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Nick McKinley's Indiana Senate voting record

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Nick McKinley (Republican) is a member of the Indiana Senate for District 17. This page covers the 177 floor roll calls held while Nick McKinley was in office, from Feb. 10, 2026 to Feb. 27, 2026. Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore on 87% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 88% of party-line votes. 39th percentile in the Indiana Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 6% of roll calls. Below are the contested votes where Nick McKinley split from the Senate President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Nick McKinley sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 87% On 63 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 88% Partisan rank: 37 of 50 in the Senate Didn't vote at roll call 6% 10 of 177 roll calls
Bills passed 0 0 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 42 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 8 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Nick McKinley's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Indiana Senate39th percentile
More liberal than 61% of the Indiana Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
20th most liberal of 50

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore
87%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Nick McKinley.

On 63 contested votes where both voted95% on all 167 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
88%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Nick McKinley.

On 48 party-line votesPartisan rank: 37 of 50 in the Senate36 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Nick McKinley sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 42 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 8 others) · 38 of 40 Republicans (tied with 2 others)

A bill's author is the first author named on it in the chamber where it was filed; coauthors and sponsors in the other chamber aren't counted. Resolutions aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Nick McKinley sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

Indiana's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Indiana legislators.

Contested votes where they split

8 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 8 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President Pro TemporeMost of their party
Feb. 26, 2026 SB 285: Housing matters
Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 25, 2026 SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management
Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 25, 2026 SB 91: Syringe exchange program
Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 24, 2026 HB 1423: Indianapolis public education corporation
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 24, 2026 HB 1368: Carbon
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 19, 2026 HB 1155: Traffic enforcement
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 16, 2026 HB 1002: Electric utility affordability
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 16, 2026 HB 1002: Electric utility affordability
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay

Recent key votes

Nick McKinley's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. Feb. 27, 2026
    Senate
    HB 1266: Department of education and education matters
    Not voting Conference Committee Report · Yeas 28, nays 19

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. Feb. 27, 2026
    Senate
    HB 1115: Homeowners association governance
    Not voting Conference Committee Report · Yeas 37, nays 10

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. Feb. 27, 2026
    Senate
    SB 239: Various education matters
    Not voting Conference Committee Report · Yeas 31, nays 16

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. Feb. 27, 2026
    Senate
    SB 204: Various education matters
    Voted yea Conference Committee Report · Yeas 35, nays 15

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. Feb. 27, 2026
    Senate
    SB 179: Indiana department of transportation
    Voted yea Conference Committee Report · Yeas 45, nays 5

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Nick McKinley voted on each of the 177 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President Pro TemporeYeas–nays
Feb. 27, 2026HB 1266: Department of education and education matters
Conference Committee Report		Not votingYeaYea28–19
Feb. 27, 2026HB 1115: Homeowners association governance
Conference Committee Report		Not votingYeaYea37–10
Feb. 27, 2026SB 239: Various education matters
Conference Committee Report		Not votingYeaYea31–16
Feb. 27, 2026SB 204: Various education matters
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea35–15
Feb. 27, 2026SB 179: Indiana department of transportation
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea45–5
Feb. 27, 2026HB 1343: Public safety matters
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea37–11
Feb. 27, 2026HB 1038: Gaming matters
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea34–16
Feb. 27, 2026SB 199: Various education matters
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea34–14
Feb. 27, 2026SB 176: Shooting ranges
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea42–8
Feb. 26, 2026SB 285: Housing matters
Concurrence		NayYeaYea28–22
Feb. 26, 2026SB 282: Compounding drugs; registration of medical spas
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea43–6
Feb. 26, 2026SB 270: Township mergers
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea34–15
Feb. 25, 2026SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management
Concurrence		NayYeaYea26–21
Feb. 25, 2026SB 200: Public school matters
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea35–13
Feb. 25, 2026SB 88: Education matters
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea34–14
Feb. 25, 2026SB 78: Wireless communication device policy
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea36–12
Feb. 25, 2026SB 91: Syringe exchange program
Concurrence		NayYeaYea38–10
Feb. 25, 2026SB 76: Immigration matters
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea37–11
Feb. 25, 2026SB 2: Bail procedures
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea38–8
Feb. 25, 2026SB 1: Human services matters
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea39–9
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1165: Various animal related matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea42–6
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea38–10
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1423: Indianapolis public education corporation
Third Reading		NayYeaYea27–21
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1377: Straight ticket voting
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea39–9
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1368: Carbon
Third Reading		NayYeaYea29–19
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1343: Public safety matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea38–10
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1342: County commissioner districts
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea39–8
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1302: Various labor and safety matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea40–7
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1274: Insurance mandated gun free zone notices
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea39–9
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1210: Department of local government finance
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea38–10
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1193: Civil rights commission
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea40–8
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1145: Thirteenth check
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea39–9
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1122: License plates for former state legislators
Third Reading		NayNayNay17–31
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1115: Homeowners association governance
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea40–8
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1038: Gaming matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–22
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1033: Various judicial matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea39–9
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1004: Various education matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea28–20
Feb. 24, 2026HB 1001: Housing matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea35–13
Feb. 19, 2026HB 1176: Education matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea31–15
Feb. 19, 2026HB 1155: Traffic enforcement
Third Reading		NayYeaYea31–15
Feb. 19, 2026HB 1062: Wake boarding and wake surfing
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea34–11
Feb. 19, 2026HB 1042: Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea35–10
Feb. 17, 2026HB 1052: Various administrative law matters
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea37–8
Feb. 12, 2026HB 1150: Local regulation
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea37–10

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
iga.in.gov
Email
s17@iga.in.gov
Capitol office
200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-9400

Committees

  • Commerce and Technology
  • Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Interim Study
  • Environmental Affairs
  • Environmental Affairs Interim Study
  • Pensions and Labor
  • Utilities

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Indiana General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Indiana General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 21, 2025 to Feb. 27, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections