Eric Koch
2016 - Present
2028
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Eric Koch (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 44. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. His current term ends on November 8, 2028.
Koch (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 44. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Koch's professional experience includes working as an attorney with the Applegate McDonald and Koch, Professional Company.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Koch was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Technology Committee, Ranking Member
- Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking Member
- Utilities Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Koch was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Technology Committee, Ranking member
- Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
- Elections Committee
- Family & Children Services Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking member
- Utilities Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Koch was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Technology Committee
- Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking member
- Utilities Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Civil Law |
| • Commerce and Technology |
| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Judiciary |
| • Utilities |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Koch served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Rules and Legislative Procedures |
| • Statutory Committee on Ethics |
| • Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Koch served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Rules and Legislative Procedures |
| • Statutory Committee on Ethics |
| • Utilities and Energy, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Koch served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Elections and Apportionment, Chair |
| • Select Committee on Government Reduction |
| • Statutory Committee on Ethics |
| • Utilities and Energy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Koch served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Commerce, Energy, Technology and Utilities |
| • Courts and Criminal Code |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Eric Koch won election in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 44 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Koch (R) | 100.0 | 48,749 |
| Total votes: 48,749 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Eric Koch advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 44 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Koch | 100.0 | 14,614 |
| Total votes: 14,614 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Eric Koch defeated Cynthia Wirth in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Koch (R) | 73.0 | 43,907 |
 | Cynthia Wirth (D) | 27.0 | 16,267 | |
| Total votes: 60,174 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Eric Koch advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Koch | 100.0 | 14,349 |
| Total votes: 14,349 | |||
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2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate 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 Brent Steele (R) did not seek re-election.
Eric Koch defeated Linda Henderson and Darin Kinser in the Indiana State Senate District 44 general election.[1][2]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Eric Koch |
67.90% | 36,875 | |
| Democratic | Linda Henderson | 28.37% | 15,406 | |
| Libertarian | Darin Kinser | 3.74% | 2,029 | |
| Total Votes | 54,310 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Linda Henderson ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 44 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Linda Henderson (unopposed) | |
Eric Koch defeated Josh Anderson in the Indiana State Senate District 44 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eric Koch |
66.46% | 16,606 | |
| Republican | Josh Anderson | 33.54% | 8,379 | |
| Total Votes | 24,985 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
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 Eric A. Koch was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]
2012
Koch won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 65. Koch ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Al Cox (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Eric Allan Koch Incumbent |
83.5% | 19,233 | |
| Libertarian | Al Cox | 16.5% | 3,799 | |
| Total Votes | 23,032 | |||
2010
Koch defeated Libertarian candidate Al Cox by a margin of 14,697 to 2,810.[9] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
In the May 4th primary, Koch ran unopposed and received 6,398 votes.[10]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Lawson (R)
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14,697 | |||
| Al Cox (L) | 2,810 | |||
Koch ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 4th.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Eric Allan Koch won re-election to District 65 of the Indiana House of Representatives District 65 by defeating Libertarian Al Cox. Koch received 20,379 votes, while Cox received 3,448 votes.[11]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Eric Allan Koch (R)
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20,379 | |||
| Al Cox (L) | 3,448 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Eric Koch won re-election to District 65 of the Indiana House of Representatives unopposed.[12]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 65 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Eric Koch (R)
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15,061 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Koch was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[13][14]
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.[13][14]
Personal
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Koch is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, Basketball Coach with the Bedford Boys Club of the Hoosier Trails Council Board of Advisors - Boy Scouts of America of the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Dunn Memorial Hospital, Board of Legislative Advisors member with The Heartland Institute of the Indiana Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association.[15]
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2024
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In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana State Senate District 44 |
Officeholder Indiana State Senate District 44 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Political Summary," accessed March 7, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Indiana State Senate District 44 2016-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 65 2002-2016 |
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