Brad Meyer

Meyer was born in Brownsburg, Indiana, graduated from Brownsburg High School, and describes himself as a seventh-generation Hoosier.[1][3] He earned a bachelor's degree in 1989 and a graduate degree in 1998 from Purdue University in Indianapolis, according to Ballotpedia; his campaign says he studied electronics engineering at Purdue.[1][3] He says he married his high school sweetheart at 18 and that they put themselves through Purdue together.[3] According to his campaign website, Meyer spent 25 years in local manufacturing, in work ranging from sensor and electronics assembly to machining, heat treat, and plating, including management roles. In his Ballotpedia survey he says he worked up to Engineering Manager.[1][2][3]

According to his campaign website, Meyer moved to Bloomington in 2010 to support Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, and was hired as a Navy civilian engineer in 2016, spending nine years working in electromagnetic warfare.[3] He says he left his job a year short of early retirement to run for office, and won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 37.9% of the vote in a four-way race.[1][2] According to his campaign, he ran on affordability, Medicare for All, and defending democratic institutions, and he was endorsed by Indivisible Southeast Indiana and the Progressive Voters Network.[1][2][3] He received 43.5% of the vote to Erin Houchin's 54%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]