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Candidate, U.S. House Indiana District 7

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Park Tudor High School

Bachelor's

Cornell University, 2013

Graduate

Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2014

Law

The George Washington University Law School, 2019

Contact

George Hornedo (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Hornedo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2026

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson, George Hornedo, and Trapper Stewart are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 3, 2026.


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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

George Hornedo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hornedo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Indianapolis raised me—now I’m stepping up to fight for it. I grew up and still live on the Northside, where I learned the values that guide me every day: hard work, resilience, and a deep commitment to community. Those lessons shaped who I am and inspired my career in public service.

Throughout my professional life, I’ve worked at the highest levels of state and national Democratic politics, including serving in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Justice. Whether it was working on civil rights or leading national outreach efforts at the Obama Foundation to reimagine policing, I’ve focused on bringing people together to solve tough challenges.

I also believe education is a cornerstone of opportunity. After graduating from Cornell, Harvard, and George Washington University Law School, I dedicated my career to advancing policies that expand access to resources, build safer neighborhoods, and create economic opportunity.

Now, I’m running for Congress to bring that experience home. Indianapolis deserves leadership with the vision and determination to take on our toughest challenges and deliver results for every Hoosier.
  • A Seat That’s Not Delivering

    Rep. Andre Carson is consistently ranked as one of the least effective members of Congress by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking.

    Seventeen years in office. No leadership role. No legislative impact. And in a moment this urgent, that’s a seat being wasted.

    Indianapolis deserves stronger, more accountable representation—someone who can do more for the people who live here.
  • Party Infrastructure Is Collapsing in Indiana When Democrats were winning statewide, it was because Indianapolis was organized—it anchored turnout and built the bench. That infrastructure has completely hollowed out. Under Rep. Carson’s watch, this district now ranks last in voter turnout in the entire state—dragging Democrats down across Indiana. George is running to rebuild it—not just to win this race, but to help bring Indiana Democrats back to life.
  • This Isn’t Left vs. Right—It’s Decline vs. Direction The real divide in the Democratic Party isn’t about age or ideology. It’s between those managing decline—and those building what comes next. Rep. Carson believes our institutions mostly work—and that the job of a Democrat is to defend them. For him, fighting back means standing behind Chuck Schumer at a press conference. George believes that when Democrats win back power, we won’t be walking into the same government. Trump and Musk are actively dismantling public systems. The task ahead isn’t just to protect what’s left—it’s to build something better than what we had. That’s the difference. And that’s why this race matters.
Indianapolis is a city of grit, resilience, and potential—but right now, too many people are doing everything right

and still falling behind. Wages haven’t kept up. Housing is unaffordable. Public safety is inconsistent. And a political system that’s supposed to serve the people too often serves itself instead.

The problem isn’t that solutions don’t exist. It’s that the people in charge haven’t acted.

The Fair Shot Agenda is a plan to change that. It’s about getting government back to work—for the people who

make this city run. It’s built to fix what’s broken, close the gap between policy and daily life, and make sure no one is left behind.

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Campaign finance summary


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George Hornedo campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Indiana District 7Candidacy Declared general$157,960 $91,463
Grand total$157,960 $91,463
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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