Candidate · November 3, 2026
André Carson
On the ballot for U.S. House · Indiana's 7th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.1M
- cash on hand
- $559K
- issues with public statements
- 25
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Indiana's 7th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1 |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents Indiana's 7th District in the U.S. House.2 |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
André Carson is a native of Indianapolis who graduated from Arsenal Tech High School, holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice management from Concordia University-Wisconsin and a master's degree in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he has dedicated his career to public service as an advocate for Hoosier families and will continue fighting for policies that strengthen the workforce, support small businesses and keep the American Dream within reach for everyone.4,
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websitecarson.house.gov2
- X (Twitter)x.com/RepAndreCarson6
- Facebookfacebook.com/CongressmanAndreCarson6
- YouTubeyoutube.com/repandrecarson6
- Instagraminstagram.com/repandrecarson6
- Campaign websiteandrecarson.com4,
7 - Facebookfacebook.com/CarsonforCongress4
- X (Twitter)x.com/andre4congress4
- Instagraminstagram.com/andre4congress4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Education
His campaign website says he has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of the Department of Education and has demanded a meeting with the acting director.5
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he is standing up for SNAP against Republican cuts that it calls harmful.5
His campaign website says the lack of guaranteed paid leave in the U.S. must change, and lists the Healthy Families Act on paid sick time, expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act to part-time workers, and paid maternity and paternity leave among his efforts.5
- Create a national paid leave program for all workers
- Expand tax credits for employers that offer paid leave, without a national requirement
- Keep current federal law, leaving paid leave to employers and states
His campaign website says he has long been involved in the fight to achieve gender fairness, religious freedom and marriage equality.4
- Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
- Let each state decide whether to allow it
- Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says the country should strengthen alliances like NATO, keep NATO unified and strengthen European alliances.5
His campaign website says that, as a founding member of the Ukraine Caucus, he strongly supports military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian aggression.5
His campaign website says engagement with China is necessary in areas such as trade, climate change and global health, and that the U.S. should also counter its military buildup, hold it accountable for intellectual property theft, cyberattacks and unfair trade practices, and reduce dependence on it by keeping U.S. manufacturing and technology competitive.5
Health Care
His campaign website says Republicans are threatening the Affordable Care Act and that he and House Democrats are standing up for quality healthcare.5
His campaign website says he has consistently voted no on Republican attempts to cut Medicaid and will continue to oppose them.5
His campaign website says burdensome restrictions such as work requirements have made it harder for some people to get care.5
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he supports policies that allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.5
His campaign website says he strongly opposes efforts to raise the retirement age, cut Social Security benefits or privatize Social Security.5
- Raise the full retirement age
- Keep it at 67
His campaign website says he supports expanding Social Security benefits for all current and future retirees, and has cosponsored legislation for a more accurate cost-of-living formula that keeps benefits in step with inflation.5
- Increase benefits, for example with larger yearly cost-of-living raises
- Keep the current benefit formula
- Slow benefit growth for higher earners or future retirees
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he has strongly supported increased funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program to help hire and train more police officers, and the COPS Hiring Program.5
- Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
- Keep funding near current levels
- Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Immigration
His campaign website says the country should welcome refugees from around the world, and that he has always advocated for the rights of immigrants and refugees to make a home in the United States.5
His campaign website says the country has a responsibility to help asylum seekers on its border who are escaping violence, oppression and disease.5
His campaign website says he has spoken out against the mass deportations carried out in 2025 and will keep working until wrongfully deported people who have not committed crimes are returned to their families.5
His campaign website says he has been a consistent supporter of a rigorous pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including the 13-year path in recent bipartisan reform legislation, and that Dreamers should be able to stay legally while they pursue citizenship.5
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says expanding legal visa programs would keep families together and strengthen the economy and security.5
- Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
- Keep green cards and work visas near recent levels
- Admit fewer immigrants than in recent years
- Pause most new legal immigration for a time
Housing
His campaign website says he strongly supports more federal resources to fight housing insecurity and for temporary housing and wrap-around services to prevent homelessness.5
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website says he is a strong supporter of high-speed rail and of maintaining and expanding conventional passenger rail capacity, and has long advocated for Amtrak.5
- Expand funding for passenger rail, including new high-speed lines
- Fund repairs and current routes, without major new lines
- Cut federal rail funding or move Amtrak toward private operation
His campaign website says public transit is critical, that he has authored legislation to help transit providers keep service and expand, and that he has voted for funding to repair roads, highways and bridges.5
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he supports preserving the constitutional right to abortion as protected by Roe v. Wade and opposes efforts to restrict access to abortion care.5
- Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
- Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
- Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
- Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
- Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
His campaign website says he supports policies that guarantee access to contraception and comprehensive family planning services.5
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While André Carson served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. André Carson sponsored or cosponsored 31 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)8Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)9Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)10Cosponsored
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)36Cosponsored
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)37Cosponsored
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)38Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)39Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)40Did not cosponsor
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)41Did not cosponsor
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)42Did not cosponsor
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)43Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)44Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)45Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.60
| Raised | $1,131,715 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,022,619 |
| Cash on hand | $558,520 |
Where the money came from
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report61filed May 12, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report62filed May 13, 2025