# J.D. Ford J.D. Ford is a Democratic member of the Indiana Senate for district 29. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana Senate, district 29 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Ford missed 20% of 790 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Indiana Senate (average 94.7%). ## What Ford says (IN 2025–26 session) 42 classified statements: 42 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ford | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 19.1% | 2.4% | 5 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 4.8% | 10.3% | 207 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 66.7% | 42.9% | 30 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 7.1% | 16.1% | 236 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 54% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 32% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Commerce 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Emergency Management 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Health 11% (State Senate Democrats 17%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.03), from 205 donors and 677 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 790 roll calls. Attendance 80% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 95.1% (91.0%). 19 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1115 - Deery · HB 1115 Homeowners association governance. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1115/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 14 - Rogers · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Crider · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 179 - Crider · SB 179 Indiana department of transportation. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 80 - Freeman · SB 80 Code publication. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB80/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1408 - Raatz · HB 1408 Education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1408/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1406 - Holdman · HB 1406 Tax and fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1406/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · HB 1277 - Crider · HB 1277 Health and human services matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1277/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 62 bills: 61 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 146. 54.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 38 of 49). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 62: Honoring the 425th Personnel Service Company. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR62/ - SR 56: Urging the Legislative Council to assign the topic of mobile driving credentials. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR56/ - SR 48: Honoring flight attendants. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR48/ - SR 43: Raise awareness of title fraud. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR43/ - SR 25: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of IU Health North. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR25/ - SR 20: Urging the Indiana Senate to create a Mental Health Task Force. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR20/ - SCR 17: Memorializing Michael Nance. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR17/ - SR 13: Honoring the Professionals of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR13/ - SR 11: Honoring Cradle Indy. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR11/ - SR 10: Honoring Home Repairs for Good. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR10/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $28.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2113716958260822522 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2113717088153894927 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2113717134828450197 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2113032410409668757 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2111211647503069241 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2110485979786043621 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2110485982420377950 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2110010458476515513 - 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2108913218798162034 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jd4in29/status/2108623896626819175 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_jd_ford_1 - Campaign site: https://www.senatorjdford.com/ - X: https://x.com/jd4in29 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjdford - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjdford/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHVkW8KWNJ5SuRcZ5omBdTw Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226