Biography
Victoria Martz is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House of Representatives District 55 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Republican Lindsay Patterson. She is a criminal defense attorney.[1][3]
Victoria Martz was born in Manassas, Virginia, and graduated from Batesville High School.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 2015 and a law degree from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in 2018.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she grew up on a small family farm in Milan, Indiana, and works as a criminal defense attorney.[2]
Martz was the Democratic nominee for the same District 55 seat in 2024, when Patterson defeated her in the general election, 80.5% to 19.5%.[1] She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[1] In the survey, she listed repealing Indiana's Right to Work law, raising the minimum wage, scaling back the school voucher program, legalizing cannabis and banning hyperscale data centers among her priorities.[2]
- 1.Victoria Martz - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Victoria Martz - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 3.Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Indiana House District 55
Victoria Martz is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Indiana House District 55 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
