The Democratic Party of Indiana is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Indiana. The party's chair is Mike Schmuhl.
The City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County is the legislative body of the combined government of the city of Indianapolis and the county of Marion in the state of Indiana. The council was established as part of the consolidation of city and county governments,enacted by Unigov on January 1,1970.
The City-County Building is a 28-story municipal office building in downtown Indianapolis,Indiana. Completed in 1962,the high-rise houses several public agencies of the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County. Executive and legislative functions are carried out from the building;the county courts exited for a new courthouse in 2022.
James W. Merritt Jr. is an American politician and former Republican member of the Indiana Senate from 1991 to 2020,representing the 31st District. He was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 1990. He was reelected to the state Senate in the 2010 election,defeating then-Marion County Sheriff Frank J. Anderson by a margin of 52% to 44%.
Joseph Hadden Hogsett is an American attorney,prosecutor,and politician who is the 49th mayor of Indianapolis,Indiana. Prior to being elected,Hogsett served as the Secretary of State of Indiana from 1989 to 1994 and as the Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party from 2003 to 2004. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1992,for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1994 and for Attorney General of Indiana in 2004. He most recently served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2010 to 2014. On November 3,2015,he won the race for Mayor of Indianapolis in the 2015 election. He won reelection to a second term in 2019. In 2023,he won reelection to a third term in office.
Indy Eleven is an American professional soccer team based in Indianapolis,Indiana. Founded in 2013,the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014,before moving to the United Soccer League (USL) in 2018. The franchise plays its home games at IU Michael A. Carroll Track &Soccer Stadium with plans for a new stadium at Eleven Park currently in doubt.
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2015 took place on November 3,2015. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis,members of the Indianapolis City-County Council,as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Republican Greg Ballard did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on May 5,2015,with the Democrats nominating former secretary of state of Indiana and United States Attorney Joe Hogsett. Republicans nominated former Marine Chuck Brewer to face Hogsett.
The 2015 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 3,2015. With all 25 seats up for election,this was the first for the council with newly redrawn districts and without the four at-large seats,which were eliminated by the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly in 2013. Before the elections Democrats held a 15–14 seat majority. Primaries for the council were held on May 5,2015,with a handful of races being very close. The closest finish came in district one,with two Democratic incumbents forced into a run-off election because of the redistricting. Leroy Robinson defeated Angela Mansfield by only 26 votes. Following the elections Democrats maintained control of the council with a 13–12 majority. In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time,Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Chuck Brewer. This was only the second time in the history of Indianapolis that Democrats controlled both the mayor's office and the council.
The 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb on November 3,2020. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was a large granite monument that sat at the south entrance of Garfield Park in Indianapolis for nearly a century,before being removed in 2020. It commemorated the Confederate prisoners of war that died at Camp Morton. At 35 feet (11 m) tall and located in the city's oldest public park,it had been the most prominent of the very few Confederate memorials in the Union state of Indiana. It was dismantled and removed by the city of Indianapolis in June 2020 after a yearslong debate,part of a national wave of removal of Confederate memorials during the Black Lives Matter movement.
An election for Mayor of Indianapolis was held on November 5,2019. Joe Hogsett,the incumbent mayor,sought and won reelection for a second term in office.
Eleven Park is a soccer-specific stadium currently in development on the site of the former Diamond Chain Company facility in Indianapolis,Indiana,United States. If completed,it will be the home of Indy Eleven,a professional soccer team that plays in the USL Championship. The stadium would additionally house the team's women's team,who currently play in the USL W League and are anticipated to join the USL Super League at a later date.
The 2019 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 5,2019,with all 25 seats up for election. Before the elections Democrats held a 14–11-seat majority. Primaries for the council were held May 7,2019. Following the elections Democrats expanded their control of the council with a 20–5 majority. This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that Democrats would hold a super majority on the council. In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time,Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Jim Merritt 72% to 27%.
The 2023 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2023. The off-year election included gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states,as well as numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. At least three special elections to the United States Congress were scheduled as either deaths or vacancies arose. The Democratic Party retained control of the governorship in Kentucky,flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court and held a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,gained six seats in the New Jersey General Assembly,and won back unified control of the Virginia General Assembly,while Republicans also flipped the governorship in Louisiana and narrowly retained Mississippi's governorship. The election cycle also saw Ohio voting to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and legalize cannabis for recreational use. The results were widely seen as a success for the Democratic Party.
The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the next governor of Indiana,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. Primary elections took place on May 7,2024,in which Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun,Democratic former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick,and Libertarian software engineer Donald Rainwater won their respective parties' nominations. Braun defeated McCormick with 54.5 percent of the vote in the general election.
An election for Mayor of Indianapolis was held on November 7,2023. Primary elections were held on May 2. Incumbent Democratic mayor Joe Hogsett sought and won re-election to a third term in office. Hogsett and Republican Jefferson Shreve advanced to the general election.
General Ordinance 34 of the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council is a local ordinance,passed in July 2023,that would enact various gun control measures within Indianapolis and Marion County if permitted by the Indiana state legislature. The ordinance's measures were proposed by Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration,and it was passed by the Democratic-controlled council. The passage took place during a mayoral election season,in which rising violent crime rates were a key election issue,and crime and gun control were a source of considerable debate locally and beyond.
Jesse Brown is an American politician and former teacher from Indianapolis,Indiana currently serving on the Indianapolis City-County Council for the 13th District,representing portions of Downtown Indianapolis,Martindale–Brightwood,Near Northside,Near Eastside,Eastside,Christian Park and Irvington. On November 7,2023,Brown was elected to the Indianapolis City-County Council with 78% of the total vote. He is a member of the Indianapolis-affiliate of the Democratic Socialists of America,which endorsed him during the 2023 election.
Jefferson Scott Shreve is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served on the Indianapolis City-County Council from 2013 until 2016 for district 23 and again from 2018 until 2020 for district 16.
A life-sized bronze statue of Tom Jernstedt is installed at the corner of Georgia and Illinois streets in Indianapolis,Indiana,United States. Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett and NCAA president Charlie Baker attended the unveiling ceremony on April 21,2023.
