Overview
- Bray announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection as Indiana Senate president pro tempore when Republicans choose leaders in November.
- He will keep his Senate seat representing District 37 through his term, which runs to 2028, and has held the pro tem post since 2018.
- Bray led opposition to a Trump-backed mid-decade congressional redistricting plan that the Senate rejected in December 2025 because he said it lacked enough support.
- President Trump immediately celebrated and attacked Bray on Truth Social after the announcement, and Trump-backed groups recruited challengers who defeated several GOP incumbents in recent primaries.
- Bray’s withdrawal shifts when the chamber will choose a new leader and highlights how presidential pressure and outside funding are reshaping state legislative politics, including committee appointments and bill control.