Jim Lucas

Lucas voted Yes on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax-relief bill (Source 5), and Yes on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP immigration-verification bill (Source 12). His legislative history reflects consistent support for Republican fiscal priorities.

Lucas voted Yes on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-decade redistricting bill (Source 6). He has a long record of supporting legislation that limits government regulation and public benefit eligibility. His IFI 2024 score of 100% reflects consistent votes against expansion of government mandates in the social and family policy arena (Source 2).

Lucas received the NRA-ILA Defender of Freedom Award in 2019, presented at the NRA Annual Meetings in Indianapolis, for leading 2A legislation expanding self-defense (Source 4). He voted Yes on HB 1296 (2022), Indiana's constitutional-carry/permitless-carry law. He has been the legislature's most vocal 2A champion for over a decade (Source 11).

Lucas voted Yes on the final passage of SB 1 (2022 special session), Indiana's near-total abortion ban, which passed the House 62–38 (Source 8). He scored 100% on the IFI 2024 scorecard (Source 2). Indiana Right to Life PAC did not include Lucas in its published 2024 endorsements list (Source 7); the reason for the omission is not stated in available records.

Lucas scored 100% on the IFI 2024 Legislative Scorecard, voting Yes on SB 17 (minors/online harmful content), SB 202 (First Amendment in universities), and HB 1137 (religious instruction in public schools) (Source 2).