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J. D. Ford

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, IN-05

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: Lost the general electionNov 3, 2026 · 127,835 votes (46.1%) · 2 of 2
The race: Everyone running for IN-05 · Compare Ford with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Affordability
Accountability
Accountabilty
Healthcare
Hoosier Voices
Read all 8 in their words
Money: $1.4M raised, $1.1M spent, $324.5K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 18% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 93% from Indiana · largest committee giver EQUALITY PAC, $5K
Outside groups: $105.9K supporting, $550.9K opposing Ford
Backed by: SMART-Transportation Division · United Steelworkers District 7 · Muncie Fire Fighters Local 1348 and 24 more. As the campaign lists them
Polling: 44.6% in the latest poll (Quantus Insights). The polls

Their wordsWhat does Ford say they will do?

8 priorities from electjdford.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

8 priorities · 15 quoted statements

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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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.
- Make housing more affordable for Hoosiers by banning international investors and big corporations from buying homes and driving up housing costs.
- Control utility costs by standing up to Republican politicians who rubber stamp utility rate increases. While in the State Senate I voted to end the 7% sales tax on utility bills to help lower Hoosiers’ costs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stand with organized labor to make sure workers are never left behind. My commitment to working families is why I’m the only candidate endorsed by labor.
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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.
- 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.
- Hold data centers accountable for paying for their own water and utility expenses.
- 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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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.
- Oppose reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care.
- Champion rural hospitals and keep their doors open.
- Protect reproductive freedom to ensure every woman is in charge of her own health care decisions.
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I’ve been one of the most accessible members of Indiana’s General Assembly and that will continue in Washington. With regular town halls and public contact information, I will keep your concerns at the top of my priorities list. As soon as I’m in Congress, I’ll take action on the issues I’ve already heard from Hoosiers.
Here’s how:
- Reproductive Freedom: Protect a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions by codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.
- Rights for All Americans: Pass the Equality Act to ensure that no American faces discrimination in housing, employment, or public spaces.
- Marijuana Policy: Modernize our laws to reflect the 90% of Hoosiers who support some form of legalization.
- Gun Safety: Implement universal background checks and protect Red Flag (Jake Laird) laws to keep our neighborhoods and schools safe.
- Veteran Services: Simplify the VA claims process and expand access to mental healthcare for those who served.
- Labor & Jobs: Fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize without interference.
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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.
- 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.
- Get politics out of our schools and our classrooms. I was proud to vote against the bill that created partisan school boards.
- Keep our schools safe by supporting common-sense measures that protect our kids and educators.
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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.
- 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.
- Support the development of mental health crisis response teams, allowing law enforcement to focus on serious crimes and violent offenders.
- Protect schools and neighborhoods by enacting common-sense gun safety measures, like universal background checks and red flag laws.
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- Protect equal rights by passing the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and other public spaces.
- Stand by protections for marriage equality and ensure the government never interferes with the most personal decisions in our lives.
- 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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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$1.4M

$1,410,737

Spent

$1.1M

$1,086,209

Cash on hand

$324.5K

$324,529

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00934505

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

77¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 5 reports ($1.1M of $1.4M). Cash on hand went from $142.7K on Mar 31, 2026 to $324.5K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$210,539	$67,796	$142,743
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Apr 15, 2026	$20,001	$90,294	$72,450
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$351,547	$109,344	$314,652
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$684,274	$505,257	$493,669
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$144,377	$313,517	$324,529

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $1,410,737 reported receipts

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,044,37174%

Largest donors

David Anderson2 contributions, latest May 7, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · ZIONSVILLE, IN$7,000
Gregory Hahn5 contributions, latest Jun 16, 2026 · ATTORNEY · BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS,LLP · INDIANAPOLIS, IN$7,000
Michael Harrington2 contributions, latest May 11, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CARMEL, IN$7,000
Stephanie Holz2 contributions, latest May 12, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · IU HEALTH PHYSICIANS · FISHERS, IN$7,000
Jeffrey Levy2 contributions, latest May 7, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CARMEL, IN$7,000
Michael S. Maurer2 contributions, latest Jun 22, 2026 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · INDIANAPOLIS, IN$7,000
Matt McNally5 contributions, latest May 31, 2026 · PILOT · UNITED AIR LINES · CARMEL, IN$7,000
Shelly Brown2 contributions, latest May 7, 2026 · ENGINEER · 3XLOGIC · WESTFIELD, IN$5,500

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Indiana home736 contributions · 93%		$390,758
Florida7 contributions · 2.2%		$9,250
Ohio9 contributions · 1.3%		$5,273
Colorado1 contribution · 0.8%		$3,500
Michigan2 contributions · 0.8%		$3,250
California3 contributions · 0.7%		$3,000
Maryland4 contributions · 0.5%		$2,000
Illinois2 contributions · 0.3%		$1,250

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Indiana home736 contributions · 93%

$390,758

Florida7 contributions · 2.2%

$9,250

Ohio9 contributions · 1.3%

$5,273

Colorado1 contribution · 0.8%

$3,500

Michigan2 contributions · 0.8%

$3,250

California3 contributions · 0.7%

$3,000

Maryland4 contributions · 0.5%

$2,000

Illinois2 contributions · 0.3%

$1,250

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 368 contributions · 47% of ranked		$196,962
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 38 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$17,500
IU Health Physicians2 contributions · 1.7% of ranked		$7,000
United AIR Lines5 contributions · 1.7% of ranked		$7,000
Indiana University8 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$6,128
Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP7 contributions · 1.4% of ranked		$6,000
Barnes & Thornburg LLP6 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$5,600
3xlogic2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$5,500

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 368 contributions · 47% of ranked

$196,962

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 38 contributions · 4.2% of ranked

$17,500

IU Health Physicians2 contributions · 1.7% of ranked

$7,000

United AIR Lines5 contributions · 1.7% of ranked

$7,000

Indiana University8 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$6,128

Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP7 contributions · 1.4% of ranked

$6,000

Barnes & Thornburg LLP6 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$5,600

3xlogic2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$5,500

Name		Amount
Sage Media Planning and Placement, Inc.3 payments · 21% of all spending		$224,717
Agency Strategies11 payments · 6.3% of all spending		$68,141
Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee3 payments · 4.2% of all spending		$45,500
Sogonex6 payments · 2.4% of all spending		$25,833
Battleaxe Digital2 payments · 2.3% of all spending		$24,979
ActBlue Technical Services33 payments · 1.9% of all spending		$20,233
BEE Compliance LLC5 payments · 1.8% of all spending		$19,532
Roll Call Strategies5 payments · 1.7% of all spending		$18,000

Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 306 contributions · 35% of ranked		$149,215
Attorney69 contributions · 10% of ranked		$42,950
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 64 contributions · 10% of ranked		$42,227
Physician30 contributions · 3.7% of ranked		$15,525
Consultant20 contributions · 2.9% of ranked		$12,350
Pilot7 contributions · 2.7% of ranked		$11,500
Lawyer13 contributions · 2% of ranked		$8,600
CEO6 contributions · 2% of ranked		$8,250

J. D. Ford

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Ford say they will do?

1Priority 1: Affordability 3 statements

2Priority 2: Accountability 1 statement

3Priority 3: Accountabilty 2 statements

4Priority 4: Healthcare 2 statements

5Priority 5: Hoosier Voices 2 statements

6Priority 6: Education 2 statements

7Priority 7: Keeping Hoosier Families Safe 2 statements

8Priority 8: Protecting Our Rights 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $1,410,737 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Ford’s campaign say backs them?

Parties 1

Officials 7

Unions 11

Organizations 7

People 1

BallotWhen is Ford on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the IN-05 House race show?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Committees that gave

Where the donors live $421,729 placed by state

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Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $3,785,391 across this race

What the payments were for $566,977 itemized

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