List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives

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Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
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Incumbent
Todd Huston
since March 9, 2020
Style The Honorable
AppointerElected by the Indiana House of Representatives
Inaugural holder Isaac Newton Blackford

The speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives is the highest official in the Indiana House of Representatives, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most Anglophone countries and provinces, the speaker presides over the lower house of the legislature.

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The current speaker is Todd Huston. [1]

List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives

Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives [2]
Assy.Name Party DistrictTerm of service
1st Isaac Newton Blackford  Unaffiliated Knox November 4, 1816 – December 1, 1817
2nd Amos Lane  Unaffiliated Dearborn December 1, 1817 – December 7, 1818
3rd Williamson Dunn  Unaffiliated Jefferson, Jennings,
& Ripley 		December 7, 1818 – November 19, 1821
4th
5th
6thSamuel Milroy Unaffiliated Washington & Scott November 19, 1821 – December 2, 1822
7th General Washington Johnston  Unaffiliated Knox December 2, 1822 – December 1, 1823
8th David Hervey Maxwell  Unaffiliated Monroe December 1, 1823 – January 10, 1824
9th Stephen Stevens  Unaffiliated Switzerland January 10, 1825 – December 5, 1825
10th Robert Morgan Evans  Unaffiliated Gibson December 5, 1825 – December 4, 1826
11th Harbin H. Moore  Unaffiliated Harrison December 4, 1826 – December 1, 1828
12th
13thIsaac Howk Unaffiliated Clark December 1, 1828 – December 7, 1829
14thRoss Smiley Unaffiliated Union December 7, 1829 – December 6, 1830
15thIsaac Howk Unaffiliated Clark December 6, 1830 – December 5, 1831
16th Harbin H. Moore  Unaffiliated Floyd December 5, 1831 – December 3, 1832
17th John Wesley Davis  Unaffiliated Sullivan December 3, 1832 – December 2, 1833
18thNathan B. Palmer Unaffiliated Jefferson December 2, 1833 – December 1, 1834
19thJames Gregory  Whig Warren December 1, 1834 – December 7, 1835
20th Caleb Blood Smith   Whig Fayette December 7, 1835 – December 4, 1837
21st
22ndThomas Jefferson Evans  Whig Fountain December 4, 1837 – December 2, 1839
23rd
24thJames G. Read  Democratic Clark December 2, 1839 – December 7, 1840
25th Samuel Judah   Whig Knox December 7, 1840 – December 6, 1841
26th John Wesley Davis   Democratic Sullivan December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842
27th Thomas Jefferson Henley   Democratic Clark December 5, 1842 – December 4, 1843
28thAndrew L. Robinson  Democratic Carroll December 4, 1843 – December 2, 1844
29th Alexander Campbell Stevenson   Whig Putnam December 2, 1844 – December 1, 1845
30thJohn S. Simonson  Democratic Clark December 1, 1845 – December 7, 1846
31stRobert N. Carnan  Whig Knox December 7, 1846 – December 6, 1847
32ndWilliam A. Porter  Whig Harrison December 6, 1847 – December 4, 1848
33rdGeorge W. Carr  Democratic Lawrence December 4, 1848 – December 30, 1850
34th
35th Ebenezer Dumont   Democratic Dearborn December 30, 1850 – December 1, 1851
36th John Wesley Davis   Democratic Sullivan December 1, 1851 – April 6, 1852
Vacant (April 6–8, 1852)
William Hayden English   Democratic Scott April 8, 1852 – November 3, 1852
37thOliver Brooks Torbet  Democratic Dearborn November 3, 1852 – November 8, 1854
38th David Kilgore   Indiana People's Delaware November 8, 1854 – November 5, 1856
39th Ballard Smith   Democratic Perry November 5, 1856 – November 3, 1858
40thJonathan W. Gordon  Republican Marion November 3, 1858 – November 7, 1860
41stCyrus M. Allen  Republican Knox November 7, 1860 – November 5, 1862
42nd Samuel Hamilton Buskirk   Democratic Monroe November 5, 1862 – November 9, 1864
43rd John Pettit   Republican Wabash November 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866
44thDavid C. Branham  Republican Jefferson November 7, 1866 – November 4, 1868
45thAmbrose P. Stanton  Republican Marion November 4, 1868 – April 8, 1869
George A. Buskirk  Republican Monroe April 8, 1869 – November 9, 1870
46thWilliam G. Mack  Democratic Vigo November 9, 1870 – November 6, 1872
47thWilliam K. Edwards  Republican Vigo November 6, 1872 – November 4, 1874
48th David Turpie   Democratic Marion November 4, 1874 – November 8, 1876
49thJohn Overmyer  Republican Jennings November 8, 1876 – November 6, 1878
50thHenry Sullivan Cauthorn  Democratic Knox November 6, 1878 – November 3, 1880
51stWilliam Marion Ridpath  Republican Clay, Hendricks,
& Putnam 		November 3, 1880 – November 8, 1882
52nd William D. Bynum   Democratic Marion November 8, 1882 – November 5, 1884
53rdCharles L. Jewett  Democratic Clark, Floyd,
& Scott 		November 5, 1884 – November 3, 1886
54thWarren G. Sayre  Republican Wabash November 3, 1886 – November 7, 1888
55thMason J. Niblack  Democratic Knox November 7, 1888 – November 9, 1892
56th
57thJames B. Curtis  Democratic Marion & Shelby November 9, 1892 – November 7, 1894
58thJustus C. Adams  Republican Marion November 7, 1894 – November 9, 1896
59thHenry C. Petitt  Republican Wabash November 9, 1896 – November 9, 1898
60thFrank L. Littleton  Republican Marion November 9, 1898 – 7, 1900
61stSamuel R. Artman  Republican Boone, Hamilton,
Madison & Montgomery 		November 7, 1900 – November 5, 1902
62nd Henry Wright Marshall, Sr.   Republican Tippecanoe & Warren November 5, 1902 – November 9, 1904
63rdSidney W. Cantwell  Republican Blackford, Jay,
& Randolph 		November 9, 1904 – November 7, 1906
64th Emmett Forrest Branch   Republican Morgan November 7, 1906 – November 4, 1908
65th Thomas Michael Honan   Democratic Jackson November 4, 1908 – November 9, 1910
66thAlbert Julius Veneman  Democratic Gibson, Knox,
& Vanderburgh 		November 9, 1910 – November 6, 1912
67thHomer Livingston Cook  Democratic Marion November 6, 1912 – November 4, 1914
68thCharles Haddon Bedwell  Democratic Sullivan November 4, 1914 – November 8, 1916
69thJesse E. Eschbach  Republican Kosciusko November 8, 1916 – November 3, 1920
70th
71stJohn F. McClure  Republican Madison November 3, 1920 – December 14, 1921 [lower-alpha 1]
Claude A. Smith  Republican Gibson December 14, 1921 – November 8, 1922
72ndRaymond C. Morgan  Republican Henry November 8, 1922 – November 4, 1924
73rd Harry G. Leslie   Republican Tippecanoe & Warren November 5, 1924 – November 7, 1928
74th
75thJames Merrill Knapp  Republican Wayne November 7, 1928 – November 5, 1930
76thWalter D. Myers  Democratic Marion November 5, 1930 – November 9, 1932
77thHenry C. Crawford  Democratic Union & Wayne November 9, 1932 – November 7, 1934
78thEdward H. Stein  Democratic Greene November 7, 1934 – November 9, 1938
79th
80thJames M. Knapp  Republican Wayne November 9, 1938 – November 4, 1942
81st
82ndWilliam H. Creighton  Republican Kosciusko November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1948
83rd
84th
85thRobert H. Heller  Democratic Adams & Wells November 3, 1948 – November 8, 1950
86thWinfred O. Hughes  Republican Allen November 8, 1950 – November 5, 1952
87thJames D. Allen  Republican Orange & Washington November 5, 1952 – November 3, 1954
88thGeorge S. Diener  Republican Marion November 3, 1954 – November 5, 1958
89th
90th Birch Bayh   Democratic Vigo November 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960
91stRichard W. Guthrie  Republican Marion November 9, 1960 – November 4, 1964
92nd
93rdRichard C. Bodine  Democratic St. Joseph November 4, 1964 – November 9, 1966
94th Otis Bowen   Republican 8th DistrictNovember 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972
95th
96th
97thKermit O. Burrous  Republican 22nd DistrictNovember 8, 1972 – November 6, 1974
98thPhillip E. Bainbridge  Democratic 2nd DistrictNovember 6, 1974 – November 3, 1976
99thKermit O. Burrous  Republican 22nd DistrictNovember 3, 1976 – November 5, 1980
100th
101stJ. Roberts Dailey  Republican 37th DistrictNovember 5, 1980 – November 3, 1982
102nd35th DistrictNovember 3, 1982 – November 5, 1986
103rd
104th Paul S. Mannweiler   Republican 49th DistrictNovember 5, 1986 – November 9, 1988
105th Paul S. Mannweiler   Republican 49th DistrictNovember 9, 1988 – November 7, 1990 [lower-alpha 2]
Michael K. Phillips  Democratic 74th District
106thMichael K. Phillips  Democratic 74th DistrictNovember 7, 1990 – November 9, 1994
107th
108th Paul S. Mannweiler   Republican 87th DistrictNovember 9, 1994 – November 6, 1996
109th John R. Gregg   Democratic 45th DistrictNovember 6, 1996 – November 6, 2002
110th
111th
112th Pat Bauer   Democratic 6th DistrictNovember 6, 2002 – November 3, 2004
113th Brian Bosma   Republican 88th DistrictNovember 3, 2004 – November 8, 2006
114th Pat Bauer   Democratic 6th DistrictNovember 8, 2006 – November 3, 2010
115th
116th Brian Bosma   Republican 88th DistrictNovember 3, 2010 – March 9, 2020 [lower-alpha 3]
117th
118th
119th
120th
Todd Huston   Republican 37th DistrictMarch 9, 2020 – incumbent [lower-alpha 3]

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References

  1. ↑ Died in office.
  2. ↑ The House of Representatives evenly divided with 50 Democratic and 50 Republican members, Mannweiler and Phillips served jointly as speaker for the duration of the 105th term.
  3. 1 2 Bosma resigned the speakership partway through the 120th Assembly in order to oversee a smooth transition of power to his successor, Huston.
  1. ↑ "Fishers Rep. Todd Huston to serve as House speaker after Brian Bosma retires". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Speakers of the Indiana House". Capitol&Washington. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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