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2026 Indiana U.S. House — District 5 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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2026 GENERAL ELECTION - 11/3/2026
AS OF 8/12/2026
OFFICE: US REPRESENTATIVE
CANDIDATE NAME: J.D. Ford
PARTY AFFILIATION: Democratic
DISTRICT: United States Representative, Fifth District
DATE FILED: 2026-01-14
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FEC committee ID: C00934505
FEC committee name: NEIGHBORS TO ELECT J.D. FORD
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Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.electjdford.com/
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J.D. Ford entered the Indiana Statehouse in 2018 as a public servant who understood what everyday Hoosiers face. As a legislator who isn't independently wealthy, J.D. knows firsthand what Hoosiers deal with every day: rising healthcare costs, higher grocery bills, and policies too often written for the wealthy instead of working families.
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J.D. Ford entered the Indiana Statehouse in 2018 as a public servant who understood what everyday Hoosiers face. As a legislator who isn't independently wealthy, J.D. knows firsthand what Hoosiers deal with every day: rising healthcare costs, higher grocery bills, and policies too often written for the wealthy instead of working families.
J.D. grew up in a working-class family, his father a union truck driver, his mother an assisted living administrator. From his grandparents, who served their community as local officials, he learned early that public service is about people, not power. Those values guide him through his nonprofit career and his work in the Senate.
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J.D. grew up in a working-class family, his father a union truck driver, his mother an assisted living administrator. From his grandparents, who served their community as local officials, he learned early that public service is about people, not power. Those values guide him through his nonprofit career and his work in the Senate.
J.D. is a legislator for the people. Since entering the Indiana Senate in 2019, he is one of the most influential Democratic Senators working to pass bills in each session.
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J.D. is a legislator for the people. Since entering the Indiana Senate in 2019, he is one of the most influential Democratic Senators working to pass bills in each session.
Today, J.D. is known as one of the Senate’s most trusted problem-solvers. He has served as:
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Today, J.D. is known as one of the Senate’s most trusted problem-solvers. He has served as:
Hoosiers are working hard, doing everything right and yet still falling behind. I am running for Congress because it should not be this way. I grew up in a union family in the Midwest. My dad was a truck driver and my mom was a school secretary. They worked hard and were able to provide for our family. Sadly, that promise of the middle class is no longer guaranteed.
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Hoosiers are working hard, doing everything right and yet still falling behind. I am running for Congress because it should not be this way. I grew up in a union family in the Midwest. My dad was a truck driver and my mom was a school secretary. They worked hard and were able to provide for our family. Sadly, that promise of the middle class is no longer guaranteed.
I am angry that politicians have stopped listening to what's important to Hoosiers and no longer work for their constituents. I’m a firm believer that you either participate in government or government participates for you. I'm running to help Hoosiers, to be someone who hears what's on your mind and brings solutions to Washington D.C. Victoria Spartz spent six years in Congress doing the bidding for big corporations and doing nothing as your costs increase. I will put Hoosiers, not billionaire corporations, first. We can’t afford politics as usual.
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I am angry that politicians have stopped listening to what's important to Hoosiers and no longer work for their constituents. I’m a firm believer that you either participate in government or government participates for you. I'm running to help Hoosiers, to be someone who hears what's on your mind and brings solutions to Washington D.C. Victoria Spartz spent six years in Congress doing the bidding for big corporations and doing nothing as your costs increase. I will put Hoosiers, not billionaire corporations, first. We can’t afford politics as usual.
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Today, too many Hoosiers who work hard like my parents did are struggling to make ends meet. Big corporations and politicians like Victoria Spartz keep rigging the rules against folks like us. That ends now. I'll fight to control skyrocketing costs and put Hoosier families before corporate profits.
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Today, too many Hoosiers who work hard like my parents did are struggling to make ends meet. Big corporations and politicians like Victoria Spartz keep rigging the rules against folks like us. That ends now. I'll fight to control skyrocketing costs and put Hoosier families before corporate profits.
I’ve been one of the most accessible members of Indiana’s General Assembly and that will continue in Washington. I’ll hold regular town halls, meet with constituents, and keep your concerns at the top of my priorities list. When I’m in Congress, I’ll work for you.
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I’ve been one of the most accessible members of Indiana’s General Assembly and that will continue in Washington. I’ll hold regular town halls, meet with constituents, and keep your concerns at the top of my priorities list. When I’m in Congress, I’ll work for you.
I’m running for Congress because every family deserves to feel safe in their home, their neighborhood, and their community. 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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I’m running for Congress because every family deserves to feel safe in their home, their neighborhood, and their community. 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.
Protect equal rights by passing the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and other public spaces.
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Protect equal rights by passing the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and other public spaces.
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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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.
Lower health care costs to make sure every family, no matter where they live, can access affordable, quality care. As your State Senator I championed capping the price of insulin and epi pens and reducing prescription costs.
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Lower health care costs to make sure every family, no matter where they live, can access affordable, quality care. As your State Senator I championed capping the price of insulin and epi pens and reducing prescription costs.
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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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.
Protect schools and neighborhoods by enacting common-sense gun safety measures, like universal background checks and red flag laws.
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Protect schools and neighborhoods by enacting common-sense gun safety measures, like universal background checks and red flag laws.
Protect reproductive freedom to ensure every woman is in charge of her own health care decisions.
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Protect reproductive freedom to ensure every woman is in charge of her own health care decisions.
Before I ran for office, I was a substitute teacher. I stood in classrooms and heard directly from teachers about the pressure they were under and how stressed our kids felt. 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.
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Before I ran for office, I was a substitute teacher. I stood in classrooms and heard directly from teachers about the pressure they were under and how stressed our kids felt. 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.
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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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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Make housing more affordable for Hoosiers by banning international investors and big corporations from buying homes and driving up housing costs.
Support the development of mental health crisis response teams, allowing law enforcement to focus on serious crimes and violent offenders.
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Support the development of mental health crisis response teams, allowing law enforcement to focus on serious crimes and violent offenders.
Oppose taking money from public schools to fund unaccountable private schools.
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Oppose taking money from public schools to fund unaccountable private schools.
Ensure that seniors who have earned and paid for their Social Security benefits actually get them.
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Ensure that seniors who have earned and paid for their Social Security benefits actually get them.
Protect and defend our rights. Constitutional rights are not suggestions. 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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Protect and defend our rights. Constitutional rights are not suggestions. 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.
The cost of groceries, housing, energy, and healthcare have exploded, but our paychecks haven’t. Corporations are raising prices while political leaders focus on power instead of your bills. In Congress, I’ll fight to cap healthcare and prescription costs and push for corporate accountability to lower your monthly expenses.
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The cost of groceries, housing, energy, and healthcare have exploded, but our paychecks haven’t. Corporations are raising prices while political leaders focus on power instead of your bills. In Congress, I’ll fight to cap healthcare and prescription costs and push for corporate accountability to lower your monthly expenses.
Keep our schools safe by supporting common-sense measures that protect our kids and educators.
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Keep our schools safe by supporting common-sense measures that protect our kids and educators.
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. I'll fight back.
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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. I'll fight back.
Fight to restore and protect Medicaid funding.
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Fight to restore and protect Medicaid funding.
Oppose reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care.
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Oppose reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care.
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Candidate ID: H6IN05307
Name: FORD, JAMES (J.D.) DAVID
Office: House
State: IN
District: 05
Coverage start: 2026-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $582086.67
Total disbursements: $267434.44
Cash on hand: $314652.23
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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