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J.d. Ford


Running for U.S. House 2026, Challenger

District 5 Indiana

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  • Former Senator & Ambassador Joe Donnelly
  • Former Indiana State Representative Melanie Wright
  • Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Martin O'Malley
  • Carmel City Councilor Dr. Anita Joshi
  • Columnist Sheila Kennedy
  • Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder
  • Former Mayor of Kokomo Steve Daily

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Issue Position
Fight against big corporations getting tax breaks and handouts for projects that communities do not want.

In the Statehouse, I supported eliminating a 50 year tax abatement for billionaire corporations.
Protect and defend our rights.

Constitutional rights are not suggestions.
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Education Before I ran for office, I was a substitute teacher.

This is personal to me — and politicians in Washington are making it worse, defunding our public schools and pushing schemes that benefit a few at the expense of everyone else.

I'll fight to make sure every child in Indiana gets the education they deserve.

Fully fund public schools and fight back against reckless budget cuts that strip resources from students and teachers.

Oppose taking money from public schools to fund unaccountable private schools.

Keep our schools safe by supporting common-sense measures that protect our kids and educators.
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Control utility costs by standing up to Republican politicians who rubber stamp utility rate increases.
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Protect our right to free speech, our right to assemble, and the right to a free press to ensure no matter what you believe, you are free and safe to say it.
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Protecting Our Rights Protect equal rights by passing the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and other public spaces.
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Gun Safety: Implement universal background checks and protect Red Flag (Jake Laird) laws to keep our neighborhoods and schools safe.

Protect schools and neighborhoods by enacting common-sense gun safety measures, like universal background checks and red flag laws.
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Learn about his plans to lower healthcare costs, support working families, bring a strong Democratic check in Congress, and make life more affordable for Hoosiers.

In Congress, I’ll fight to cap healthcare and prescription costs and push for corporate accountability to lower your monthly expenses.

I'll fight to lower healthcare costs, empower all Hoosiers, and make life more affordable for the families who keep Indiana moving.

Lower health care costs to make sure every family, no matter where they live, can access affordable, quality care.

Healthcare I believe health care should be accessible and affordable to everyone, no matter where they live or how much they make.

Victoria Spartz keeps siding with corporate interests over Hoosier families — backing cuts to Medicaid that have closed rural hospitals and ended health coverage for 230,000 Hoosiers.

Fight to restore and protect Medicaid funding.

Oppose reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care.

Support the development of  mental health crisis response teams, allowing law enforcement to focus on serious crimes and violent offenders.
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Make housing more affordable for Hoosiers by banning international investors and big corporations from buying homes and driving up housing costs.
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Reform the system to hold ICE accountable — mandating body cameras, ending masked raids, increasing training standards, and taking on politicians who suspend our constitutional rights and endanger our communities.
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As the first openly LGBTQ+ legislator in our state’s history, I know what it means to feel left out and I’m committed to building a state and a nation with liberty and justice for ALL.

Rights for All Americans: Pass the Equality Act to ensure that no American faces discrimination in housing, employment, or public spaces.

Stand by protections for marriage equality and ensure the government never interferes with the most personal decisions in our lives.
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Labor & Jobs: Fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize without interference.
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Marijuana Policy: Modernize our laws to reflect the 90% of Hoosiers who support some form of legalization.
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We need to ensure our local first responders have the tools and resources they need to keep us safe and respond appropriately to every situation they encounter.
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Protect reproductive freedom to ensure every woman is in charge of her own health care decisions.

Here’s how: Reproductive Freedom: Protect a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions by codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.
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Accountability Washington is making too many unchecked decisions that affect our lives without any real oversight.

We can’t afford to let this lawless behavior go on—we need a strong Democratic check in Congress to hold these leaders accountable.

I’ll fight to bring federal agencies out of the shadows and ensure no one is above the law.

When the Trump administration and federal agencies use executive orders to bypass Congress and the Constitution, they are eroding the checks and balances that protect every Hoosier.
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Ensure that seniors who have earned and paid for their Social Security benefits actually get them.
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While in the State Senate I voted to end the 7% sales tax on utility bills to help lower Hoosiers’ costs.
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Take on Trump's chaotic tariffs that have left our farmers with silos full of harvests they can't sell and priced our small businesses out of the economy.
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Veteran Services: Simplify the VA claims process and expand access to mental healthcare for those who served.
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