Candidate · November 3, 2026

Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth

On the ballot for U.S. House · Indiana's 6th District

DemocraticChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$92K
cash on hand
$27K
issues with public statements
10

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Indiana's 6th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§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.

Cinde Wirth taught high school biology and environmental science at Columbus Signature Academy for more than 10 years, and served as an assistant instructor for underwater diving, research, mapping and exploration courses at Indiana University.2,3 She received the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship, which her campaign website says led to a role as a research consultant on Capitol Hill, and she worked in Washington, D.C., from 2018 to 2019 as a science and education expert for the 115th and 116th U.S. House of Representatives.2,3 Her campaign website says she has been a community business owner for more than 20 years.2 She has a bachelor's degree in biology and Spanish from the University of Evansville, a master's degree in anthropology from Indiana University and a doctorate in educational policy and science, technology, engineering and mathematics education from Ball State University.2

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running to take her classroom experience and working-class roots to Washington to improve life in Indiana, focusing on the concerns of working-class Hoosiers, and that the district deserves a representative who will stand strong for the community.3,4

Websites and accounts

§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.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Federal minimum wage

Her campaign website says she will work to raise the minimum wage so that Hoosiers have a better quality of life.6

Housing

Large investors buying single-family homes

Her campaign website says private investors buying up homes in Indiana and raising rates beyond what most people can afford is exploitative and needs to stop.6

Help for first-time homebuyers

Her campaign website says incentives should be created for first-time home buyers and for people looking to move into homes that meet their changing needs.6

Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

Her campaign website says that through subsidies and federal investments the country can create the universal, educational child care programs working families need.6

Paid family and medical leave

Her campaign website says she supports normalizing and expanding access to paid family leave.4,6

Guns

Background checks for gun sales

Her campaign website says she supports common-sense gun laws, including expanded firearm background checks and expanded gun-safety programs, and that guns should be well regulated.7

Health Care

Health insurance system

Her campaign website says she supports a single-payer healthcare system and Medicare for all.8

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Social Security and Medicare

Social Security payroll tax cap

Her campaign website says she will work to raise the cap on Social Security taxable earnings to $400,000 so that the wealthy pay their fair share and the system stays solvent.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Marijuana laws

Her campaign website says she supports legalizing medical cannabis and decriminalizing possession of cannabis, and that she has spoken out against the federal ban.8

Energy and Climate

Data centers and electricity costs

Her campaign website says she opposes data centers in Indiana, saying they would use up water and electricity and harm the environment, and that she will keep saying no to them.4,9

  1. Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
  2. Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
  3. Pause or limit new data centers
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Money

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, 2026.10

Raised$91,566
Spent$65,028
Cash on hand$26,538
Debts owed by the campaign$2,299

Where the money came from

Individual donors$86K · 94%
PACs and other political committees$147 · 0%
Political party committees$1,500 · 2%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$3,000 · 3%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$460 · 1%

§5Financial 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.