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State Senator J.D. Ford is a two-term legislator who made history as the first out-serving member of the Indiana General Assembly by unseating a 13-year incumbent who led the charge to ban same-sex marriage. By flipping a long-held red district through a focus on community service over status, J.D. proved that values transcend partisanship. Now, he is running for Congress to bring that same people-focused leadership to Washington.
J.D. entered the Statehouse as a rare kind of public servant: one with a part-time job. Not independently wealthy, he knows firsthand the weight of rising healthcare costs and higher grocery bills. Throughout his time in the Senate, he has spent his career fighting to lower the cost of medication, protecting reproductive freedom, and defending public education.
The son of a union truck driver and an assisted living administrator, J.D.’s values are rooted in the idea that government should work for those who keep society moving. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron and a master’s degree from Purdue University. Beyond his legislative work, he has dedicated his career to the nonprofit sector. He lives in Central Indiana with his dog, Stella, and his cat, Sir Aaron Purr.
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