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HAMCO INSIGHT
U.S. House


Restore the social contract through political engagement
The models of Hamilton County are starting to make our reps in the state legislature and in Congress quite nervous. Our population, trending more educated and racially diverse than in the past, is looking more and more like a place that traditionally votes for Democrats.

christinadowney
Nov 21, 20255 min read


Hamilton County Democrats Condemn Governor Braun’s Costly, Partisan Special Session on Redistricting
The Hamilton County Democratic Party condemned Governor Mike Braun’s decision to call lawmakers back to the Statehouse on November 3 for a special session on redistricting - a move widely seen as a partisan and costly attempt to manipulate Indiana’s elections under pressure from the Trump Administration.

HamCo Dems
Oct 29, 20252 min read


Reflections on authoritarianism
The fight over Indiana’s proposed 2025 mid-decade redistricting plan is more than a technical debate about district lines. It is an encapsulation of our era's intense struggle over democracy itself.

christinadowney
Oct 10, 20255 min read


What Victoria Spartz's Vote Tells Us About Her View of Hamilton County
By voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3, GOP Rep. Spartz proved who she really cares about back home. On the policy, the federal budget reconciliation bill (entitled in naked Orwellian doublespeak as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) shows that the only thing the Republican Congress took seriously was how to make wealthy people like Spartz herself richer.

christinadowney
Jul 7, 20254 min read
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