Dan Dernulc
Dan Dernulc (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on November 9, 2022. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Dernulc (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 1. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
Biography
Dan Dernulc lives in Highland, Indiana. Dernulc earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University Northwest in electrical engineering technology. His career experience includes working as the project manager of the Corporate Security Office of AT&T.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Dernulc was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Senate Public Policy Committee
- Pensions and Labor Committee
2023-2024
Dernulc was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Career Development Committee
- Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Pensions and Labor Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2026
General election
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1
Scott Houldieson (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1
Incumbent Dan Dernulc (R), Trevor De Vries (R), and Nader Liddawi (R) are running in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 5, 2026.
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2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 1
Dan Dernulc defeated incumbent Michael Griffin in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Dernulc (R) | 52.3 | 23,486 |
 | Michael Griffin (D) | 47.7 | 21,392 | |
| Total votes: 44,878 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1
Incumbent Michael Griffin defeated Martin Del Rio in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Griffin | 65.9 | 4,413 |
| Martin Del Rio | 34.1 | 2,288 | ||
| Total votes: 6,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1
Dan Dernulc advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Dernulc | 100.0 | 5,906 |
| Total votes: 5,906 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Indiana General Assembly in 2025.
- ACLU of Indiana — Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties.
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Indiana Family Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Indiana General Assembly in 2024.
- ACLU of Indiana — Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Indiana Coalition for Public Education — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to public education.
- Indiana Family Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Indiana General Assembly in 2023.
- ACLU of Indiana — Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties.
- Indiana AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Indiana Family Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2016 Republican National Convention
Dernulc was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana. All 57 delegates from Indiana were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[4] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
In Indiana, district-level delegates were selected by congressional district committees, while at-large delegates were selected by the state committee. 2016 Indiana GOP bylaws required Indiana delegates to vote at the national convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting, unless that candidate was not on the nominating ballot.
Indiana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2016
| Indiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 6,508 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 8,914 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,738 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.6% | 406,783 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,494 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 84,111 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 4,306 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
53.3% | 591,514 | 57 | |
| Totals | 1,110,543 | 57 | ||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
99 percent of precincts reporting.
Delegate allocation
Indiana had 57 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts) pledged to adhere to the results of the presidential preference primary in their respective congressional districts. Indiana's pledged Republican delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who received the greatest number of votes in a given district won all of that district's delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 30 delegates, 27 served at large. These delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest share of the statewide vote in the primary was allocated all of the at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[5][6]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Daniel Dernulc," accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ Indiana Senate Republicans, "Dan Dernulc," accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ Dan Dernulc State Senate, "Meet Dan," accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "Indiana GOP names delegates to Republican National Convention," April 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by Michael Griffin (D) |
Indiana State Senate District 1 2022-Present |
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