State Senator | District 29
J.D. Ford
Proudly Serving District 29
Indiana Senate District 29 encompasses portions of Carmel, Indianapolis and Zionsville. Marion County communities include portions of Pike and Wayne Township.
Elected
2018
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State Legislator
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Lives in Indianapolis with his dog, Stella
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🚨 This didn’t have to happen.![]()
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Months ago, I filed Senate Bill 135 because I saw the warning signs:![]()
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Unchecked data center growth.![]()
Skyrocketing electricity and water usage.![]()
Secret deals that shut the public out.![]()
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My bill would have:![]()
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Forced data centers to publicly report how much energy they’re draining — and where it’s coming from![]()
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Required communities to assess the damage before permits were handed out![]()
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Projected future energy needs so Hoosiers weren’t left footing the bill![]()
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Instead?![]()
State leadership never even gave it a hearing.![]()
They chose silence.![]()
And now the consequences are here.![]()
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📈 Electricity demands from just a handful of data centers will soon outpace every Hoosier home combined.![]()
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💧 Millions of gallons of water are being consumed — with no transparency on where it’s coming from or what it costs.![]()
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⚡ Coal plants are staying open longer — not because it’s good policy, but because corporations demand it.![]()
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🏘️ And working families? We're the ones stuck with higher bills, strained resources, and broken promises.![]()
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Indiana is being reshaped behind closed doors — and Hoosiers are being treated like an afterthought.![]()
That's not leadership. That's negligence.![]()
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I’ll keep sounding the alarm because our communities deserve better:![]()
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✅ Real transparency![]()
✅ Real planning![]()
✅ Real respect for the people footing the bill![]()
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We can’t let short-sighted deals today destroy the Indiana our kids inherit tomorrow.![]()
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About Indiana’s data center boom: bit.ly/4daURiJ![]()
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About the bill I filed to protect Hoosiers: bit.ly/44AgqY2![]()
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Stay loud. Stay engaged. I’m right there with you.![]()
#INLegis #INForAll #ProtectOurFuture
Last night’s Legislative Town Hall was democracy in action — open, honest and powered by the people.![]()
Grateful to everyone who showed up with questions, concerns and ideas. Reps. Renee Pack, Cherrish Pryor and I covered what went down this session and listened to what’s keeping our communities up at night — from education and housing to health care and economic opportunity.![]()
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Your voices matter. And your advocacy fuels our work at the Statehouse.![]()
Let’s keep showing up. Let’s keep speaking out. Let’s keep building a better Indiana — together. 💪🏽![]()
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#INLegis #INForAll
This isn’t just a missed deadline — it’s a missed opportunity to support 670,000 Hoosier kids. We need real solutions, not more setbacks.
This morning, I was the guest speaker at Kiwanis Club of Northwest Indianapolis, my home club. It was announced that back in 2013 is when my first meeting was as a member. Definitely need to get back more. Such a wonderful group of folks doing amazing things in our community.![]()
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This morning’s topic was a little bit about the legislative session and answering questions from the members.
For National Bike and Roll to School Day, I had the pleasure of attending this morning of some Robey students, staff and their parents. We met at Clermont Lions Club Park and biked (or strolled) to Robey Elementary.![]()
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It was really awesome to see folks coming out and supporting this event.![]()
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S/O yo Sam for organizing this great event!![]()
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CC: Wayne Township Trustee - Marion County, IN![]()
Wayne Township Fire Department Indianapolis![]()
Clermont Lions Club![]()
Clermont Cyclery
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