defeating Republican incumbent Mike Delph
Steven Avit
Democrat
Steven Avit is a chiropractor who lives in Carmel with his wife and children. He has never run for elected office before and said he is doing so now because "because everything costs more — groceries, housing, healthcare — and working families are getting squeezed while the system keeps rewarding the people at the top." I’m running because everything costs more — groceries, housing, healthcare — and working families are getting squeezed while the system keeps rewarding the people at the top.
J.D. Ford
Democrat
J.D. Ford has represented state Senate District 29 in Indianapolis since 2018, when he beat a Republican incumbent for the seat. Ford was the Indiana General Assembly's first — and thus far, only — openly gay member. He lives with his dog, Stella, and cat, Sir Aaron Purr.
Jackson Franklin
Democrat
Jackson Franklin is a paramedic and a staff sergeant in the Indiana Army National Guard, according to his campaign website, where he serves with his two triplet brothers. Franklin brands himself as a grassroots-funded progressive inspired, in part, by Bernie Sanders.
Phil Goss
Democrat
Phil Goss is a Noblesville resident who operates his family farm in Fort Wayne and runs a pub in Poland. He has also worked as a voice-over artist, television presenter, magazine writer, air traffic control trainer, U.S. State Department vice counsel, adjunct professor and major accounting firm consultant, according to his LinkedIn.
Dylan McKenna
Democrat
Dylan McKenna graduated from the University of Notre Dame and is a small business owner. He has been in technology sales for 26 years. The married father of three sons has never run for public office before. "This is not a career move for me; this is my response to a national emergency. Donald Trump, with Republicans in Congress behind him, has abandoned the rule of law and replaced it with a system of corruption and cruelty."
Tara Nelson
Democrat
Tara Nelson has worked in information technology for more than 20 years across the pharmaceutical, health care and finance industries. She also spent seven years in IT at the state's revenue and child services agencies. Nelson ran for the 4th Congressional District in 2012, winning the Democratic nomination but losing in the general election.
Deborah Pickett
Democrat
Deborah Pickett, a resident of Carmel, said her military service with the U.S. Army Reserve, along with her experience and knowledge from working on trade and economic studies at the Hudson Institute, would inform her work as a congresswoman. Pickett won the Democratic nomination for the 5th District in 2024 but lost to the Republican incumbent.
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