Citations, Legislation & Source Directory
We believe District 78 voters deserve radical transparency. Every statutory claim, legislative vote, economic calculation, and public record referenced on this campaign website is fully cited below with official links to the Indiana General Assembly and regulatory archives.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR) Financial Recovery Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our Utility Priorities and Household Utility Calculator regarding Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) tariffs that permit investor-owned monopoly utilities to bill residential ratepayers for developmental capital costs before electric generation comes online.
Electric Generation Task Force & Coal Unit Retirement Notification Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our analysis of utility ratepayer lock-in. Imposed mandatory IURC review and certification hurdles before investor-owned utilities can retire legacy coal generation plants.
Regional Utility Rate Increase Trajectory Data (+24% Average)
Site Claim Reference: Primary data source for the Household Utility Calculator. Aggregates multi-year residential base rate increase petitions filed by regional monopoly electric and gas providers across southern Indiana dockets.
Lobbyist Registration, Gift Disclosures & Reporting Thresholds
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding statutory disclosure requirements for legislative hospitality, entertainment, and lobbyist activity reporting.
District 78 PAC Donor Contribution Disclosures
Site Claim Reference: Primary verification source for all campaign donation figures cited in the Accountability Brief regarding utility PACs, energy conglomerates, and corporate lobbying committees.
Fire and Building Safety Commission Restructuring Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding real estate developer influence. Restructured the Indiana Fire and Building Safety Commission by altering professional membership requirements and replacing independent safety experts with apartment-industry representatives.
Choice Scholarship Program Expansion & Public School Distribution
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our Education Priorities regarding the diversion of general fund tuition support away from rural public school corporations toward universal private voucher eligibility.
Public Education Dissolution & Operational Asset Transfer Mandate
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in Accountability Files regarding legislation co-authored to mandate the operational dissolution and administrative liquidation of public school districts when student voucher or charter usage exceeds 50%.
State Minimum Wage Baseline & Local Government Wage Preemption
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our Working Family Economic Relief priority regarding Indiana's $7.25/hr wage floor and state statutory preemption preventing cities and counties from enacting local living wage standards.
State Biennial Budget & K-12 Public School Funding Formula Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our World-Class Schools priority and fiscal analysis regarding state general fund allocations, categorical grants for rural school districts, and the shifting ratio of tuition support toward private school vouchers.
Utility Receipts Tax Repeal & Road Funding Acts
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding the legislative repeal of the 1.46% Utility Receipts Tax (URT), promoted as consumer relief ahead of $80M CenterPoint base rate increases, as well as state infrastructure fuel excise tax measures.
Local Energy Preemption & Utility Source Choice Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding utility monopoly lobbying that preempted local municipalities from establishing clean energy transition standards.
Utility Energy Infrastructure & Public Tariff Tariffs Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding utility rate base expansion tariffs for public infrastructure projects.
Carbon Sequestration Pilot Projects & Utility Underground Storage Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in the Accountability Files regarding utility carbon capture projects, pore space property rights, and shifting long-term storage liability to Indiana taxpayers.
State Isolated Wetlands Deregulation & Watershed Management Act
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our Environmental & Watershed Accountability investigations regarding developer lobbying to repeal state Class I and Class II isolated wetlands protections across Southwest Indiana floodplains.
Property Tax Assessment Relief, Homestead Deductions & Circuit Breakers
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our Working Family Economic Relief agenda addressing runaway residential property tax re-assessments affecting middle-class families and fixed-income seniors across District 78.
Indiana Access to Public Records Act & Government Transparency
Site Claim Reference: Primary statutory framework underlying our Open Government and Accountability Files, asserting the public right to inspect legislative schedules, lobbyist meetings, and state agency expenditures.
Local Public School Corporation Governance & Educator Autonomy
Site Claim Reference: Referenced in our World-Class Schools priority defending local school board decision-making and protecting teachers from unfunded administrative state mandates.