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Eric Bassler
Republican Party
Indiana State Senate District 39
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
11
Compensation
Base salary
$33,032.24/year
Per diem
$213/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Personal
Profession
Financial Advisor
Contact
Official website
Campaign Instagram
Personal LinkedIn

Eric Bassler (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 39. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Bassler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 39. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Bassler was an at-large representative on the Washington City Council.

Biography

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Bassler earned his bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Psychology and master's degree in economics from Indiana University. His professional experience includes working as a financial advisor at Edward Jones Investments.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Bassler was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Bassler was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Bassler was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bassler was assigned to the following committees:

2018 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2018 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2018
• Appropriations
• Education and Career Development
• Environmental Affairs

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Bassler served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2016
• Education and Career Development
• Environmental Affairs
• Pensions and Labor

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bassler served on 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

2026

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2026

Eric Bassler did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 39

Incumbent Eric Bassler won election in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 39 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Bassler
Eric Bassler (R)
 
100.0
 
31,128

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

Total votes: 31,128
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39

Incumbent Eric Bassler advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Bassler
Eric Bassler
 
100.0
 
10,645

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

Total votes: 10,645
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 39

Incumbent Eric Bassler won election in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Bassler
Eric Bassler (R)
 
100.0
 
34,199

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

Total votes: 34,199
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39

Incumbent Eric Bassler advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Bassler
Eric Bassler
 
100.0
 
12,511

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

Total votes: 12,511
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2014

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana State Senate 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. Eric Bassler defeated incumbent John M. Waterman in the Republican primary and defeated Steve Lindsey (D), who filed to run on June 27, 2014, in the general election.[2][3][4]

Indiana State Senate District 39, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEric Bassler 61.1% 20,074
     Democratic Steve Lindsey 38.9% 12,786
Total Votes 32,860


Indiana State Senate, District 39 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Bassler 51.4% 6,817
John Waterman Incumbent 48.6% 6,458
Total Votes 13,275

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Bassler's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ I’m running for State Senate for three fundamental reasons:

1. We need innovative ideas and new solutions to solve the challenges facing our state and nation.

2. We need better, more committed people involved at all levels of government who are in it for the right reasons to have a greater impact on our communities.

3. We need honest, hard-working officeholders who will work for the common good and address constituent concerns promptly, fairly and effectively.[5][6]

”

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.

Eric Bassler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Indiana State Senate District 39Won general$97,167 $89,499
2018Indiana State Senate District 39Won general$63,087 N/A**
2014Indiana State Senate, District 39Won $292,009 N/A**
Grand total$452,263 $89,499
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Indiana

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Bassler Campaign Committee, "Hoosier Roots," accessed April 24, 2014
    2. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
    3. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed August 11, 2014
    5. ↑ Bassler Campaign Committee, "Issues," accessed April 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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