Indiana GOP Senate Pro Tem Who Defied Trump Steps Down

“Our caucus has led the way in numerous policy areas, passing laws that resulted in more than 20 tax cuts, initiatives to lower the cost of health care, laws that resulted in a sharp increase in literacy rates in our schools, and measures that ushered in record capital investment through 2024,” he added in a statement posted by Fox59/CBS4Indy correspondent Hannah Adamson on the X platform.

“That’s a track record I will always stand behind, and I’m incredibly proud to have accomplished this work as the Pro Tem alongside my distinguished colleagues,” Bray concluded.

After Republican lawmakers in Indiana sided with Democrats to defeat a proposed congressional redistricting plan in December, Trump signaled he would support a primary challenge against a leading GOP state senator.

The state Senate’s vote of 31-19 defeated the congressional redistricting plan that Trump has been urging Republicans to back in an effort to preserve their majority in the U.S. House for the 2026 midterm elections.

A total of 21 Republicans teamed up with 10 Democrats to vote against the proposed district lines that might have allowed Republicans to gain two additional seats.

Trump singled out Bray at the time.

“I heard he was against it,” Trump said. “He’ll probably lose his next primary, whenever that is. I hope he does, because he’s done a tremendous disservice.”