State Senator | District 29

J.D. Ford

Senator 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.

State Senator | District 29

J.D. Ford

About Senator Ford

Senator J.D. Ford

Elected

2018

Occupation

State Legislator

Education

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

    • Acknowledgements

  • First member of the LGBTQ+ community elected to the Indiana General Assembly
  • 2023 Stonewall Champion
  • 2022 Friend of Public Education Award, Indiana State Teachers Association
  • 2020 Advocate of School Social Work, Indiana School Social Work Association
  • IN Friends Committee on Legislation Award

    • Personal

    Lives in Indianapolis with his dog, Stella

    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford
    Senator State Senator J.D. Ford

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    Image: Indiana State Senator J.D. Ford: Hoosiers Deserved Better Than the Big Betrayal Bill
    Indiana State Senator J.D. Ford: Hoosiers Deserved Better Than the Big Betrayal Bill
    Image: Sen. J.D. Ford appointed to Midwestern Education and Workforce Committee 
    Sen. J.D. Ford appointed to Midwestern Education and Workforce Committee 
    Image: Sen. J.D. Ford Completes Carmel Police Department Citizen Academy
    Sen. J.D. Ford Completes Carmel Police Department Citizen Academy
    Image: Leading Senate Democrats Yoder and Ford Communicate High School Diploma Concerns to IN Department of Education
    Leading Senate Democrats Yoder and Ford Communicate High School Diploma Concerns to IN Department of Education
    Image: Senator Ford Responds to A.G. Rokita On Anti-Trans Discrimination in the Workplace
    Senator Ford Responds to A.G. Rokita On Anti-Trans Discrimination in the Workplace
    Image: Senate Democratic Leaders Call for Legislative Action as Budget Shortfall Fuels FSSA Programming Changes
    Senate Democratic Leaders Call for Legislative Action as Budget Shortfall Fuels FSSA Programming Changes
    Image: Senator Ford Decries 7th Circuit Ruling Allowing Trans Youth Affirming Care Ban to Take Effect
    Senator Ford Decries 7th Circuit Ruling Allowing Trans Youth Affirming Care Ban to Take Effect
    Image: Senator J.D. Ford Calls on Governor Holcomb to Veto H.B. 1412
    Senator J.D. Ford Calls on Governor Holcomb to Veto H.B. 1412
    Image: Senator J.D. Ford Reacts to Public Shooting in District This Week
    Senator J.D. Ford Reacts to Public Shooting in District This Week
    Image: Ford Responds to Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Ruling
    Ford Responds to Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Ruling
    Image: FORD: Indiana Supreme Court Has Stripped Women of Independence
    FORD: Indiana Supreme Court Has Stripped Women of Independence
    Image: Senator J.D. Ford Condemns Newsletter from Moms for Liberty Quoting Adolf Hitler
    Senator J.D. Ford Condemns Newsletter from Moms for Liberty Quoting Adolf Hitler
    Image: Ford comments on the final State Budget
    Ford comments on the final State Budget
    Image: Ford Praises the Passage of Anti-Bullying Bill
    Ford Praises the Passage of Anti-Bullying Bill
    Image: Senate Rejects Ford’s Amendments on Rape Kit Backlog and First Responder Funding
    Senate Rejects Ford’s Amendments on Rape Kit Backlog and First Responder Funding