Who I Work For
Why I won’t take corporate PAC money in Congressional District 7
I won’t take corporate PAC money.
I’ve seen what it does.
Candidates run for office with clear convictions. Then they get there, and the environment changes. Not because they’re corrupt. Because money reshapes access. Who calls gets answered. Who gets a meeting shifts.
I don’t want to put myself in that position.
We’ve spent years arguing that corporate money has too much influence in politics. If we believe that, it has to show up in how we run.
Who funds you matters. It shapes who feels entitled to your time before a bill is even written.
Indiana needs strong businesses. I’m not anti-growth. But I don’t believe companies lobbying Congress should also finance the people they lobby.
Over the past two years, my opponent has accepted corporate PAC money from:
Defense Contractors
Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Leidos, and Honeywell — companies whose profits depend on federal contracts negotiated in Washington and funded by taxpayers here at home.
Freight Rail Corporations
CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, and BNSF Railway — companies that move hazardous materials through our communities and lobby Congress on rail safety standards.
Wall Street & Financial Institutions
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and Regions Financial — institutions that shape lending rules, investment policy, and financial regulation that affect retirement accounts, mortgages, and access to credit for small businesses here at home.
Utilities & Energy Companies
Duke Energy and AES Corporation — the same companies setting rates that families throughout Indiana see on their monthly bills.
Telecommunications & Technology
Verizon, AT&T, Google, and Charter Communications (Spectrum) — companies that influence broadband access, wireless pricing, competition, and digital privacy in markets families rely on every day.
These are the same industries that show up when utility rates rise, rail policy is debated, defense budgets grow, and financial rules are rewritten.
They’re already in the process. They don’t need to be financing it, too.
I’m raising my kids in Indy. We pay the AES bill. We deal with the same broadband outages. We drive past the same rail crossings.
That’s enough to keep my priorities straight.
I’m not taking corporate PAC money. I work for the people.
*Corporate PAC data referenced above is drawn from Federal Election Commission Schedule A filings (Line 11c – Contributions from Other Political Committees) for the 2023–2024 and 2025–2026 election cycles.