Brian C. Bosma

Notable Facts

  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 114th General Assembly (2004-2006)
  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 117th General Assembly (2010-2012)
  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 118th General Assembly (2012-2014)
  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 119th General Assembly (2014-2016)
  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 120th General Assembly (2016-2018)
  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 121st General Assembly (2018-2020)

Offices

Indiana House
District 50
In office
May 10, 1986 to Nov 4, 1992

Party: Republican
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Redistricting
District 88
In office
Nov 4, 1992 to Jul 31, 2020

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
34 years, 2 months, 30 days
Brian C. Bosma spent 34 years, 2 months, 30 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

2008–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2008
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 6,755 votes
Out of 6,755 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,755 (100.00%)
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2008–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2008
66.24%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 22,602 votes
33.76%
Terry Gingles, Sr., Democratic, 11,517 votes
Out of 34,119 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,085 (32.48%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 4, 2010
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 6,799 votes
Out of 6,799 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,799 (100.00%)
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2010–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 2010
65.53%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 14,909 votes
34.47%
John Kunzer, Democratic, 7,842 votes
Out of 22,751 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,067 (31.06%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2012
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 9,612 votes
Out of 9,612 votes casts, the margin of victory was 9,612 (100.00%)
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2012–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2012
67.64%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 22,997 votes
32.36%
Brandon A. Perry, Democratic, 11,000 votes
Out of 33,997 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,997 (35.28%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 6, 2014
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 5,432 votes
Out of 5,432 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,432 (100.00%)
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2014–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 2014
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 11,791 votes
Out of 11,791 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,791 (100.00%)
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2016–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 3, 2016
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 13,700 votes
Out of 13,700 votes casts, the margin of victory was 13,700 (100.00%)
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2016–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 2016
65.23%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 24,463 votes
34.77%
Dana Black, Democratic, 13,039 votes
Out of 37,502 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,424 (30.46%)
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2018–Indiana House (District 88) WON
Republican Primary–Tuesday, May 8, 2018
100.00%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 6,370 votes
Out of 6,370 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,370 (100.00%)
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2018–Indiana House (District 88) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 2018
55.49%
Brian C. Bosma (i)*, Republican, 18,825 votes
44.51%
Poonam Gill, Democratic, 15,099 votes
Out of 33,924 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,726 (10.98%)
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In the 12 races for which we have results, Brian C. Bosma had a record of 12-0. That includes a record of 6-0 in 6 general elections, and 6-0 in 6 primary elections.