IN-05: Democratic legislator seeks to challenge GOP Rep. Spartz
Democratic state Sen. J.D. Ford is aiming for a jump to Congress with a challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz.
Ford announced his bid Wednesday for central Indiana’s 5th Congressional District seat, where Spartz is running for a fourth term.
“The fact that we are still dealing with prices that are skyrocketing, the fact that we watched Congress take away health care subsidies for people, that’s going to have a drastic impact,” Ford told reporters. “I just couldn’t sit quietly. I couldn’t stand by the sidelines anymore.”
Spartz will have the advantage of incumbency in the district that was redrawn to strengthen its Republican lean following her narrow 2020 general election win for her first term.
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