Indiana’s RINO Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that he will not seek another term as the chamber’s leader.
Bray, who has represented Martinsville in the Indiana Senate since 2012 and served as Senate leader since 2018, said he will step aside when Republicans elect a new leader in November.
He will remain in the Senate through the end of his current term in 2028.
His decision comes months after Bray joined 20 other Republican senators and 10 Democrats in voting down a Trump-backed mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal.
The plan would have redrawn Indiana’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections and was expected to give Republicans an advantage in all nine congressional districts.
The vote understandably sparked a fierce backlash from conservatives and President Trump.
More than $13 million was spent during the 2026 Republican primaries backing challengers to senators who voted against the redistricting proposal.
According to a statement from Bray’s office, the prospect of additional primary challenges against senators who supported his continued leadership played a major role in his decision to step aside.
“He has determined he will not put members in jeopardy from their own party simply because he is asking members to support his reelection as Pro Tem,” the statement said.
Bray said he would continue serving as Senate leader until a successor is chosen and will remain a member of the chamber.
In his statement, Bray pointed to his supposed accomplishments during his eight years as a leader.
“Serving as the President Pro Tem of the Senate for eight years has been among the most significant honors of my life, but it’s time for the Senate to choose another leader,” Bray said.
“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.”
Trump, meanwhile, celebrated his impending departure in a post on Truth Social.
“I am pleased to announce that the man who so foolishly led the Indiana State Senate, with almost every Candidate losing their Race, many of them in Office for years, will not be seeking Re-Election as Senate President because he wouldn’t have had a chance to be elected — Better yet would be if he would resign from Office, completely, but he will be met by us at the Indiana Polls.
“Rodric Bray should be ashamed of himself for costing our Country, mainly the Republican Party, two U.S. House Seats, and for costing all of his colleagues who went along with him, an Election loss! Isn’t it amazing how Politics works?”
🚨 BREAKING: Indiana Senate President RINO Rodric Bray — who led the charge against the state’s 2026 redistricting — SURRENDERS, will NOT seek reelection
FAFO, GOOD RIDDANCE! 👋🏻
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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 31, 2026
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