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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus

Member, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Cancer Action Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Former Member, Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Member, International Worker's Rights Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Renewable/Efficient Energy Caucus

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005
  • BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003

Professional Experience

  • MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005
  • BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003
  • Former Employee, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Intelligence Fusion Center, Indiana Department of Homeland Security
  • Marketing Specialist, Cripe Architects and Engineers
  • Former Investigator/Board Officer, Indiana State Excise Police

Political Experience

  • MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005
  • BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003
  • Former Employee, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Intelligence Fusion Center, Indiana Department of Homeland Security
  • Marketing Specialist, Cripe Architects and Engineers
  • Former Investigator/Board Officer, Indiana State Excise Police
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 7, 2008-present
  • Senior Whip, House Democratic Caucus
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 7, 2018, 2020
  • Member, Indianapolis/Marion City Council, 2007-2008

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus

Member, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Cancer Action Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Former Member, Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Member, International Worker's Rights Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Renewable/Efficient Energy Caucus

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Aviation

Chair, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation (C3)

Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research (STAR)

Member, Subcommittee on the CIA

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005
  • BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003
  • Former Employee, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Intelligence Fusion Center, Indiana Department of Homeland Security
  • Marketing Specialist, Cripe Architects and Engineers
  • Former Investigator/Board Officer, Indiana State Excise Police
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 7, 2008-present
  • Senior Whip, House Democratic Caucus
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 7, 2018, 2020
  • Member, Indianapolis/Marion City Council, 2007-2008
  • Former Member, Advisory Board, IndyParks Kennedy-King Park
  • Member, Bi-Partisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
  • Former Board Member, Citizens Neighborhood Coalition
  • Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
  • Member, Congressional Study Group on Public Health
  • Member, Democratic Budget Group
  • Former Committeeperson, Democratic Party, Center Township, Marion County, Indiana
  • Member, New Democrat Coalition
  • Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (CBC Liason)

Other Info

Spouse's Occupation:

Principal, Pike Township School District

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2020

Sep. 12
Mar. 11
Youth Opportunities Fair

Mon 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Events at Central Library Indianapolis, IN