Office & Ties

Indiana · U.S. House

J. D. Ford

U.S. House · Democratic

Flip

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Flipped IN-5 by defeating a three-term Republican incumbent. Outside groups spent ~$1.21M against vs ~$0.21M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $1.41M, 91.8% from individuals

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
134,448 (51.6%)
Opponent
Victoria Spartz (R, incumbent) · 125,870 (48.4%)
Previous officeholder
Victoria Spartz (R), defeated

Money reported in the file

Raised
$1,410,737
Cash on hand
$324,529 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
91.8%
PAC share
8.2%
Self loans or contributions
$561
Outside spending for
$207,530
Outside spending against
$1,211,215
Committee
C00934505
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2026-01-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 59 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (64)

Every tie in this official’s file. The same filters apply to the orbit and this table.
Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported J. D. Ford → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $134,448 2026-11-03 Reported J. D. Ford → U.S. House, IN-5 News report
general-election opponent (defeated) $125,870 2026-11-03 Reported J. D. Ford → Victoria Spartz News report
principal campaign committee — — Reported Victoria Spartz → Victoria Spartz for Congress (C00737767) Public filing
candidate contributions (line 11d) $561 2026 Reported J. D. Ford → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $16,500 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Hoosier Neighbors Victory Fund (C00954057) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260309..20260531 Reported Smart Td PAC (C00001636) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260427..20260630 Reported UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'L Union United Autom (C00002840) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261009..20261009 Reported La Bamba PAC (C00753947) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261014..20261014 Reported American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260903..20260903 Reported Midwest Region Laborers' Political League (C00342907) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260914..20260914 Reported United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Equality PAC (C00550970) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Hoosiers First PAC (C00492082) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260626..20260626 Reported American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260630..20260630 Reported International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (C00027342) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260527..20260527 Reported United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (C00002766) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $3,500 20260817..20260921 Reported Region Leadership PAC (C00867986) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $3,500 20260330..20260330 Reported Friends of Shelli Yoder () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $3,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Mainstream PAC (C00343574) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261008..20261008 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261009..20261009 Reported Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The (C00547356) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260930..20260930 Reported American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action (C00010322) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261014..20261014 Reported No Vote Left Behind PAC (C00772848) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260921..20260921 Reported Mrvan for Congress (C00727529) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Torres for Congress (C00699744) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Donnelly for Indiana (C00393652) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Population Connection Action Fund (C90023037) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $1,500 20261014..20261014 Reported International Association of Firefighters Interested In Registration and Educati (C00029447) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $1,500 20260623..20260623 Reported D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'L Brhd of Teamsters) (C00032979) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261013..20261013 Reported Take Back the House (C00829887) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261013..20261013 Reported Storm PAC (C00846071) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 2 item(s) $1,000 20260218..20260724 Reported Weinzapfel for Indiana () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260730..20260730 Reported Friends for Thornton (C00664797) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260804..20260804 Reported Johnson for House () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260914..20260914 Reported Common Good PAC (C00669929) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260926..20260926 Reported Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260630..20260630 Reported America Now (C00511196) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260512..20260512 Reported Back for Indiana () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Baron Hill for Indiana (C00578880) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260608..20260608 Reported Fady 4 Hoosier Families () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Icv Victory Fund () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260407..20260407 Reported Fraternity & Sorority Political Action Committee (C00410068) → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 2 item(s) $554 20260312..20260629 Reported Friends of Theresa Bruno () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $500 20260902..20260902 Reported Citizens for Mike Andrade () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $500 20260914..20260914 Reported Shackleford for House () → Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $1,111,665 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) → J. D. Ford Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $165,072 2026-10-14..2026-11-02 Reported Hoosier State Values PAC (C00962779) → J. D. Ford Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $99,550 2026-10-30..2026-10-30 Reported Restoration of America PAC (C00571588) → J. D. Ford Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $30,324 2026-10-22..2026-10-29 Reported Working America (C90011156) → J. D. Ford Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $10,222 2026-09-23..2026-10-31 Reported Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, In, Ky (C00742080) → J. D. Ford Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $1,912 2026-10-02..2026-10-14 Reported Indivisible Project Inc. (C90017492) → J. D. Ford Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $249,641 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → Sage Media Planing And Placement, Inc. Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $224,717 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → Sage Media Planning And Placement, Inc. Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $72,399 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → Agency Strategies Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $57,994 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → BattleAxe Digital Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $50,833 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → Sogonex Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $47,750 2026-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Neighbors to Elect J.D. Ford (C00934505) → Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee Public filing
7 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave J. D. Ford $35,000 $35,000 2025-26 Inferred J. D. Ford → Patty García Public filing
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave J. D. Ford $16,000 $16,000 2025-26 Inferred J. D. Ford → La Shawn Ford Public filing
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave J. D. Ford $11,000 $11,000 2025-26 Inferred J. D. Ford → Melissa Bean Public filing
6 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave J. D. Ford $28,500 $28,500 2025-26 Inferred J. D. Ford → Daniel Biss Public filing
0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) $0 2025-26 Inferred J. D. Ford → Victoria Spartz Public filing
defeated incumbent (125,870 votes) $125,870 2026-11-03 Reported Victoria Spartz → J. D. Ford News report

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