Jim Pressel

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Jim Pressel
Republican Party
Candidate, Indiana House of Representatives District 20
Indiana House of Representatives District 20
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
9
Compensation
Base salary
$33,032.24/year
Per diem
$213/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 5, 2026
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
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Jim Pressel (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Pressel (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 20. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.[source]

Biography

Jim Pressel was born and raised in LaPorte County. He has work experience as the owner of Pressel Enterprises Inc., a business that builds and renovates homes in Northwest Indiana. Apart from his work experience, he has been a member and president of the Indiana Builders Association and he helped start the building trades program at New Prarie High School, which allows students to gain experience to work in the construction workforce.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Pressel was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Pressel was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Pressel was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Pressel 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
• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
• Elections and Apportionment
• Government and Regulatory Reform

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 House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Alicia Firanek (D) and Laura Liskey (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on May 5, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel (R) and Juanita Haney (R) are running in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on May 5, 2026.

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2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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22,170

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

Total votes: 22,170
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel defeated Richard Horner in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Jim Pressel
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74.3
 
4,485
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Richard Horner
 
25.7
 
1,551

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Total votes: 6,036
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Pressel signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
15,197

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Total votes: 15,197
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel defeated Heather Oake in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Jim Pressel
Jim Pressel
 
65.5
 
3,495
Image of Heather Oake
Heather Oake Candidate Connection
 
34.5
 
1,840

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Total votes: 5,335
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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 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel defeated Tim Gust in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jim Pressel (R)
 
68.2
 
20,028
Image of Tim Gust
Tim Gust (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.8
 
9,322

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Total votes: 29,350
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Tim Gust advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
3,741

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Total votes: 3,741
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
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4,302

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

Total votes: 4,302
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel defeated Karen Salzer in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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61.3
 
13,631
Image of Karen Salzer
Karen Salzer (D)
 
38.7
 
8,590

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Total votes: 22,221
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jim Pressel advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 20 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
3,420

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

Total votes: 3,420
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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 Tom Dermody (R) did not seek re-election.

Jim Pressel defeated Karen Biernacki and Aurea Torres in the Indiana House of Representatives District 20 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Pressel 57.11% 15,398
     Democratic Karen Biernacki 38.69% 10,432
     Libertarian Aurea Torres 4.19% 1,131
Total Votes 26,961
Source: Indiana Election Divsion


Karen Biernacki ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Karen Biernacki  (unopposed)


Jim Pressel ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Pressel  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Jim Pressel campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Indiana House of Representatives District 20Won general$93,542 $57,090
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 20Won general$176,067 $143,487
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 20Won general$89,622 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 20Won general$160,324 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 20Won $291,578 N/A**
Grand total$811,132 $200,577
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.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "Jim Pressel," accessed November 24, 2019
    2. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016

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