 2026-04-16