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Vaneta Becker

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Vaneta Becker
Republican Party
Indiana State Senate District 50
Tenure
2005 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
21
Prior offices:
Indiana House of Representatives
Years in office: 1981 - 2005
Compensation
Base salary
$33,032.24/year
Per diem
$213/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of Southern Indiana
Personal
Profession
Real Estate Broker
Contact
Official website
Official X
Personal Facebook

Vaneta Becker (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 50. She assumed office in 2005. Her current term ends on November 8, 2028.

Becker (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 50. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Becker earned her B.S. from the University of Southern Indiana. Her professional experience includes working as a Real Estate Broker for F.C. Tucker/Huber Realtors.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Becker was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Becker was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Becker was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Becker 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
• Environmental Affairs
• Health and Provider Services
• Public Policy

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Becker served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2016
• Family & Children Services, Ranking Member
• Health and Provider Services
• Public Policy

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Becker served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Becker 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 State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 50

Incumbent Vaneta Becker defeated John Woodard in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 50 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker (R)
 
80.7
 
43,371
Image of John Woodard
John Woodard (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
19.3
 
10,367

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

Total votes: 53,738
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 50

Incumbent Vaneta Becker advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 50 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker
 
100.0
 
10,359

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

Total votes: 10,359
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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 50

Incumbent Vaneta Becker won election in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 50 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker (R)
 
100.0
 
45,062

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

Total votes: 45,062
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 50

Incumbent Vaneta Becker advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 50 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker
 
100.0
 
6,860

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

Total votes: 6,860
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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 Vaneta Becker ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 50 general election.[1][2]

Indiana State Senate, District 50 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vaneta Becker Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Vaneta Becker defeated Jeremy Heath in the Indiana State Senate District 50 Republican primary.[3][4]

Indiana State Senate, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vaneta Becker Incumbent 70.28% 13,633
     Republican Jeremy Heath 29.72% 5,764
Total Votes 19,397
Source: Indiana Election Division

2012

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012

Becker won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 50. Becker ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Terry White (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

Indiana State Senate, District 50, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Terry White 40.3% 21,038
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVaneta Becker Incumbent 59.7% 31,126
Total Votes 52,164

2008

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Vaneta Becker won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 50. She ran unopposed receiving 51,897 votes.[8]

Indiana State Senate, District 50 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vaneta Becker (R) 51,897

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Vaneta Becker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Indiana State Senate District 50Won general$121,197 $54,661
2020Indiana State Senate District 50Won general$79,489 N/A**
2016Indiana State Senate, District 50Won $103,125 N/A**
2012Indiana State Senate, District 50Won $115,352 N/A**
2008Indiana State Senate, District 50Won $56,070 N/A**
2004Indiana State Senate, District 50Won $62,909 N/A**
2002Indiana State House, District 78Won $34,307 N/A**
2000Indiana State House, District 78Won $28,935 N/A**
1998Indiana State House, District 78Won $34,580 N/A**
1996Indiana State House, District 78Won $123,894 N/A**
1994Indiana State House, District 78Won $17,894 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Becker is married to Andy Guarino.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    2. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
    3. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
    4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
    5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
    6. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
    7. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, " Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 19, 2013
    8. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Indiana State Senate official election results," accessed March 6, 2014

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