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Ways and Means Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Indiana House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Indiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] Any bill's author, coauthor, sponsor, or cosponsor may serve as an ex officio member of a committee while his or her bill is in consideration of that committee but may not vote.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Ways and Means Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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Holli Sullivan (R) left this committee on March 16, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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Melanie Wright (D) left this committee on November 04, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Gregory Porter | • Timothy Brown, Chair | |||
• Mara Candelaria Reardon | • Robert Cherry, Vice chair | |||
• Edward DeLaney | • Michael Karickhoff | |||
• Terry Goodin | • James Baird | |||
• Earl Harris, Jr. | • Holli Sullivan | |||
• Sheila Ann Klinker | • Jeffrey Thompson, Indiana Representative | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Daniel Leonard | |||
• Steven Stemler | • Mike Braun | |||
• Edward Clere | ||||
• Steve Davisson | ||||
• Dave Heine | ||||
• Todd Huston | ||||
• Peggy Mayfield | ||||
• Sharon Negele | ||||
• Sally Siegrist | ||||
• Harold Slager |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Gregory Porter | • Timothy Brown, Chair | |||
• Edward DeLaney | • Robert Cherry, Vice chair | |||
• Terry Goodin | • Michael Karickhoff | |||
• Sheila Ann Klinker | • James Baird | |||
• David Niezgodski | • Randolph Truitt | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Jeffrey Thompson | |||
• Gail Riecken | • Daniel Leonard | |||
• Steven Stemler | • Mike Braun | |||
• Steve Davisson | ||||
• Todd Huston | ||||
• Peggy Mayfield | ||||
• Sharon Negele | ||||
• David L. Ober | ||||
• Harold Slager | ||||
• Holli Sullivan | ||||
• Matt Ubelhor |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Gregory Porter | • Timothy Brown, Chair | |||
• Mara Candelaria Reardon | • Suzanne Crouch, Vice chair | |||
• Terry Goodin | • Robert Cherry | |||
• Clyde Kersey | • Tom Dermody | |||
• Sheila Ann Klinker | • Phyllis Pond | |||
• David Niezgodski | • Daniel Leonard | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • James Baird | |||
• Steven Stemler | • Steven Braun | |||
• Todd Huston | ||||
• Michael Karickhoff | ||||
• Sharon Negele | ||||
• Harold Slager | ||||
• Randolph Truitt | ||||
• P. Eric Turner | ||||
• Matt Ubelhor | ||||
• Jeffrey Thompson |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• William Crawford | • Jeffrey Espich, Chair | |||
• Sheila Ann Klinker | • Suzanne Crouch, Vice chair | |||
• Clyde Kersey | • Robert Cherry | |||
• Peggy Welch | • Tom Dermody | |||
• Scott Pelath | • Phyllis Pond | |||
• Cherrish Pryor | • Milo Smith | |||
• Winfield Moses, Jr. | • Jeffrey Thompson | |||
• Mara Candelaria Reardon | • Richard McClain | |||
• Terry Goodin | • P. Eric Turner | |||
• Michael Karickhoff | ||||
• Matt Ubelhor | ||||
• Daniel Leonard | ||||
• Randolph Truitt | ||||
• Edward Clere | ||||
• Rebecca Kubacki | ||||
• James Baird |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Ways and Means Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (10) | |||
• William Crawford, Chair | • Tom Dermody | |||
• Scott Pelath, Vice chair | • Richard McClain | |||
• Mara Candelaria Reardon | • Jeffrey Thompson | |||
• Sheila Ann Klinker | • P. Eric Turner | |||
• Ron Herrell | • Bill Davis | |||
• Joseph Pearson | • Robert Cherry | |||
• Dennis Tyler | • Suzanne Crouch | |||
• Clyde Kersey | • Jeffrey Espich | |||
• Peggy Welch | • Randy Borror | |||
• Terry Goodin | • Phyllis Pond | |||
• Steven Stemler | ||||
• Dennis Avery | ||||
• Edward DeLaney | ||||
• Cherrish Pryor | ||||
• John Day |
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