Voters in Indiana House District 25 will choose between two candidates this November to represent them in the Indiana House of Representatives. The district includes Zionsville, Whitestown, and parts of Boone and Hendricks County.
This year's election for District 25 is a rematch of 2024. Challenger Tiffany Stoner will go up against incumbent Becky Cash for the second time. Cash won the district by only 64 votes in the last election.
Both candidates list education as their top priorities, and say schools need more funding. Cash says she believes in school choice and supports the Parents Bill of Rights, while Stoner wants to end taxpayer subsidies for private and charter schools and put student success first.
This year's election in Indiana comes after a mid-decade redistricting fight in the Indiana Statehouse. Trump called on Indiana to redistrict in late 2025. The measure ultimately failed. Cash was one of the few Republican lawmakers to ignore calls from her party and voted against redistricting.
There are 100 members of the Indiana House of Representatives. Their job is to work alongside the governor and the Indiana State Senate to create laws and set the state budget. Their seats go up for election every two years, and in Indiana there is no limit on the number of terms a representative can serve.
WFYI opened an ongoing voter survey in May, and the most common voting issues were data center policy, affordability, and feeling disempowered.
WFYI contacted each campaign and sent a survey based on voter questions — it asked candidates for their top priorities and their positions on civic health, data centers and national politics. For candidates who did not respond, information was gathered from websites and social media for a "Top priorities" note. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.
Becky Cash
Personal information provided by candidate.
Incumbent
Party: Republican
Website: beckycashforindiana.com
Age: Not verified
Occupation: Indiana State Representative, District 25
Residence: Not verified
Top donors (via Transparency USA):
- House Republican Campaign Committee
- Oorah PAC
- Hoosiers for Quality Education Political Action Committee
- LAW PAC OF INDIANA
- Free Market Fund
Cash accepted WFYI's invitation to take a survey. WFYI fact checked statements about publicly available data.
If elected, what are your top policy priorities?
My top priorities are protecting the children and families of Indiana through safe communities, educational options, low property taxes, cleaning up our water and ensuring that families and individuals have the freedom to make the decisions that are best for themselves. If re-elected, I will continue the work that I have done in protecting victims of sexual assault, ensuring educational options for all of our children, voting to lower taxes , continuing to look at ways to lower everyday costs and protecting vulnerable populations such as those with special needs, medical needs and our elderly.
Many voters told us they don't think today's politicians listen to their constituents. Why do you think that is, and how would you address the concern?
As a legislator, I am known for being responsive to my constituents, working with them to help navigate state agencies, meeting with my constituents and even answering questions on social media. I work to be accessible, to put forward meaningful legislation and to make votes based on what my constituents are asking for. My constituents want affordable communities, great schools, access to clean water, protection for our special needs populations, our farmland protected from big industry, safe communities and lower taxes while still maintaining essential services. This is what I work towards and will continue to work towards at the Indiana State House.
What is your position on data center development in Indiana?
I believe that individual communities should have the right to decide whether or not they want data centers in their area. Overwhelmingly the people of District 25 have told me that they do not want data centers in their backyards. More so, they want our farmland protected and they do not want data centers built where families live. I support eliminating NDAs, full-transparency and public buy-in; as well as, revisiting tax structures around data centers. IF a community does decide that they want a data center, it should only be built after it is determined that there is enough water in the area and costs for electricity must not be passed to the community.
What role would your national political party's platform have as you serve your District 25 constituents?
I strongly believe in the 10th amendment which says that any power not specifically given to the federal government belongs to the states. I ran for office to protect the people of House District 25 and the people of Indiana. I legislate as a common sense conservative guided by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Indiana (which I encourage ALL Hoosiers to read).
Tiffany Stoner
Personal information provided by candidate.
Party: Democrat
Website: tiffanystoner.com
Age: 55
Occupation: Co-Owner, Nathaniel Edmunds Photography
Residence: Zionsville
Top donors (via Transparency USA):
- Better Indiana
- Boone County Democratic Centrai Com
- Julia Birge
- Marianne Glick
- Mark & Suzy Nagy
Stoner accepted WFYI's invitation to take a survey. WFYI fact checked statements about publicly available data.
If elected, what are your top policy priorities?
Public schools are the backbone of our communities. Families choose to live in House District 25 in large part because of the quality of our schools, and I'll work to ensure we prioritize and fully fund public education.
The legislature also has a responsibility to address the rising cost of living for Hoosiers. The cost of gas, utilities, and childcare is making it increasingly difficult for families to make ends meet. I'll work to make Indiana more affordable for working families.
Finally, I'll prioritize restoring local control to local communities. Two decades of one-party control have taken too many decisions away from local governments—decisions that are often best made close to home, where the partisan temperature is lower and people can work together to find practical solutions.*
*Editor's note: Republicans have dominated politics for most of the last 20 years in Indiana, having held majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office since 2011, but there are exceptions within the given timeframe. Democrats held a majority in the Indiana House from from 2007 - 2010.
Many voters told us they don't think today's politicians listen to their constituents. Why do you think that is, and how would you address the concern?
I hear this concern often when I'm knocking on doors across the district. Too many politicians have become more focused on serving their party than listening to the people they represent. When elected officials feel secure in their seats, they can lose the incentive to listen to constituents whose views may not align with their own.
House District 25 was the closest legislative race in Indiana and one of the closest in the country in 2024. Yet instead of focusing on the issues that matter most to Hoosiers, the supermajority pursued partisan redistricting at the direction of President Trump and national Republicans. That is exactly the kind of politics that leaves people feeling unheard.
My constituents will be able to count on me to be accessible and accountable—both during the legislative session and when I'm home in the district. I've been hosting library chats where residents can talk with me about the issues that matter to them, and I'll continue those conversations. Just as importantly, I make a point of seeking out perspectives from people across the political spectrum. Listening isn't about agreeing with everyone; it's about making sure every constituent has a voice and using what I hear to make better decisions.
What is your position on data center development in Indiana?
Data centers can bring economic investment and jobs to Indiana, but they should not be developed at the expense of the communities that host them. Hoosiers deserve transparency about major developments in their communities, which means no secret deals, non-disclosure agreements, or code names that keep the public in the dark.
If a data center is going to be built, the community should have a meaningful voice in whether and how it is developed. Projects should be located where the necessary water and electrical infrastructure already exists—or where the developer, rather than local taxpayers, is prepared to pay for the additional infrastructure they require.
And when these projects create construction jobs, we should make sure those opportunities benefit Hoosier workers. I support using local, union construction workers whenever possible.
Indiana should welcome responsible economic development, but growth should work for the communities where it happens—not simply be imposed on them.
What role would your national political party's platform have as you serve your District 25 constituents?
My responsibility would be to the people of House District 25, not to a national political party. I'm a Democrat because I believe in strong public schools, local control, making everyday life more affordable for Hoosier families, and a government that works to make people's lives better.
Those values will guide how I serve, but I won't approach the job by asking what the national party wants me to do. I'll listen to my constituents, consider the facts, and work with anyone—Democrat, Republican, or Independent—when it will produce better results for Hoosiers.
Party affiliation may tell voters something about my values, but it will never replace my responsibility to represent the people who elected me.
