Vaneta Becker

Vaneta Becker (October 9, 1949) is an American politician who serves as a Republican Senator in the Indiana Senate representing Senate District 50, which contains portions of eastern Vanderburgh County and Warrick County in the southwestern part of the state. She sits on the Health and Provider Services Committee and chairs its Public Health Subcommittee She is the ranking member of the standing committee on Commerce, Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation. She sits on numerous Interim Study Committees: the Evansville State Hospital Advisory Committee, Indiana Commission on Excellence in Health Care, Health and Child Care Issues Evaluation Committee, Health Finance Commission, Indiana Commission for Women, and the Prescription Drug Advisory Committee.

In an otherwise procedural Organization Day resolution, Becker voted in favour of reconvening the Indiana Senate's 2026 session in January 2026. However, as part of broader national mid-decade redistricting efforts, the General Assembly had planned to meet in December 2025 to allow for the redrawing of Indiana's congressional district boundaries, leading The Indianapolis Star to describe the resolution as a "proxy vote for redistricting". Becker said to CNN that she would not change her vote, stating that the majority of calls her office received had opposed redistricting, and that legislators should not "kowtow" to threats of primary challenges.

Proposed national anthem legislation In December 2011, Becker made headlines when she proposed legislation that set standards for the performance of the national anthem, including a fine of $25 to be levied against any individual that makes deliberate changes to the song.