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Republican · 3 November 2026
Jefferson Shreve
U.S. Representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district (since 2025)
Jefferson Shreve, a Republican businessman who has represented Indiana's 6th congressional district since 2025, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Cinde Wirth, an anthropologist and the party's nominee in 2022 and 2024.
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- Born
- September 24, 1965
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Education
- Indiana University Bloomington (Bachelor of Arts)
University of London (Master of Arts in international studies)
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University (Master of Business Administration in agribusiness)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Jefferson Shreve was born in Indianapolis on September 24, 1965, and was raised in the city's University Heights neighborhood.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington, a Master of Arts in international studies from the University of London, and a Master of Business Administration in agribusiness from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
Shreve founded Storage Express, which he sold to Extra Space Storage in 2022 for $590 million, and he received a seat on that company's board of directors. He is a Catholic.
Career
Jefferson Shreve entered local government in 2013, when he was appointed to the Indianapolis City-County Council after incumbent Jeff Cardwell resigned to serve in Governor Mike Pence's administration, and he left office in January 2016.
He was appointed to the council a second time in 2018, after incumbent Jeff Miller resigned, and left office in January 2020. Shreve also lost a Republican primary for the 36th district of the Indiana Senate to Jack Sandlin by 2.6% and ran unsuccessfully for Indiana University trustee in 2018.
He ran for mayor of Indianapolis in 2023 and lost to incumbent Joe Hogsett by 31,097 votes. Shreve considers himself a moderate Republican.
After U.S. Representative Greg Pence announced his retirement, Shreve ran for the 6th congressional district in 2024. He won the May 2024 Republican primary against a field that included Mike Speedy, Jeff Raatz, Bill Frazier, and John Jacob, and he took 63.9% of the vote in the general election. Shreve was sworn in on January 3, 2025, and serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026 race
Indiana's 6th congressional district covers eastern and central Indiana, including Columbus and Richmond, some of Cincinnati's Indiana suburbs, most of Indianapolis' southern suburbs, and a sliver of Indianapolis itself.
Jefferson Shreve sought renomination in 2026 and defeated former Fortville town councilor Sarah Janisse Brown in the Republican primary, 53.1% to 46.9%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Cinde Wirth, an anthropologist who was the party's nominee for the district in 2022 and 2024 and who won her primary with 58.7% of the vote.