Chris Campbell is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 26 in Central Indiana, which includes portions of Tippecanoe County, primarily covering West Lafayette. Born on December 12, 1963, she is an audiologist who was first elected on November 6, 2018, and assumed office on November 7, 2018. A Hoosier born and raised in LaPorte, Indiana, she moved to West Lafayette in 1987 to attend Purdue University and has raised her family in the Lafayette area. Notable achievements include serving as *Ranking Democrat * on the House Insurance Committee and Government and Regulatory Reform Committee, and as a member of the budget-writing Ways and Means Committee. She is deeply involved in community service, having served on the West Lafayette Library Board, West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission, and Executive Board of the Indiana Speech and Hearing Association; she currently serves on boards for the Indiana Red Cross, Lafayette Transitional Housing, Adult Learners Inc., and Recovery Cafe, and is active in Greater Lafayette Junior Achievement, League of Women Voters, Lafayette Rotary Club, and Harrison Kiwanis.

Education and Political Experience

Campbell earned her master’s degree in Audiology from Purdue University in 1992. Her professional career began as an audiology fellow at the Indianapolis Hearing Center, followed by roles as an audiologist at Lifeline Rehabilitation Center, Saint Elizabeth Regional Health & Home Hospital, and Lafayette ENT. In politics, she was elected to the Indiana House in 2018, defeating her opponent and running unopposed in 2020; she faced a challenger in 2022 and continued serving through at least 2024. As a community advocate, she has worked as a neighborhood communication coordinator on projects like Happy Hollow School and Cumberland Road redesigns, Globalfest planning, and farmers’ market support. She champions public schools, living wages, women’s reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and affordable healthcare.