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Indiana, State Senate, District 15

Indiana State Senate District 15
Current incumbentLiz Brown Republican Party
Population129,156
Race73% White, 16.6% Black, 2.9% Asian, 4.2% Other, 3.3% Two or More
Ethnicity7.8% Hispanic, 69.9% White Non-Hispanic
Voting age72.6% age 18 and over

Indiana's fifteenth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Liz Brown.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 129,156 civilians reside within Indiana's fifteenth state senate district. Indiana state senators represent an average of 129,676 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 121,610 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Indiana State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Indiana legislators assume office the day after their general election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Indiana State Senate a candidate must be:

  • A United States citizen at the time of election
  • Have resided in the state for at least two years and in the senate district for at least one year before the election
  • Be at least twenty-five (25) years old upon taking office;
  • Registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$25,945/year$173/day

Pensions

Indiana legislators created a 401(k) plan for themselves in 1989, becoming the first in the nation to do so. Lawmakers who took office after April 1989 were ineligible for the traditional pension plan, receiving the individual retirement account instead.

Legislators pay 5% of their annual salary into the 401(k). In 2007, they voted to include per diem allowances, expense payments and leadership stipends into the calculation, thus raising their retirement accounts.

Vacancies

Whenever there is a vacancy in the senate, the state committee of a political party must appoint a replacement. The appointee selected by the state committee is contingent upon the approval of the state party chairperson. A special election is only allowed if the vacant seat is left by an independent.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Indiana State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 5, 2020. The filing deadline is February 7, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 15

Incumbent Liz Brown (R) defeated Kathy Zoucha (D) in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Liz Brown (R)
55.4
23,980

Kathy Zoucha (D)
44.6
19,321

Total votes: 43,301
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 15

Kathy Zoucha advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 15 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kathy Zoucha (D)
100
4,489

Total votes: 4,489
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 15

Incumbent Liz Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 15 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Liz Brown (R)
100
6,932

Total votes: 6,932

2014

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Jack E. Morris was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Liz Brown defeated Ken Fries, Jeffrey A. Snyder and Darren Vogt in the Republican primary. Brown defeated Morris in the general election.

Indiana State Senate District 15, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Brown 59% 15,101
Democratic Jack E. Morris 41% 10,482
Total Votes 25,583


Indiana State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Brown 37.9% 3,645
Ken Fries 34.2% 3,296
Darren Vogt 22% 2,118
Jeffrey A. Snyder 5.9% 567
Total Votes 9,626

2010

Elections for the office of Indiana State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 4, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2010. Incumbent Thomas Wyss (R) defeated Jack Morris (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Indiana State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Wyss Incumbent 59.9% 17,936
Democratic Jack Morris 40.1% 12,014
Total Votes 29,950

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Indiana State Senate District 15 raised a total of $1,360,777. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $90,718 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Indiana State Senate District 15

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $724,856 5 $144,971
2012 $37,700 1 $37,700
2010 $233,950 2 $116,975
2008 $75,615 1 $75,615
2006 $101,223 2 $50,612
2004 $68,055 1 $68,055
2002 $77,024 2 $38,512
2000 $42,354 1 $42,354
Total $1,360,777 15 $90,718