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Greg Goode

RepublicanIncumbentState Senate District 38· Terre Haute, IN
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Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentNo public position found
Second AmendmentSupport
Pro-life issuesSupport
Family valuesNo public position found

Background

Greg Goode was sworn in as Senator for District 38 on November 1, 2023, winning a Republican Party caucus with 56 of 74 votes to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Jon Ford (Source 3). He had served as state director for U.S. Sen. Todd Young and as executive director of government relations and university communications at Indiana State University; he also helped form the Wabash River Regional Development Authority and worked to implement the READI grant program in the Terre Haute area (Source 3). District 38 covers Vigo and Clay counties and northeastern Sullivan County (Source 3). In the 2025 special session on redistricting, Goode voted against House Bill 1032, the congressional redistricting bill, making him a target for a Trump-endorsed primary challenger (Source 5). Ford had introduced him before the 2023 caucus as a "great Christian conservative" with "deep ties to the Indiana right to life movement and Second Amendment groups" (Source 3).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

In his 2024 legislative session, Goode sponsored a law prohibiting foreign-adversary nations from purchasing Indiana farmland or land near military bases; in 2026 he voted to expand that law (Source 4). No direct public statement on state budget or spending found beyond committee service on Appropriations (Source 1).

Limited government

No public position found

No direct statement on general limiting-government posture found beyond his vote against redistricting as a process concern; that vote is not scored here as a lens-issue position.

Second Amendment

Support

Jon Ford introduced Goode before the 2023 caucus calling him a person with "deep ties to … Second Amendment groups" (Source 3). No personal direct statement or vote specifically on the Second Amendment found in available sources to rise above leans.

Pro-life issues

Support

Ford described Goode as having "deep ties to the Indiana right to life movement" before the caucus (Source 3). Individual floor vote on SB 236 (2026 abortion-inducing-drugs bill, 35-10 passage) not confirmed for Goode in available roll-call data.

Family values

No public position found

No direct personal statement on family-values-lens issues found in available sources beyond introductory characterization by Ford.

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
HB 10322025 SpecialCongressional redistrictingNayLimited government (process)
SB 1432025 RegularParental rightsNot votingFamily values
SB 2892025 RegularDEI ban (Unlawful Discrimination)Not votingLimited government / family values

Endorsements

  • Endorsed for caucus appointment by then-Sen. Jon Ford
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Sources

  1. 2.
    Ballotpedia — Indiana State Senate District 38
    https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_District_38
  2. 3.
    Indiana Citizen — "Republican Greg Goode sworn in to fill Senate District 38" (Nov. 2, 2023)
    https://indianacitizen.org/republican-greg-goode-sworn-in-to-fill-senate-district-38/
  3. 4.
    Indiana Senate Republicans — "2026 Goode Legislative Updates" (Apr. 2, 2026)
    https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/2026-goode-legislative-updates
  4. 5.
    Indiana Public Media — "Trump endorses candidate against Indiana senator who opposed redistricting" (Jan. 27, 2026)
    https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-01-28/trump-endorses-candidate-against-indiana-senator-who-opposed-redistricting
  5. 6.
    IGA — HB 1032 (2025 Special Session, redistricting)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1032
  6. 7.
    IGA — SB 143 (2025, Parental Rights)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/143
  7. 8.
    IGA — SB 289 (2025, Unlawful Discrimination/DEI)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/289
  8. 9.
    IGA — SB 236 (2026, Abortion Inducing Drugs)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/236
  9. 10.
    IGA — SB 1 (2025, Property Tax/Local Govt Finance)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/1
  10. 11.
    IGA — SB 1 (2026, Human Services)
    https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/1
  11. 12.
    Freedom Index — Indiana legislator page
    https://thefreedomindex.org/in/
  12. 13.
    Indiana Family Institute scorecard page
    https://hoosierfamily.org/
Last researched: 2026-04-15