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Bruce Borders

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Bruce Borders
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Republican Party

Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

10

Predecessor
Prior offices
Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Evangel College

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

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Bruce Borders (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 45. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Borders (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 45. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Borders' professional experience includes owning Borders Insurance and Financial Services and working as an Elvis impersonator.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Borders was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Borders was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Borders was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
• Insurance
• Local Government, Vice chair
• Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Borders served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Borders served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Borders served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders (R)
 
100.0
 
23,309

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,309
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Kellie Streeter and Jeff Ellington in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders
 
38.0
 
3,553
Image of Kellie Streeter
Kellie Streeter Candidate Connection
 
34.6
 
3,230
Image of Jeff Ellington
Jeff Ellington
 
27.4
 
2,558

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,341
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Cody Alsman in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders (R)
 
69.8
 
13,413
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Cody Alsman (Independent)
 
30.2
 
5,805

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,218
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated incumbent Jeff Ellington in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders
 
53.3
 
4,443
Image of Jeff Ellington
Jeff Ellington
 
46.7
 
3,899

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,342
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders (R)
 
100.0
 
21,522

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,522
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Jeff Gormong in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders
 
67.3
 
4,786
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Jeff Gormong
 
32.7
 
2,323

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,109
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Jim Exline in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders (R)
 
65.0
 
13,726
Image of Jim Exline
Jim Exline (D)
 
35.0
 
7,377

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,103
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Jim Exline advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Exline
Jim Exline
 
100.0
 
2,992

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,992
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Bruce Borders advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Borders
Bruce Borders
 
100.0
 
5,350

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,350
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2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.

Incumbent Bruce Borders ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 45 general election.[1][2]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Borders Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Bruce Borders ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.[3][4]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Borders Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Kreg Battles was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Bruce Borders was unopposed in the Republican primary. Battles resigned on May 16 and Bionca Gambill (D) was appointed on June 17. Gambill was defeated by Borders in the general election.[5][6][7]

Indiana House of Representatives 45, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Borders 56.7% 9,534
     Democratic Bionca Gambill 43.3% 7,274
Total Votes 16,808

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Borders ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45. Borders ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and was defeated by District 64 incumbent Kreg Battles (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKreg Battles Incumbent 50.1% 12,540
     Republican Bruce Borders Incumbent 49.9% 12,465
Total Votes 25,005

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Borders won re-election to the 45th District seat against Jesse James by a margin of 11,588 to 7,866.[10] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

In the May 4th primary, Borders ran unopposed and received 3,934 votes.[11]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Borders (R) 11,588
Jesse James (D) 7,866

Borders ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 4th.

2008

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Bruce Borders won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 45 receiving 12,700 votes, ahead of Democrat Richard A. Marshall who received 11,608 votes.[12]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Borders (R) 12,700
Richard A. Marshall (D) 11,608

2006

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Borders won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives, District 45.[13]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 45 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Borders (R) 11,719
Michael Dudley Bledsoe (D) 8,354

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Bruce Borders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bruce Borders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Bruce Borders campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 45Won general$162,750 $134,433
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 45Won general$128,759 $130,451
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 45Won general$18,624 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 45Won general$27,575 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $14,330 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $54,749 N/A**
2012Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Lost $254,234 N/A**
2010Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $20,535 N/A**
2008Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $103,560 N/A**
2006Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $37,259 N/A**
2004Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Won $380,936 N/A**
2002Indiana House of Representatives, District 45Lost $104,156 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Borders has been involved with the Royal Rangers Jasonville Chapter.[14]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    2. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
    3. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
    5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
    6. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    7. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed August 11, 2014
    8. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
    9. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
    10. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
    11. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
    12. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
    13. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
    14. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed November 13, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Bionca Gambill (D)     		Indiana House of Representatives District 45
    2014-Present    		 Succeeded by
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