U.S. Congress - Indiana's 7th District
Incumbent: André Carson (D)
Challenger: Gabrielle Campo (R)
The seventh district of Indiana covers the large majority of Indianapolis - excluding only bits and pieces assigned to the fifth and sixth districts. This area has been a stronghold of the Democrats having an incumbent for 42 of the last 44 years.
André Carson won a special election earlier this year after his grandmother, the incumbent Julia Carson, passed away. He went on to win the Democratic primary shortly thereafter and faces limited opposition in this race as the Republicans declined to contest the seat with any fervor. Carson has only been in Congress a short time and is the youngest Democrat in Congress at the age of 34. His philosophy on the issues is for the government to spend money on problems. You've probably figured out by now that I am not a fan of that. Interestingly, he takes a pretty tough stand on illegal immigration. Carson voted against the bailout the first time, but caved into the political pressure and voted for it after passage in the Senate.
Gabrielle Campo failed to receive the Republican nomination in the special election last spring. After Jon Elrod lost to Carson, the GOP decided not to fight hard this fall and concentrate elsewhere. So, it is the 27 year old Campo who gets a shot at Carson. She is a social worker, and a Republican who leans a bit more to the left than most. She states her primary focus will be upon energy, jobs and education advocating renewable energy coupled with consumer choice and promoting choice in education.
(There is an official write-in candidate for the GOP named Delbert Suits. I'm not going to cover write-ins.)
Endorsement: Campo
Prediction: Carson
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