Matt Hostettler

Hostettler voted YEA on SB 1 (2025), the major property tax relief and local government finance reform bill (Source 7). He voted YEA on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP immigration verification bill (Source 8). His IFI 2025 score of 100% reflects consistent support for Republican fiscal priorities (Source 5).

Hostettler voted YEA on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle redistricting bill (Source 9). He scores 100% with IFI (Source 5) and describes himself on his campaign website as standing for "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" (Source 3).

Hostettler voted in committee to advance HB 1296 (2022), the constitutional carry bill, stating it "does nothing to change who can or can't legally own a handgun" and calling the permit requirement "unnecessary and burdensome red tape" (Source 4). He voted YEA on final passage of HB 1296 (2022) and YEA on HB 1084 (2024), the firearms financial-transaction privacy bill (Sources 10, 11).

Following the Dobbs decision, Hostettler publicly called for a state constitutional amendment to "end abortion on demand" with no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother (Source 16). He scores 100% on IFI's 2025 scorecard, which tracks pro-life legislation (Source 5). Note: SB 236 (2026) abortion-inducing drug ban — no confirmed House floor vote found in research period; bill was referred to House committee.

Hostettler voted YEA on SB 143 (2025), Parental Rights (Source 12); YEA on SB 289 (2025), DEI prohibition (Source 13); and YEA on HB 1041 (2025), Save Women's College Sports (Source 14). His IFI 2025 score of 100% reflects alignment on all IFI-tracked family-values bills (Source 5).