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Chris Campbell
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Indiana House of Representatives District 26
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Purdue University, 1990

Graduate

Purdue University, 1992

Personal
Birthplace
Indiana
Profession
Audiologist
Contact

Chris Campbell (Democratic Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 26. She assumed office on November 7, 2018. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Campbell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 26. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Chris Campbell was born in Indiana.[1] She earned a bachelor’s degree in speech and audiology in 1990 and a master's degree in audiology in 1992 from Purdue University. Her professional experience includes working as an audiologist. Her organizational affiliations include the ACLU, League of Women Voters, and the West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Campbell was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Campbell was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Campbell was assigned to the following 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 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell defeated James Schenke in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell (D)
 
64.1
 
11,508
Image of James Schenke
James Schenke (R)
 
35.9
 
6,450

Total votes: 17,958
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell
 
100.0
 
1,498

Total votes: 1,498
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

James Schenke advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Schenke
James Schenke
 
100.0
 
1,789

Total votes: 1,789
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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 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell defeated Fred Duttlinger in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell (D) Candidate Connection
 
59.9
 
7,201
Image of Fred Duttlinger
Fred Duttlinger (R)
 
40.1
 
4,828

Total votes: 12,029
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
927

Total votes: 927
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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 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell (D)
 
100.0
 
15,858

Total votes: 15,858
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Chris Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell
 
100.0
 
4,061

Total votes: 4,061
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

Chris Campbell defeated incumbent Sally Siegrist in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell (D) Candidate Connection
 
56.7
 
10,078
Sally Siegrist (R)
 
43.3
 
7,701

Total votes: 17,779
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Sally Siegrist advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 26 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sally Siegrist
 
100.0
 
3,765

Total votes: 3,765
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Candidate Connection

Chris Campbell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Campbell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am Chris Campbell, first elected in 2018 to Indiana House district 26. I serve on Ways & Means (budget), Financial Institutions & Insurance, and am the ranking member of Government & Regulatory Reform. I am a mother of two adult children, and married to husband Rob for 32 years.

I am an Audiologist and have work for an ENT office in Lafayette since 2009.

I have been very active in West Lafayette with neighborhood coordination & communication, Farmers' Market, Parent Council, and several city & school projects. . I served on the library board and was a commissioner on the West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission prior to taking office.
  • I support protecting women in their reproductive freedom, health decisions, & choosing when to have children
  • I believe in fair funding for our public education system, safer schools, affordable college costs & retaining good teachers.
  • Good Paying jobs should provide living wages, benefits and opportunities for growth.
I am passionate about a lot of different areas where I feel the state could improve, but if I have to choose one, it would be to improve access to affordable treatment, resources and care for mental health. We have come to depend on our jails and prison system to address mental health, which doesn't adequately serve this population. The prison system and lack of enough providers hasn't successfully improved access and long term care for individuals suffering from mental health or addiction, often returning them to the same living conditions and vulnerabilities that result in high recidivism rates.
Responsiveness to voters by getting answers to questions promptly. Availability to address concerns. Knowledgeable about community and general populations values and priorities. Open-mindedness. No community is going to have a blanket set of views or ideas but willingness to hear other viewpoints is important.
It's important to realize that we are working on the state as a whole, and at times one size doesn't fit all. The job of the general assembly is to work for the overall goals and benefits of the state.
I think it is important to always try to leave things better than you found them.
I think communication is an important value for the governor to have with the state legislature and not just with their own party affiliation.
I think the greatest challenge will be to manage the unintended consequences of the near complete abortion ban passed in special session of 2022. This law was passed without making sure that the infrastructure was in place to manage unintended births, increase in disabilities and maternal deaths, The state lacks adequate affordable housing for families struggling to make ends meet. Women and their families need access to affordable healthcare, transportation, healthy food, and child care.
Indiana needs to expand access to contraceptives, which includes allowing pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives. Education should be expanded to teach age appropriate, medically accurate comprehensive sex education.
Indiana has a bicameral state legislature so this questions doesn't really apply to the state of Indiana.
I do feel that a state legislator should have some local experience. I gained so much knowledge about local budgeting and processes for local government that I often times do not see exhibited in legislation. It should not be the job of the general assembly to micromanage every level of government. Appropriate checks and balances need to remain in place to assure locally elected officials are able to do the job they were elected to do. I feel that each level of government plays an important role, including protecting a communities rights to govern to the specific needs and values of their community.
Absolutely. As a member of the general assembly, I continue to build relationships with not only those within my caucus, but across the isle and those in the senate. The only way to truly create good policy for the citizens of Indiana is to share ideas and work through details of issues across the state and across ideas.
The extreme partisan gerrymandering has greatly hindered Indiana's elected body that doesn't resemble the population of Indiana. With the advances in technology and data, the most current maps are highly tilted to a singe party, preventing a fair representation of the state and its constituents. That being said a fair, non-partisan, non-biased process should and needs to be established to assure fairness in voting and fairness in representation. I believe this could be established and map drawing should not be done by those who benefit from biased maps.
I learn so much from so many different areas that are covered in Indiana code. At times there are steep learning curves depending on the issues and bills. I am never bored and enjoy exploring different topics.
I hear the struggles of Hoosiers every day. Many have lost loved ones to addiction or COVID. Some struggle with medical costs from an illness of their own or a family member. Many work to find adequate day care for their children. Recently I am hearing stories of miscarriages, unintended pregnancies, abortion, strains with the foster care system and so many more.
The state legislative process is slow and meant to be a slow process going through each house from committee to floor hearings. Negotiations, changes, public hearings and floor debates allow for many parties to be heard and evaluated on how to be fit new language into Indiana code impacting Indiana and Hoosiers for years to come.
An emergency is a acute response to an abrupt situation, that may need quick, precise, expertise and calculated response to immediate danger. Although, it is difficult to gauge all emergency situations, the state does the best it can to have experts in many different fields to respond quickly and advice on the best rules of action with the information on hand. The legislators do not possess this level of expertise nor can they offer emergency response.. The state has systems in place to address emergency situations. A review process is likely a possible way to find optimal ways to address emergency situations. We are currently reviewing emergency rule making in Indiana to see if there are ways the general assembly can tighten rules around emergency situations, or add extra guidelines or definitions when it comes to the emergency rule making process.
Yes. I think the best ideas are when people come together to find solutions by combining or building on ideas.

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2020

Chris Campbell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

What is your political philosophy?

Right now, we're facing big challenges with public education, living wages, and mental health. As a mom, community volunteer, and audiologist, I've learned how to listen, plan, and get the job done. I promise to be accessible and responsive to all of the voters of District 26. I want to give a voice to district 26 at the state house.[3]

—Chris Campbell[2]

Campaign finance summary


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Chris Campbell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 26Won general$18,843 $7,092
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 26Won general$56,223 $35,919
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 26Won general$43,684 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 26Won general$132,404 N/A**
Grand total$251,154 $43,010
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 8, 2022
  2. 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 29, 2018
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Preceded by
Sally Siegrist (R)
Indiana House of Representatives District 26
2018-Present
Succeeded by
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