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Representative Karen Engleman, first elected to House District 70 in 2016, is retiring at the end of the 2026 legislative session

Served as chair of the Statutory Committee on Ethics and as a member of the Government & Regulatory Reform and Local Government committees

Authored House Bill 1191 in 2018, which changed reporting requirements for health practitioners treating suspected adult human trafficking victims to provide resources instead of mandatory law enforcement reporting

Named Public Servant of the Year by Governing Magazine in 2018 for sexual harassment prevention efforts, including authoring legislation requiring one hour of mandatory sexual harassment training for all Indiana General Assembly members

Prior to legislative service, served nearly 14 years as Harrison County Auditor and seven years as Crandall Town Clerk-Treasurer