Vanessa J. Summers

Summers voted **No** on SB 1 (2025) — the major property tax/local government finance overhaul — which passed the House 65–29 (Source 6). The Indiana House Democrats, of which Summers is a member, publicly characterized the bill as "a scam" that would raise local income taxes while cutting services (Source 8). SB 1 (2026) passed the House 64–30 with all Democrats opposed; Summers' vote is consistent with this bloc, though a per-member roll call for that bill was not located in available sources.

Summers voted **No** on HB 1032 (2025 special session) — the mid-cycle redistricting bill — which passed the House 57–41 (Source 7). No public statement by Summers supporting limited-government or constitutional-constraint positions was found.

Summers voted **No** on HB 1084 (2024) — the 2A Privacy Act — which passed 73–22, with 22 Democrats voting nay (Source 9). She also voted **No** on HB 1296 (2022) — the constitutional carry bill — which passed 68–30 (Source 10). No pro-Second-Amendment statement or endorsement was found.

Summers voted **No** on SB 143 (2025) — the Parental Rights bill — which passed the House 69–24 (Source 11). The IFI 2025 scorecard records her voting against the IFI position on all seven tracked bills except HB 1102 (religious nonprofits in preschool), resulting in a 14% score (Source 4). SB 236 (2026) died in committee without a floor vote. No pro-life statement was found.

The IFI 2025 scorecard records Summers voting against the IFI position on HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), SB 143 (Parental Rights), SB 287 (school board transparency), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and SB 442 (human sexuality transparency), voting with IFI only on HB 1102 (religious nonprofit preschools), for an overall IFI score of **14%** (Source 4).