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Wendy (Mac) McNamara

RepublicanIncumbentState House District 76· Evansville, IN
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilityStrong support
Limited governmentMixed
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesStrong support

Background

Rep. Wendy McNamara (R) has represented HD-76 (Posey County and portions of Vanderburgh County) since 2010 (Source 1). She holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Indianapolis, a teaching certification from Valparaiso University, and a master's in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Indiana, and serves as Director of Early College High School at Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp (Source 1). She is running for re-election in 2026 against Democratic challenger Logan Patberg (Source 9). In 2022 she received roughly 63% of the vote in District 76 (Source 9).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Strong support

McNamara voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax-relief bill that passed the House 65-29 (Source 5), and YES on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP eligibility-tightening bill that passed the House 64-30 (Source 7). Both votes are consistent with a fiscally conservative record of restraining government spending and reducing public benefits to non-qualified recipients.

Limited government

Mixed

McNamara voted YES on SB 1 (2025) limiting property tax levies (Source 5), and YES on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle redistricting bill that passed 57-41 (Source 8). She voted NO on the amendment to SB 1 (2025) that would have expanded the bill (Source 6). However, the IFI 2025 Scorecard lists her as scoring 80%, having voted X (against IFI position) on SB 287—partisan school board elections—suggesting some divergence from the limited-government bloc on that measure (Source 2).

Second Amendment

No public position found

No direct vote found for McNamara on HB 1084 (2024) or HB 1296 (2022) in the available individual roll-call data retrieved. The Freedom Index scorecard for her specific record on 2A votes was not retrieved in full detail. No public statement on 2A issues was found in sources specific to this candidate.

Pro-life issues

No public position found

No vote found for McNamara on SB 236 (2026, abortion-inducing drugs). SB 236's house vote data retrieved did not specifically include an individual McNamara roll-call record. No pledge, questionnaire response, or direct statement on abortion was found in the sources retrieved for this candidate.

Family values

Strong support

McNamara scored 80% on the IFI 2025 Scorecard, voting ✓ (with IFI position) on HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), SB 143 (Parental Rights), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and SB 442 (school board human sexuality instruction) (Source 2). She was excused for HB 1348 (homeschool graduate discrimination) and SB 102 (religious liberty early childhood), and voted X on SB 287 (partisan school board elections) (Source 2).

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
SB 12025Property tax reliefYeaFiscal responsibility
SB 12026Medicaid/SNAP verificationYeaFiscal responsibility
HB 10322025 (special)Mid-cycle redistrictingYeaLimited government
HB 10412025Save Women's College SportsYeaFamily values
SB 1432025Parental RightsYeaFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibitionYeaFamily values / Limited gov

Endorsements

  • Indiana Family Institute
    80% ("Family Advocate" tier)
    source ↗

Sources

  1. 4.
    IGA Roll Calls (SB 1/2025, SB 1/2026, HB 1032/2025 special, SB 143/2025, SB 289/2025, HB 1041/2025)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/1/details
  2. 5.
    Open States SB 1 (2025) House 3rd Reading roll call
    https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
  3. 8.
    HB 1032 (2025 special) Roll Call 28 PDF
    https://www.scribd.com/document/1011608994/HB1032-28-H
Last researched: 2026-04-15