Local Lawmakers Receive High Marks In 2018 Legislative Vote Analysis

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce's annual report lets you know how lawmakers voted on certain issues.

(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Indiana lawmakers are being held accountable for their voting records on pro-jobs and pro-economy legislation.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce released the results from its annual Legislative Vote Analysis on Thursday.

Among the bills included in the report are: enhanced water resource management, computer science course offering in all schools, various education and workforce programs, tax code issues and more.

Voting scores ranged from 47 percent to 100 percent.

“Employers and citizens alike should seek to have a clear, objective understanding of how their legislators vote on vital issues and in turn, how that impacts their individuals prosperity,” states Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar. “This report makes evident which lawmakers were supportive of bettering Indiana’s economic climate and which were not.”

While no local lawmakers earned a perfect 100 percent score, each of southeastern Indiana’s six state lawmakers scored very well.

House Representative’s Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) scored the highest at 97 percent, followed by Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) at 93 percent.

State Senator Jeff Raatz (R-Centerville) earned a 90 percent score. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) followed at 89 percent, and Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) checked in with an 87 percent score.

Legislators who score 70 percent or above for the most recent four-year voting period are eligible for endorsement consideration by the Indiana Chamber’s political action committee, Indiana Business for Responsive Government.

All scores and the full report are available at www.indianachamber.com.