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Travis Hankins

RepublicanChallengerState Senate District 31
Photo: via Ballotpedia (public profile)
Sparse public record. Few sources document this candidate’s positions; most scores below are likely “No public position found.”
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Contact

Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentNo public position found
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesSupport
Family valuesSupport

Background

Travis Hankins is a businessman who launched his Senate District 31 campaign on February 18, 2026, appearing at Butler University's Turning Point USA chapter the evening before (Source 1). He identifies himself as a "Christian first" and frames his candidacy around uniting the Republican Party under conservative values (Source 1). His three stated priorities are protecting life, capping property taxes, stopping illegal immigration, and bringing high-paying jobs to Hoosier citizens (Source 1).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Explicitly calls for capping property taxes as a primary campaign priority (Source 1).

Limited government

No public position found

No detailed statement on limiting government scope beyond property-tax cap found in available sources.

Second Amendment

No public position found

No direct statement on Second Amendment found in available sources.

Pro-life issues

Support

States "protecting life" as a top-three campaign priority in his own words at a public campaign event (Source 1).

Family values

Support

Identifies as "Christian first" and explicitly invokes "faith, family and freedom" as the core values of his campaign (Source 1).

Endorsements

  • No endorsements found in available sources.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Butler Collegian — "Butler's TPUSA chapter hosts State Senate Candidate Travis Hankins" (Feb. 17, 2026)
    https://thebutlercollegian.com/2026/02/butlers-tpusa-chapter-hosts-state-senate-candidate-travis-hankins/
  2. 2.
    Ballotpedia — Indiana State Senate District 31
    https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_District_31
Last researched: 2026-04-15