Legislators' Twitter Handles

Tag Legislators and Media:

Find your legislators and local journalists (such as @ChalkbeatIN @ShainaRC @nkellyatJC @IndyStarChelsea @kframcisco) on twitter and tag them in your tweets.

	Full Name	Chamber	Party	District	Twitter
	Ron Alting	Senate	R	22	@ron_alting
	Lloyd Arnold	House	R	74	@lloydbarnold
	Jim Arnold	Senate	D	8
	Terri Austin	House	D	36	@terrijaustin
	Michael Aylesworth	House	R	11
	Ron Bacon	House	R	75	@ronbacon
	Jim Baird	House	R	44	@ElectJimBaird
	Jim Banks	Senate	R	17	@Jim_Banks
	John Bartlett	House	D	95
	Eric Bassler	Senate	R	39	@basslerINsenate
	Pat Bauer	House	D	6
	Vaneta Becker	Senate	R	50	@SenatorBecker
Ed. Chair	Robert Behning	House	R	91	@rbehning
	Greg Beumer	House	R	33	@RepBeumer33
	Phil Boots	Senate	R	23
	Bruce Borders	House	R	45
Speaker	Brian Bosma	House	R	88	@Brian_Bosma
	Mike Braun	House	R	63
	Rod Bray	Senate	R	37	@SenBray
	Jean Breaux	Senate	D	34	@JeanBreaux
	John Broden	Senate	D	10	@John_Broden
	Charlie Brown	House	D	3
	Tim Brown	House	R	41	@tbrownmdrep
	Liz Brown	Senate	R	15	@LizBrownUS
	Jim Buck	Senate	R	21
	Woody Burton	House	R	58	@woodyburton
	Martin Carbaugh	House	R	81	@martincarbaugh
	Ed Charbonneau	Senate	R	5	@Charbonneau47
	Bob Cherry	House	R	53	@Bobc4111
	Edward Clere	House	R	72	@ClereEd
	Tony Cook	House	R	32	@RepTonyCook
	Casey Cox	House	R	85	@cbcox
	Michael Crider	Senate	R	28	@MikeMcrider700
	Casey Cox	House	R	85	@cbcox
	Michael Crider	Senate	R	28	@MikeMcrider700
	Wes Culver	House	R	49	@CulverCampaign
	Steve Davisson	House	R	73	@DavissonforHD73
	Ed Delaney	House	D	86	@eddelaney86
	Mike Delph	Senate	R	29	@MikeDelph
	Thomas Dermody	House	R	20	@repdermody
	Dale DeVon	House	R	5	@DaleForStateRep
	Ryan Dvorak	House	D	8
	Sean Eberhart	House	R	57	@Sean_Eberhart
	Doug Eckerty	Senate	R	26
	Jeff Ellington	House	R	62	@JeffEllington62
	Sue Errington	House	D	34	@SueinMuncie
	Bill Fine	House	R	12	@fine_bill
	Jon Ford	Senate	R	38	@votejonford
	Dan Forestal	House	D	100	@danforestal
	William Friend	House	R	23
	David Frizzell	House	R	93	@DaveFrizzell
	Randy Frye	House	R	67	@RandyFrye3
	Phil GiaQuinta	House	D	80	@PhilGiaQuinta
	Susan Glick	Senate	R	13
	Terry Goodin	House	D	66	@terry_goodin
	Ron Grooms	Senate	R	46	@SenRonGrooms
	Doug Gutwein	House	R	16
	Christina Hale	House	D	87	@HaleIndy
	Dick Hamm	House	R	56
	Tim Harman	House	R	17
	Donna Harris	House	D	2	@DonnaJHarrisD2
	Randy Head	Senate	R	18	@Randy_Head
	Bob Heaton	House	R	46	@bobheaton
	Brandt Hershman	Senate	R	7	@BrandtHershman
	Travis Holdman	Senate	R	19
	Erin Houchin	Senate	R	47	@Erin_Houchin
	Todd Huston	House	R	37	@tmhuston
	Christopher Judy	House	R	83	@ChrisJudy83
	Mike Karickhoff	House	R	30	@MikeKarickhoff
	Luke Kenley	Senate	R	20	@lukekenley
	Clyde Kersey	House	D	43
	Cindy Kirchhofer	House	R	89	@CindyKirchhofer
	Sheila Klinker	House	D	27	@RepKlinker
	Eric A. Koch	House	R	65
Ed. Chair	Dennis Kruse	Senate	R	14
	Tim Lanane	Senate	D	25	@TimLanane
	Linda Lawson	House	D	1
	Don Lehe	House	R	25
	Matt Lehman	House	R	79	@mjlehman23
	Jean Leising	Senate	R	42
	Dan Leonard	House	R	50
Pres.Pro	David Long	Senate	R	16	@davidlongsenate @sendavidlong
	Jim Lucas	House	R	69
	Randy Lyness	House	R	68
	Karlee Macer	House	D	92	@KarleeMacer
	Kevin Mahan	House	R	31	@mahan_kevin
	Peggy Mayfield	House	R	60	@MayfieldHouse60
	Wendy McNamara	House	R	76	@RepWendyMac
	Jim Merritt	Senate	R	31	@Jim_Merritt
	Mark Messmer	Senate	R	48	@messmer_m
	Doug Miller	House	R	48	@dougmillerIN
	Patricia Miller	Senate	R	32
	Pete Miller	Senate	R	24	@Sen_PeteMiller
	Ryan Mishler	Senate	R	9	@RyanMishler
	Justin Moed	House	D	97
	Robert Morris	House	R	84
	Alan Morrison	House	R	42
	Chuck Moseley	House	D	10
	Frank Mrvan	Senate	D	1	@frankmrvan
	Sharon Negele	House	R	13
	Rick Niemeyer	Senate	R	6
	David Niezgodski	House	D	7	@DNiezgodski
	Curt Nisly	House	R	22	@curtnisly
	David Ober	House	R	82	@DaveOber
	Julie Olthoff	House	R	19
	Scott Pelath	House	D	9	@ScottDPelath
	Chip Perfect	Senate	R	43
	Matt Pierce	House	D	61
	Greg Porter	House	D	96
	John Price	House	R	47	@jlprice1333
	Cherrish Pryor	House	D	94	@CherrishPryor
	Jeff Raatz	Senate	R	27	@jsraatz
	Lonnie Randloph	Senate	D	2
	Rhonda Rhoads	House	R	70	@RhondaRhoads
	Kathy Richardson	House	R	29	@repkathykr
	Gail Riecken	House	D	77	@GailRiecken
	Earline Rodgers	Senate	D	3	@EarlineRogers
	Thomas Saunders	House	R	54	@TomTopcat13
	Donna Schaibley	House	R	24
	Scott Schneider	Senate	R	30	@Sen_Schneider
	Robin Shackleford	House	D	98	@RCShackleford
	Hal Slager	House	R	15
	Ben Smaltz	House	R	52	@BenSmaltz
	Vernon Smith	House	D	14
	Milo Smith	House	R	59
	Jim Smith	Senate	R	45	@SenatorJimSmith
	Edmond Soliday	House	R	4	@EdSoliday
	Mike Speedy	House	R	90	@Speedy4StateRep
	Brent Steele	Senate	R	44
	Steven Stemler	House	D	71	@ElectStemler
	Greg Steurewald	House	R	40
	Mark Stoops	Senate	D	40
	Holli Sullivan	House	R	78	@RepSullivanHD78
	Vanessa Summers	House	D	99
	Karen Tallian	Senate	D	4	@KarenTallian
	Greg Taylor	Senate	D	33	@GregTaylor_33
	Jeff Thompson	House	R	28
	JIm Tomes	Senate	R	49	@SenJimTomes
	Jerry Torr	House	R	39	@TorrJer
	Randy Truitt	House	R	26	@TruittTicker
	Heath VanNatter	House	R	38
	Greg Walker	Senate	R	41
	Brent Waltz	Senate	R	36	@Brent_Waltz
	Thomas Washburne	House	R	64
	Tim Wesco	House	R	21	@RepWesco
	David Wolkins	House	R	18
	Melanie Wright	House	D	35	@melaniemwright
	Carlin Yoder	Senate	R	12	@carlinyoder
	R. Michael Young	Senate	R	35
	Joe Zakas	Senate	R	11
	Dennis Zent	House	R	51
	Cindy Ziemke	House	R	55	@CindyZiemke
	Indiana House Republicans				@INHouseGOP
	Indiana House Democrats				@inhsedems
	Indiana Senate Republicans				@INSenateGOP
	Indiana Senate Democrats				@INSenDems
	Indiana Republican Party				@indgop
	Indiana Democratic Party				@INDems

LEAP DAY "TWITTER STORM"

This is another "Twitter Storm", maybe the most vital of this legislative session, to support Indiana's PUBLIC schools, teachers, and students.  Throughout this event, we ask participants to post urging legislators to vote NO on SB10 and SB334.  Both bills are currently in the Indiana House of Representatives.  Contact House Education Committee members and ALL House members urging them to VOTE "no" on both of these volatile and damaging bills.  Follow the event page, and this blog, for post, tweet, and hashtag suggestions.

Join and share the event by going to the event's page on Facebook by clicking the link below the big blue Twitter bird.

Click HERE to go to Facebook event

Here are the most recently updated committee times for February 29

Ways & Means is at 8:30 - SB334 (Voucher Expansion)
House Education is at 10:30 - SB10 (Teacher Salaries)

SUGGESTED TWEETS 

No misunderstanding, No more harm VOTE #NoSB10  VOTE #NoSB334  

No more sneaky tactics or misleading language VOTE #NoSB10 #NoSB334

KILL THE BILLS Save our schools and teachers #RespectOurVoice 

GOP tell ALEC no more bad bills VOTE #NoSB10 #NoSB334

Time to #BootBehning and his ALEC agenda #INpublicED #RespectOurVoice

1.3M Elected @Ritz4Ed same will #BootBehning VOTE #NoSB10 #NoSB334 #Vote2016

POSSIBLE TWEET TARGETS

Along with your specific legislators here are most notable for these bills
@INSenateGOP 

@INHouseGOP 

@rbehning

@Brian_Bosma

@INGOP

@sendavidlong

@GovPenceIN
@davidlongsenate

POSSIBLE HASHTAGS

#RespectOurVoice 

#NoSB10 

#NoSB334

#INpublicED

#Vote2016

#byebyebob

#NoMoreINVouchers

#NoMoreINCharters
#BootBehning

#underfundedmandate
#spendthriftsenators
#badfiscalpolicy

Call To Action: Call your legislator before Tuesday on SB 334

Call to Action! Call to Action! Call to Action!

The attack on public education continues with SB334 and our Hoosier kids need your help to STOP this elitist 'choice' bill in it's tracks!

Hoosier students need your help and it only takes a few minutes to make a difference.

What Can You Do?

1) Call the representatives on the House Education Committee - in addition to emailing your local representative and tell them that Hoosier kids deserve better! 

All Hoosier kids deserve a high-quality education, not just a 'choice' few that are granted a so-called 'scholarship'. Tell them this bill only serves the interest of a few while taking away much-needed resources from all Hoosier students. Who are the House Education Committee Members? click HERE. Need to find legislator's contact info? Click HERE. For the Senate, Click HERE.

2) Email the representatives on the House Education Committee - in addition to emailing your local representative and tell them that Hoosier kids deserve better!

All Hoosier kids deserve a high-quality education, not just a 'choice' few that are granted a so-called 'scholarship'. Tell them this bill only serves the interest of a few while taking away much-needed resources from all Hoosier students. Who are the House Education Committee Members? click HERE. Need to find legislator's contact info? Click HERE. For the Senate, Click HERE.

3) Encourage others you know to call or email TODAY! You know the saying "It takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child"? Well it takes every mom, dad, grandparent, teacher, bus driver, principal, superintendent, friend, family member, next door neighbor - EVERYONE working together to get our voices heard!

These legislators have the backing of a handful of VERY well-funded and influential PACs. And that is just not right! That is NOT that American Way, it never was supposed to be the American Way and it is up to us to ensure that Democracy rings true in the Hoosier State! Our Founding Fathers never intended for elections or policy to be bought and sold in the marketplace by a well-funded and self-serving minority: our kid's education isn't a Mocha-Frappacino, a TV, or the latest fashion craze. 

Democracy is the real deal! Public Education is the real deal! It is our duty and our obligation to hold these elected officials accountable for pandering to the interest of a select few!

The only way to make a difference is for all of us work together for positive change and if we share the truth about what these well-funded PACs are really trying to do to our Hoosier kids. Tell the truth about how they are trying to shift money around on paper to pay for the education of a small 'choice' few at the expense of the future of our Hoosier children.

Our kids are not commodities or widgets to be played with just to line one's own pocket book. They are kids - they are OUR kids - and all of them deserve to receive a high-quality public education.

What Can you Say?

Introduce yourself and where you are from. Give this script a try or make up your own:

"Hi. I am ________________ and I live in _____________, IN. I am calling in regards to the hearing on SB334 to let you know that I and other Hoosiers do not support this bill. I am calling to say that you should vote 'NO' to this bill and talk with other Representatives about why they should vote 'NO', too.

This bill is a 'BAD DEAL' for Hoosier kids! All this bill does is provide additional funds for a select few 'choice' kids through a so-called 'scholarship' program. In reality this bill only serves to give more money to people that already have plenty. We have GREAT public schools in Indiana and the future of our state is too important for this kind of ideological bill that only supports a false notion of economic and academic elitism.  ALL our Hoosier kids deserve a great education, the future of our state depends on it! Give this money to public schools so that ALL Hoosier children can benefit! Vote NO to SB 334".

Still Need More Info?

Click here for our "Letter Writing Made Simple" guide to contacting your representative. Or,

Click here for our "Simple Way to Call Your Legislators" guide to phone calls with your senator or representative.

Communicating with your Senator or Representative really is easy and makes a huge difference! It may seem scary at first, but our Hoosier kids are WORTH it!

Make Your Voice HEARD! Call or Email Today!