Sen. Deery Previews ‘25 Agenda

Over the last year, I have traveled to every corner of Senate District 23, attending county fairs and festivals, hosting open office hours, and speaking at legislative forums. I do this for many reasons, but perhaps the most important is that these events are a significant source of ideas for legislation.

This year, I intend to file nearly a dozen bills in the Senate, and I will sponsor others that originate in the House. All of them are intended to address issues I have learned about from my conversations with people in the district. 

In the coming weeks, I will describe these bills in detail in this newsletter and on my social media accounts. For example, I will share details about my plans to reform the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, making it more accountable and transparent without compromising its mission to advance the Hoosier economy. Additionally, I will author bills to protect our water and farmland and propose changes to the state’s carbon sequestration laws to introduce more local control and enhanced safety precautions compared to current regulations.

Other bills will focus on improving our schools by making it easier to recruit and retain teachers in hard-to-fill disciplines. I also plan to establish safeguards to ensure our young people are learning the universal principles of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, plus several other bills too.

Not all of these bills will pass, but all of them are designed to be realistic policies that can get across the finish line. With every bill topic, I consider what I believe is the best policy and what I believe can earn the support to become law. I strive to balance my desire for bold, aggressive reforms with the pursuit of incremental victories.

I am proud of this agenda. It’s bold. It’s realistic, and it aligns with the needs of our state and district. I look forward to sharing it with you in the coming weeks and working full time during the legislative session in January to turn these ideas into law.

If you haven’t done so already, I ask that you consider taking a few minutes to fill out my 2025 constituent survey.

State Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) represents Senate District 23, which includes Fountain, Parke, Vermillion and Warren counties, and portions of Montgomery and Tippecanoe counties.