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Indiana Professional Firefighters PAC
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Hoosiers for Quality Education
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Indiana Manufacturers Association
Indiana Chamber
Indiana Farm Bureau

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Indiana Republican State Committee Inc
Indiana Multi Family Housing PAC
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Catalyst Public Affairs Group
Law PAC of Indiana
Bose Public Affairs Group LLC
Build Indiana
Comcast of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio LLC
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Q&A

What do you consider the two most important issues facing Hoosiers who will see your name on their ballot this November? And if elected, what policies will you push for to address each one?

Our education system needs a lot of attention.

Infrastructure, to name one, we need to fix the damn roads!

We've heard from many in our audience that they feel frustrated — sometimes disenfranchised — by our current political landscape. These feelings sometimes contribute to people deciding not to vote, and Indiana consistently ranks near the bottom of the list on voter turnout. What would you say to a potential voter who feels this way?

We are currently under one party rule. I’ve had these same feelings, but feel it’s my civic duty to vote. After the Primaries, it’s pretty much over.

We need to get out the vote and we absolutely must address the redistricting and gerrymandering that has allowed Republicans to rule over the rest of us. Their policies are unpopular and yet they continue to ‘win’. It’s easy to win when you’ve put yourself at an advantage.

Economic anxiety is top of mind for many in our audience and around the country, with a common concern being inflation and the high price of basic needs. In all the complexity around economic issues, what specific changes need to happen to help Hoosiers and their families?

Actually, inflation is at a low point, but it doesn’t feel like that when you go to the grocery store or put gas in your tank.*

I would like to host a forum and have these entities explain why their profits are at an all time high while the consumer has less and less.

*Editor's note: For context, while many shoppers see inflation in gas and grocery prices, after climbing sharply in 2022 and 2023, grocery prices rose less than 1% in the last twelve months and were unchanged between July and August. Here is more reporting on that from NPR.