Kelly Thompson

D

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 ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Marlin A. Stutzman, Phillip Beachy · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Kelly Thompson · Kelly Thompson campaign website / Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words