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Lorissa Sweet
Lorissa Sweet (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 50. She assumed office on November 9, 2022. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Sweet (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 50. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lorissa Sweet lives in Wabash, Indiana. Sweet graduated from Maconoquah High School. She earned a B.S. in animal agribusiness from Purdue University in 2001. Sweet's career experience includes owning and working as a pet groomer with Sweet Grooms.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sweet was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- House Local Government Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Lorissa Sweet defeated Joe Swisher in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lorissa Sweet (R) | 76.9 | 23,785 |
 | Joe Swisher (D)  | 23.1 | 7,136 | |
| Total votes: 30,921 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Joe Swisher advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Swisher | 100.0 | 1,019 |
| Total votes: 1,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Lorissa Sweet defeated Rob Miller in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorissa Sweet | 65.5 | 6,576 |
| Rob Miller | 34.5 | 3,457 | ||
| Total votes: 10,033 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sweet in this election.
Pledges
Sweet signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Lorissa Sweet defeated Tammari Ingalls in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorissa Sweet (R) | 77.6 | 16,417 |
 | Tammari Ingalls (D) | 22.4 | 4,739 | |
| Total votes: 21,156 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Tammari Ingalls advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammari Ingalls | 100.0 | 759 |
| Total votes: 759 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Lorissa Sweet defeated incumbent Daniel Leonard in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorissa Sweet | 56.6 | 4,091 |
 | Daniel Leonard | 43.4 | 3,140 | |
| Total votes: 7,231 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana House of Representatives District 50 |
Officeholder Indiana House of Representatives District 50 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Daniel Leonard (R) |
Indiana House of Representatives District 50 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
