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Allissa Impink

DemocratChallengerState Senate District 46· Indianapolis, IN
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilityNo public position found
Limited governmentNo public position found
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesMixed

Background

Allissa Impink, 41, is a first-term Indianapolis Public Schools board member (elected uncontested to District 4 in November 2024) who previously worked as a child welfare supervisor, educator, and nonprofit leader (Source 1)(Source 4). She directs community engagement for a nonprofit focused on supporting women and girls in Indiana, and has served as neighborhood president of Fletcher Place in Indianapolis (Source 3). She announced her candidacy in January 2026 to replace retiring Sen. Andrea Hunley in the heavily Democratic SD-46 (Source 1). She cited rising child care costs, affordable housing instability, and public school funding cuts as her primary motivations for running (Source 1).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

No public position found

No direct statement on fiscal policy, state budget, or spending priorities found beyond advocacy for increased public school funding, which reflects an expenditure preference rather than a defined fiscal-responsibility position. (Source 1)(Source 3)

Limited government

No public position found

No direct statement on government size, regulatory philosophy, or limited-government principles found in publicly available records as of 2026-04-15.

Second Amendment

No public position found

No direct statement, pledge, or questionnaire response on Second Amendment issues found in publicly available records as of 2026-04-15.

Pro-life issues

No public position found

No direct statement on abortion or pro-life issues found in publicly available records as of 2026-04-15.

Family values

Mixed

Impink has publicly championed child welfare, public education funding, and women's and girls' support programs (Source 1)(Source 3). She stated she sees the consequences of state policy "in my work and in my experience … as a parent myself of three daughters, and in the advocacy work that I do every single day to support women and girls" (Source 1). No statements on parental rights legislation, school curriculum, or marriage policy specifically found.

Endorsements

  • Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears (April 2, 2026): reported in Axios Indianapolis
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  • State Rep. Mitch Gore (April 2, 2026): reported in Axios Indianapolis
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Sources

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    Chalkbeat Indiana — IPS board election results 2024 (Impink elected uncontested to District 4)
    https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/11/05/indianapolis-public-schools-board-election-results-2024/
Last researched: 2026-04-15