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Greg Goode wins GOP caucus to replace Sen. Jon Ford
The page reports that Greg Goode won the GOP caucus to replace Senator Jon Ford, who filled a vacancy in Indiana State Senate District 38. It includes a photo caption from the Oct.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
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J. D. Ford
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 29th district (since 2018)
J. D. Ford, a Democrat who has represented the 29th district in the Indiana Senate since 2018, is his party's nominee for Indiana's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Victoria Spartz.
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Could data center opposition boost Democrats in Indiana House races?
The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports that Indiana Democrats are leveraging broad opposition to large data-center projects to try to gain seats in the Indiana House.
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The Redistricting Wars, ranked
The provided page is a State Affairs Pro article titled “The Redistricting Wars, ranked,” dated Oct 28, 2025, and mentions redistricting battles across states (CA, IL, IN, plus six others).
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Who is running for the U.S. House in the Chicago area during the 2026 midterm elections? - CBS Chicago
The page appears to discuss who is running for the U.S. House in the Chicago area for the 2026 midterms, including information on candidates and elections in various districts.
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🚨 Inside Elections: 22 More Districts Move in Democrats’ Favor 🚨
The piece analyzes 22 House districts moving in Democrats’ favor, though IN-05 (Jim) Spartz seat is listed as Solid R → Likely R, indicating minimal impact for a Democrat pickup there.
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- Born
- November 6, 1982
- Education
- University of Akron (bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science)
Purdue University Northwest (master's degree in education)
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Background
J. D. Ford was born on November 6, 1982. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science from the University of Akron and later completed a master's degree in education at Purdue University Northwest.
Career
J. D. Ford first sought a seat in the Indiana Senate in 2014, running in District 29 against Republican incumbent Mike Delph, who defeated him. Four years later Ford won the rematch in the 2018 elections and became the first openly LGBT person elected to Indiana's state legislature.
In November 2020 he was elected Caucus Chair of the Indiana Senate Democrats.
For the 2024 legislative session he served as ranking minority member of the Education and Career Development, Elections, and Family and Children Services committees, and he also sat on the Ethics, Health and Provider Services, Local Government, and Rules and Legislative Procedure committees.
Ford was additionally an interim Senate minority member of the Legislative Council.
2026 race
J. D. Ford is the Democratic nominee for Indiana's 5th congressional district, which covers suburbs north of Indianapolis including Carmel, Fishers, and Noblesville, as well as Muncie, Marion, and parts of Kokomo.
The seat is held by Republican Victoria Spartz, who was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2024 and won renomination in 2026 with 59.9% against Scott King.
Ford won a seven-candidate Democratic primary with 17,608 votes, or 42.5%, finishing ahead of paramedic Jackson Franklin with 17.0% and teacher Deborah Pickett, the district's 2024 Democratic nominee, with 14.1%.
The remaining primary candidates were Tara Nelson, Dylan McKenna, Phil Goss, and Steve Avit. Ford faces Spartz in the general election on November 3, 2026.