Let’s take a moment to picture what would happen if this campaign succeeds — if the people of Indiana’s 9th District send me to Congress.
The moment the results are certified, Indiana would make national news. Not because a seat changed parties, not because of a scandal, but because the voters here would have done something no district in America has ever done before: elected a representative who is bound, by design, to vote exactly as the people decide — every time, on every bill, in full public view.
Because I’m not tied to donors, PACs, or party leadership, I would be free to act on what the people actually want — not a filtered, poll‑tested version of what someone thinks they might want. There would be no “backroom adjustments” to fit a party agenda, no quiet phone calls from big donors reminding me who paid for the campaign. The only calls that matter would be the ones from you — the people who live here, work here, and raise families here.
The moment this model works in one district, the pressure on other representatives — here in Indiana and across the country — would be enormous. Voters everywhere would start asking, “Why can’t my representative do that?” And the truth is, they could. They just haven’t had to.
When constituents see a system where their voice directly shapes every vote, they won’t settle for less. Representatives who refuse to adopt it will have to explain why they think their personal judgment should outweigh the will of the people they serve. That’s a conversation most incumbents won’t win.
As more representatives move from the old model to the new, the balance of power in Washington would start to change. PACs, mega‑donors, and party machines would lose their leverage. You can’t buy influence from someone who doesn’t control their own vote. The power would shift — not to me, not to any one person — but to the millions of citizens who have been sidelined for decades.
With the power in the people’s hands, we could finally tackle the issues no elected official dares to touch today. Not because they’re unpopular, but because they’re unpopular with the wrong people — the ones who fund campaigns and control committee assignments.
This isn’t about one election. It’s about proving that the system can work the way it was meant to — and that once people see it in action, they’ll never go back.
If Indiana’s 9th District becomes the first to do it, history will remember it as the place where the tide turned — where the people took back the steering wheel, and the politicians finally had to ride in the passenger seat.