Julie Olthoff

Julie Olthoff

Republican Party

Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Lisa Beck

Prior offices

Indiana House of Representatives District 19

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Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Lew Wallace High School

Bachelor's

Indiana University Northwest

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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Julie Olthoff (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 19. She assumed office on November 4, 2020. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Olthoff (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Julie Olthoff graduated from Lew Wallace High School. Olthoff earned her B.A. from Indiana University Northwest. Her career experience includes working as the art director of Ad-com Advertising and founding VIA Marketing.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Olthoff was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee, Vice Chair
• Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
• Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee

2021-2022

Olthoff was assigned to the following committees:

• Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
• Public Health Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee

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
• Family, Children and Human Affairs
• Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

2015 legislative session

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

Indiana committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
• Family, Children and Human Affairs
• Government and Regulatory Reform

Sponsored legislation

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 19

Incumbent Julie Olthoff won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff (R)	100.0	25,348

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Julie Olthoff advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff	100.0	3,113

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,113
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Olthoff 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 19

Incumbent Julie Olthoff defeated Lisa Beck in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff (R)	58.7	13,662
		Lisa Beck (D)	41.3	9,605

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,267
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Lisa Beck advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Beck	100.0	2,441

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,441
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Julie Olthoff advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff	100.0	3,237

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,237
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2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Julie Olthoff defeated incumbent Lisa Beck in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff (R)	51.8	19,496
		Lisa Beck (D)	48.2	18,135

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,631
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Lisa Beck advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Beck	100.0	6,778

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,778
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Julie Olthoff advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff	100.0	3,619

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,619
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Lisa Beck defeated incumbent Julie Olthoff in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Beck (D)	50.5	13,249
		Julie Olthoff (R)	49.5	12,998

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,247
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Lisa Beck advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Beck	100.0	4,350

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,350
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Julie Olthoff advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 19 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Olthoff	100.0	3,171

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,171
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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 Julie Olthoff defeated Shelli VanDenburgh and Evan J. Demaree in the Indiana House of Representatives District 19 general election.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Julie Olthoff Incumbent	48.49%	15,236
	Democratic	Shelli VanDenburgh	47.41%	14,895
	Libertarian	Evan J. Demaree	4.10%	1,288
Total Votes				31,419
Source: Indiana Election Divsion

Shelli VanDenburgh ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Shelli VanDenburgh  (unopposed)

Incumbent Julie Olthoff ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Julie Olthoff 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 Shelli VanDenburgh was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Julie Olthoff defeated Chris N. Retson in the Republican primary. Olthoff defeated VanDenburgh in the general election.

Indiana House of Representatives 19, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Julie Olthoff	51.1%	7,146
	Democratic	Shelli VanDenburgh Incumbent	48.9%	6,834
Total Votes				13,980

Indiana House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Julie Olthoff	60.1%	1,314
Chris N. Retson	39.9%	874
Total Votes		2,188

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Julie Olthoff did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Julie Olthoff campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Indiana House of Representatives District 19	Won general	$28,695	$28,575
2022	Indiana House of Representatives District 19	Won general	$325,172	$324,600
2020	Indiana House of Representatives District 19	Won general	$306,552	N/A**
2018	Indiana House of Representatives District 19	Lost general	$549,580	N/A**
2016	Indiana House of Representatives, District 19	Won	$746,050	N/A**
2014	Indiana House of Representatives, District 19	Won	$135,724	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Olthoff and her husband, Ron, have been married since 1986.

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2024

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In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8. ACLU Indiana Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties. 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.

2023

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2022

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2021

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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15. Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to consumer interests. ACLU Indiana Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties. Indiana AFL-CIO: Senate and House 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. Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to the Quaker community. Indiana Manufacturers Association: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on whether they supported or opposed IMA's position on a bill. Indiana Scorecard: Senate and House Legislators are scored on votes by bills supported by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Indiana Coalition for Public Education Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to public education.

2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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Political offices
Preceded by Lisa Beck (D)	Indiana House of Representatives District 19 2020-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Indiana House of Representatives District 19 2014-2018	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Indiana House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Todd Huston

Majority Leader:Matthew Lehman

Representatives

District 1

Carolyn Jackson (D)

District 2

Earl Harris (D)

District 3

Ragen Hatcher (D)

District 4

Edmond Soliday (R)

District 5

Dale DeVon (R)

District 6

Maureen Bauer (D)

District 7

Jake Teshka (R)

District 8

Ryan Dvorak (D)

District 9

Patricia Boy (D)

District 10

Charles Moseley (D)

District 11

Michael Aylesworth (R)

District 12

Mike Andrade (D)

District 13

Matt Commons (R)

District 14

Vernon Smith (D)

District 15

Harold Slager (R)

District 16

Kendell Culp (R)

District 17

Jack Jordan (R)

District 18

David Abbott (R)

District 19

Julie Olthoff (R)

District 20

Jim Pressel (R)

District 21

Timothy Wesco (R)

District 22

Craig Snow (R)

District 23

Ethan Manning (R)

District 24

Hunter Smith (R)

District 25

Becky Cash (R)

District 26

Chris Campbell (D)

District 27

Sheila Klinker (D)

District 28

Jeffrey Thompson (R)

District 29

Alaina Shonkwiler (R)

District 30

Michael Karickhoff (R)

District 31

Lori Goss-Reaves (R)

District 32

Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)

District 33

John Prescott (R)

District 34

Sue Errington (D)

District 35

Elizabeth Rowray (R)

District 36

Kyle Pierce (R)

District 37

Todd Huston (R)

District 38

Heath VanNatter (R)

District 39

Daniel Lopez (R)

District 40

Gregory Steuerwald (R)

District 41

Mark Genda (R)

District 42

Tim Yocum (R)

District 43

Tonya Pfaff (D)

District 44

Beau Baird (R)

District 45

Bruce Borders (R)

District 46

Bob Heaton (R)

District 47

Robb Greene (R)

District 48

Doug Miller (R)

District 49

Joanna King (R)

District 50

Lorissa Sweet (R)

District 51

Tony Isa (R)

District 52

Ben Smaltz (R)

District 53

Ethan Lawson (R)

District 54

Cory Criswell (R)

District 55

Lindsay Patterson (R)

District 56

Bradford Barrett (R)

District 57

Craig Haggard (R)

District 58

Michelle Davis (R)

District 59

Ryan Lauer (R)

District 60

Peggy Mayfield (R)

District 61

Matt Pierce (D)

District 62

Dave Hall (R)

District 63

Shane Lindauer (R)

District 64

Matt Hostettler (R)

District 65

Christopher May (R)

District 66

Zach Payne (R)

District 67

Alex Zimmerman (R)

District 68

Garrett Bascom (R)

District 69

Jim Lucas (R)

District 70

Karen Engleman (R)

District 71

Wendy Dant Chesser (D)

District 72

Edward Clere (R)

District 73

Jennifer Meltzer (R)

District 74

Steve Bartels (R)

District 75

Cindy Ledbetter (R)

District 76

Wendy McNamara (R)

District 77

Alex Burton (D)

District 78

Tim O'Brien (R)

District 79

Matthew Lehman (R)

District 80

Phil GiaQuinta (D)

District 81

Martin Carbaugh (R)

District 82

Kyle Miller (D)

District 83

Christopher Judy (R)

District 84

Bob Morris (R)

District 85

David Heine (R)

District 86

Edward DeLaney (D)

District 87

Carey Hamilton (D)

District 88

Chris Jeter (R)

District 89

Mitch Gore (D)

District 90

Andrew Ireland (R)

District 91

Robert Behning (R)

District 92

Renee Pack (D)

District 93

Julie McGuire (R)

District 94

Cherrish Pryor (D)

District 95

John Bartlett (D)

District 96

Gregory Porter (D)

District 97

Justin Moed (D)

District 98

Robin Shackleford (D)

District 99

Vanessa Summers (D)

District 100

Robert Johnson (D)

Republican Party (70)

Democratic Party (30)