Kelly Thompson
Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary
Kelly Thompson is the Democratic nominee for Indiana's 3rd District, a Fort Wayne-area small business owner and nonprofit founder who previously ran for the Indiana House in 2020.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says she supports moving to a single-payer healthcare system to reduce the share of income Americans spend on medical costs.[3]
“It's time to provide heath care to everyone regardless of our net worth.”
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Campaign website calls for zoning reform to allow greater density, legalizing accessory dwelling units, and streamlining permitting to increase housing supply.[3]
- SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations
Proposes a 2-cent tax on stock, bond, commodity, and derivative trades on Wall Street to fund education and pre-K programs.[3]
- SupportsRaise the minimum wage
Campaign material references raising teacher pay and worker income as part of her education and economic platform.[3]
In their words — priorities
- Says working families struggle to afford housing, food, medical care, and education, and blames policymakers who she says do not feel that pain.[3]
- Says she would move toward a single-payer healthcare system, citing medical debt as a leading cause of bankruptcy.[3]
- Campaign website proposes a federal program to keep family farmland from being sold to corporations or foreign governments, exempting family-to-family land transfers from the estate tax.[3]
Background
- Graduated salutatorian from Tippecanoe Valley High School; attended Valparaiso University's Christ College before earning a BS in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida.[3]
- Founded a community-service nonprofit and has worked as a substitute teacher and as a visiting pastor for a local jail ministry.[3]
- Ran for the Indiana House of Representatives in 2020.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $136K · spent $130K · $6,039 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗