Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. Fundraising can also indicate party momentum.

This article lists top fundraisers in the Indiana House of Representatives, overall and by party. It is based on campaign finance reports that officeholders in and candidates for the House submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State. It includes activity between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022.

Top fundraisers in the Indiana House of Representatives by party

The top fundraisers in Indiana House of Representatives elections are shown below. Individuals are presented with the office that they were on the ballot for in 2022, if applicable.

In the Democratic Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

Terri Austin (District 36) – $270,434
Rita Fleming (District 71) – $258,372
Heidi Beidinger (District 5) – $250,862
Matt McNally (District 39) – $227,665
Victoria Garcia Wilburn (District 32) – $204,363

In the Republican Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

Dale DeVon (District 5) – $341,547
Scott Hawkins (District 71) – $310,611
Gerald Torr (District 39) – $308,930
Julie Olthoff (District 19) – $301,967
Todd Huston (District 37) – $276,600

Fundraising totals

Overall, Democratic officeholders and candidates raised $2.9 million in this period. Republican officeholders and candidates raised $5.2 million. Combined, all House fundraisers in the July 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022, filing period raised $8.0 million.

The five largest Democratic fundraisers were responsible for 42 percent of all Democratic House fundraising. The five largest Republican fundraisers were responsible for 30 percent of all Republican House fundraising.

The table below provides additional data from the campaign finance reports from the top 10 fundraisers during this period.

TOP 10 FUNDRAISERS – INDIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (July 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022)
Name	Party Affiliation	Raised	Spent
Dale DeVon	Republican Party	$341,547	$341,468
Scott Hawkins	Republican Party	$310,611	$379,430
Gerald Torr	Republican Party	$308,930	$307,459
Julie Olthoff	Republican Party	$301,967	$309,230
Todd Huston	Republican Party	$276,600	$553,034
Terri Austin	Democratic Party	$270,434	$343,715
Rita Fleming	Democratic Party	$258,372	$220,841
Kyle Pierce	Republican Party	$257,389	$258,031
Heidi Beidinger	Democratic Party	$250,862	$244,099
Matt McNally	Democratic Party	$227,665	$215,780

Campaign finance reporting periods

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that candidate committees submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State. Candidate committees represent individuals who have run for state or local office at any point, including past and present officeholders. This article does not include non-candidate committees. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.