A veteran.
A transwoman.
A Midwestern American.

32 years, and I’ve lived many lives. Texas, California, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, DC. But at heart, I’ve always been a Hoosier.

My dad’s career brought us to Fort Wayne in the early 2000s. I went through the Northwest Allen County School system, wrestled for Carroll across the state, trained as an EMT through Anthis, and graduated high school in 2011.

After 15 years of service and life away, I’ve come back to the one place that’s always felt like home. Like family. Indiana is a place of strong roots and tough people, and I’m proud to be shaped by it. Why would I not come back?

Military service.
National security.
Defense consulting.

In 2012, I enlisted in the Air Force as a Chinese translator, managing U.S Naval intelligence missions from Pearl Harbor. Every ship or sub sailing the Pacific was tracked by my team. For nearly 6 years, the Air Force built my leadership foundation while instilling the values of a life of service that I carry to this day.

After I got out, I moved to Maryland to lead the Army’s counter-intelligence mission and to protect American bases and soldiers. When the pandemic hit, I oversaw the nation’s COVID threat analysis - work that went to the Director of the NSA, the Secretary of Defense, and the President.

Taking my talents to the private sector, I helped create an aerospace manufacturing company before transitioning into defense consulting. I’ve built things from scratch, led people through hell, and won against all odds.

A divided country.
A struggling Indiana.
And a forgotten Allen County.

Gaza. Stolen elections. ICE. Canceled primaries. Trump. The Epstein files. Trans rights. Antisemitism. AI. Roe v Wade. DEI. Russia. Israel. Antifa. Climate change. Fascism. School shootings. Redistricting. Vaccines. China. Elon Musk. Police brutality. Covid-19. Medicaid. Eggs. BLM. Iran. Tariffs. Canada. Famine.

The chaos is enough to make your head spin.

Especially when all you’re trying to do is put a roof over your head, stay healthy, and have enough money to live a peaceful, normal life. Instead, Republicans in power promise to shrink the government to grow the economy, but prices are higher than ever.

Housing costs have exploded. Healthcare is becoming a luxury of the rich and powerful. Our paychecks continue shrink. The minimum wage in Indiana is still $7.25. And on top of it all, our freedoms are under attack now more than ever.

To represent ALL Hoosiers.
To speak truth to power.
To fight and win for us.

It’s time for us to save ourselves by valuing all people over profit. All Hoosiers. The working class standing beside me in manufacturing. The young boys and men left behind in our apathy. The girls, gays, and theys. The mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers and others that give us purpose in life.

I’m here to EARN your vote by doing the hard work. By being visible, accessible, present. By listening to you and delivering results that change your life for the better. By forgoing egotistical party games, and by standing for something especially when it’s hard.

I’m asking you to give your votes to me and your hearts to each other. To each and every Hoosier fighting for the person next to them. Because I promise you, when we unite together and stop playing so fucking soft, we will fight.

And we will win.

I’m Chloe Andis, and I’m running for Indiana State Senate, District 15.