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Heath VanNatter
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Indiana House of Representatives District 38
Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

15

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Owner/Operator, VanNatter Construction
Contact

Heath VanNatter (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 38. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

VanNatter (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.


Biography

Assemblymember VanNatter was born and raised in Howard County. VanNatter is a graduate of Northwestern High School.[1]

VanNatter's professional experience includes working as the owner and operator of VanNatter Construction, president of the Howard County Home Builders Association, and serving on the board of directors of the Indiana Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

VanNatter was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

VanNatter was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

VanNatter 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
Employment, Labor and Pensions, Chair
Environmental Affairs
Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, VanNatter served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, VanNatter 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 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter defeated Carl Seese in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter (R)
 
75.3
 
25,387
Carl Seese (D)
 
24.7
 
8,339

Total votes: 33,726
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Carl Seese advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carl Seese
 
100.0
 
1,074

Total votes: 1,074
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter
 
100.0
 
7,846

Total votes: 7,846
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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 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter (R)
 
100.0
 
19,183

Total votes: 19,183
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter
 
100.0
 
6,477

Total votes: 6,477
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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 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter defeated Thomas Hedde in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter (R)
 
71.5
 
20,746
Image of Thomas Hedde
Thomas Hedde (D)
 
28.5
 
8,272

Total votes: 29,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Thomas Hedde advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Hedde
Thomas Hedde
 
100.0
 
2,336

Total votes: 2,336
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter
 
100.0
 
7,036

Total votes: 7,036
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter defeated Thomas Hedde in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter (R)
 
70.3
 
15,479
Image of Thomas Hedde
Thomas Hedde (D)
 
29.7
 
6,538

Total votes: 22,017
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Thomas Hedde advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Hedde
Thomas Hedde
 
100.0
 
1,323

Total votes: 1,323
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Heath VanNatter advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 38 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heath VanNatter
Heath VanNatter
 
100.0
 
7,324

Total votes: 7,324
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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 Heath VanNatter defeated Jason Burns in the Indiana House of Representatives District 38 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Heath VanNatter Incumbent 74.71% 18,623
     Independent Jason Burns 25.29% 6,303
Total Votes 24,926
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Heath VanNatter ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Heath VanNatter 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 Heath R. VanNatter was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

VanNatter won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 38. VanNatter defeated David E. Brown and Stephen A. Wilson in the May 8 Republican primary[8] and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 38, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter Incumbent 100% 19,066
Total Votes 19,066
Indiana House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHeath VanNatter Incumbent 65.4% 6,299
Stephen Wilson 24.6% 2,372
David Brown 9.9% 955
Total Votes 9,626

Endorsements

VanNatter was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in the Indiana House of Representatives race in 2012.[11]

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

VanNatter won election with no opposition, and received 16,186 votes in the November 2 general election.[12]

In the May 4 primary election, VanNatter defeated Republican incumbent Jacqueline Clements by a margin of 5,852 to 4,160. [13]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Heath VanNatter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Heath VanNatter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Heath VanNatter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 38Won general$103,460 $61,275
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 38Won general$78,713 $69,457
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 38Won general$74,214 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 38Won general$76,119 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 38Won $79,344 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 38Won $71,084 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 38Won $109,377 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 38Won $132,190 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Preceded by
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Indiana House of Representatives District 38
2010-Present
Succeeded by
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