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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Candidate
J.D. Ford

J.D. Ford

Running for U.S. House · Indiana District 5

NationalDemocrat

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Victoria Spartz

Victoria Spartz

U.S. House · Indiana District 5

NationalRepublican

J.D. FordCandidateVictoria SpartzCurrent rep

Job fit

J.D. Ford

Offices held

  • J.D. Ford is an Indiana State Senator 1

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science from The University of Akron 2
  • Master’s Degree in Education, Purdue University 2

Victoria Spartz

Other work

  • served as the CFO at the Indiana Attorney General’s Office. 3

Education

  • Master of Professional Accountancy from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. 3

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

J.D. Ford

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Victoria Spartz

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Guns → Protecting the right to own and carry guns (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

J.D. Ford

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsgroups backing both partiesother politicians
small donors$108Klarge donors$423Klabor unions$27Kgroups backingboth parties$1Kotherpoliticians$1K$581K raised
$107,7195Small individual donors
$422,6835Large individual donors

Victoria Spartz

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansmembership organizationsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$403Klarge donors$698Kotherpoliticians$55Kmembershiporganizations$19Kindustryassociations$16KOther kinds ofdonors$9K$1.2M raised
$403,3036Small individual donors
$697,8936Large individual donors

Checks

J.D. Ford

No voting record to check yet

Victoria Spartz

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 8 since 2021. 7

🚩 Missed 6.7% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 8

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. J.D. Ford — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. State Senator J.D. Ford · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Victoria Spartz — house biography · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-04-20 used in: Checks
  8. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks