Jake Teshka

Teshka voted **Yes** on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax relief bill, on the House third-reading vote (Source 7). He voted **Yes** on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP eligibility-tightening bill, which passed 62-31 (Source 8). He was named Indiana Chamber of Commerce Legislative Champion in 2025 for his work on taxation (Source 15), and co-authored what he described as the largest tax cut in Indiana history (Source 16).

Teshka voted **Yes** on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle redistricting bill, which passed 57-41. His campaign website emphasizes fighting for "Hoosier values" against government overreach (Source 2). His Freedom Index scores reflect consistent support for limited-government measures.

Teshka **authored** HB 1084 (2024), the 2A Privacy Act restricting firearms merchant category codes, which he described as protecting lawful Hoosiers' gun purchase information from tracking by financial entities; the bill passed and became Public Law 132 (Source 9). He voted **Yes** on HB 1296 (2022), constitutional carry (permitless handgun carry), which passed into law (Source 17). Indiana Right to Life PAC endorsed Teshka for the 2024 election cycle (Source 13).

Indiana Right to Life PAC endorsed Teshka (HD-007) for the 2024 general election (Source 13). SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban, passed the Senate but died in the House Public Health Committee without a floor vote, so no House floor record exists for this cycle. Per IFI 2025 scorecard, Teshka voted Yes on all seven IFI-tracked bills, consistent with a pro-life legislative record (Source 5).

Per the Indiana Family Institute 2025 Legislative Scorecard, Teshka scored 100% — voting Yes on all seven IFI-tracked bills: HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), HB 1102 (religious liberty in early childhood), HB 1348 (homeschool diploma recognition), SB 143 (Parental Rights), SB 287 (school board transparency), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and SB 442 (school sexuality instruction transparency) (Source 5).