Indiana is overpriced and underpaid. Chloe will lower costs and raise wages to make life easier.
THE PLATFORM
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The cost of housing in Allen County has skyrocketed. Since 2020, average apartment rents in Fort Wayne are up nearly 50%, and single-family home prices have climbed even higher. Working families are being priced out while developers and investors cash in.
Finding an apartment under $1,000 a month is nearly impossible. And when you do, it comes with no amenities, no security, and no breathing room. At a $7.25 minimum wage, even the cheapest units are literally out of reach.
Our seniors on fixed incomes are the fastest growing group of unhoused people in Allen County. After working with Parkview’s homeless outreach team, Chloe saw firsthand how our elders are being pushed to the streets.
County leaders keep greenlighting luxury projects no one asked for, like the $24 million “senior luxury apartments” approved this July, while ignoring affordable housing.
Foreign investors continue buying up local land and homes. State law shields corporate farmland investments, but does nothing to stop residential speculation. That’s protection for them, not for you.
As senator, Chloe will limit rental price hikes by rewarding landlords who keep rents stable, force county leadership to prioritize affordable housing projects over luxury sprawl, and tighten restrictions on foreign land grabs. Hoosiers deserve stable homes they can raise their families in, not just investments someone else profits from. -
Renters deserve the same rights and protections to organize that workers do. Across the country, 31 states already protect tenant union activity but Indiana does not. Our laws leave tenants unprotected, isolated, and exposed to retaliation against corporate entities who treat homes and property as profit centers instead of communities.
Chloe will change that. Her plan brings Indiana’s housing code up to the strongest national standards. It enshrines the right of tenants to organize, meet, and bargain collectively with landlords. It bans retaliation for tenant organizing and mandates transparency in repairs, maintenance, and rent hikes.
As senator, Chloe will also promote tenant union development statewide to give renters the tools and legal footing to form unions that negotiate for fair rent, safe housing, and dignity in their homes. Housing is the foundation of stability, and every Hoosier deserves a home they can defend together. -
Republicans are calling Senate Bill 1 “relief”. The truth? It’s a tax hike on working Hoosiers and a handout to corporations.
The standard homestead deduction, our strongest shield against rising assessments, is being completely phased out. As your home’s value rises, you’ll pay more - it’s cents on the dollar.
The business personal property tax exemption was raised from $80,000 to $2,000,000. Yes, million. Corporations win big. Families lose bigger.
Local schools, fire departments, and county services are being choked by state issued tax caps, weaponizing counties against their residents. To keep the lights on, county leadership will have to raise local income taxes, double dipping into - YOU GUESSED IT - working Hoosiers.
Statewide property values rose 12% from 2024 to 2025. This law does nothing to stop that squeeze.
As senator, Chloe will stabilize homeowners from runaway assessments, stop corporate subsidies on the backs of working families, and make sure schools and local infrastructure are funded without double taxing residents. -
In Allen County, “business as usual” for landlords has turned into outright predation. Since the pandemic, they’ve jacked up the rent, gutted tenant protections, and treated housing as a transaction instead of a basic right.
Landlords demand sky-high deposits to protect themselves, while offering renters fewer protections in return.
They slap on a coat of white paint, add fake granite countertops, call it a luxury upgrade, and hike rents by hundreds of dollars.
Tenants who speak up about unsafe or unlivable conditions risk retaliation, illegal evictions, or endless delays on repairs.
No more. As senator, Chloe will pass a statewide Tenant Bill of Rights that will codify strict repair timelines, harsh penalties for retaliation, protections against illegal evictions, and caps on security deposits. Families deserve stable, strong housing – not exploitation.
Housing
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Indiana spends over $80 billion a year on healthcare, yet over 450,000 Hoosiers remain uninsured. Rural hospitals are closing their doors. Families go bankrupt for necessary care all while insurance companies and hospital monopolies profit. Our healthcare system is broken by design. It fragments coverage, rewards bureaucracy and inefficiency, and punishes the poor. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in Indiana.
We the people will no longer wait on the federal government to provide universal healthcare - we will build it ourselves to protect our own, as Hoosiers do.
HoosierCare is a statewide, zero-premium, zero-deductible plan that guarantees every Indiana resident automatic coverage. Using the dollars we already spend, we can redirect waste into care and set one transparent rate for every provider.
Under HoosierCare, hospitals will stay open, rural communities will have guaranteed emergency and maternity services, and no one will be denied treatment for cost. the plan caps system-wide spending growth, ends surprise billing, and stabilized costs for families and businesses alike.
If Washington won’t protect Hoosiers’ right to healthcare, Chloe will. HoosierCare means no gaps, no debt, and no denials. It’s healthcare that works for ever Hoosiers, in every county, all the time. -
For decades, Parkview has acted like a monopoly, consolidating services across Northeast Indiana. The result is predictable: Parkview charges over 200% of Medicare rates, ranking among the top 10% most expensive hospitals in the country. Who pays the price? The elderly, the disabled, and the poor.
Hospitals have pulled critical services back into Fort Wayne, abandoning rural families with fewer options and longer drives.
Nearly every county in Indiana already faces a provider shortage – consolidation deepens the cut.
As Senator, Chloe will rein in monopolistic hospital practices, tie prices to Medicare and Medicaid rates, mandate transparent billing, and revoke nonprofit tax breaks for systems that gouge patients. She will incentivize rural hospitals to expand services and invest in telehealth so no Hoosier is left without freedom of care simply because of their ZIP code. -
On paper, Indiana's Silver and Bronze insurance plans look affordable. In reality: they’re traps. Premiums seem low, but deductibles run into the thousands, and co-pays make coverage functionally useless until catastrophe strikes.
Families are left high and dry by the hidden costs when they actually need care.
Prescription drug prices have more than doubled in the last decade. Insurers pocket rebates while patients ration meds.
Even employer-sponsored coverage doesn’t shield families. Premiums are being driven up by profiteering, not care.
Medicaid cuts are forcing thousands of Hoosiers out of coverage, turning healthcare from a right into a luxury.
As senator, Chloe will stabilize deductibles based on plan tiers, enforce full transparency on pricing, and fight to expand Medicaid and Medicare. If the federal government won't protect Hoosiers, Indiana’s state government will. -
Indiana is in a mental health crisis. Over 1 million Hoosiers live with mental health conditions, yet 1 in 5 cannot access care. The state averages just ONE provider per 500 residents, and 91 of 92 counties are short on resources.
The impact is devastating on kids. Over 100,000 children experience a major depressive episode each year, with most considering suicide.
Veterans in Allen County and across Indiana face an underfunded VA and suicide rates estimated at more than 20 a day.
Indiana has done little to integrate veteran mental healthcare into its network.
This cannot continue. Chloe will build a strong statewide mental health network across all 92 counties. This initiative will embed licensed therapists in schools, incentivize providers who focus on veterans, children, and seniors, expand inpatient psychiatric capacity, and make telehealth universal. Mental healthcare is not just an option, it’s necessary. Chloe will expand access to save lives.
Healthcare
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On the surface, Indiana's job numbers look okay, but once again reality tells the truth. Fort Wayne has attracted $2.6 billion in private investment in recent years, yet corporations keep importing their own talent. Hoosiers are locked out of the very opportunities our tax dollars helped create – a complete betrayal of our people.
Indiana ranks near the bottom nationally in job quality, with weak worker protections, low union membership, and high workplace injury rates in manufacturing and construction.
Employers rely on temp labor and contract loopholes, stripping Hoosiers of benefits and basic security.
Nearly 60% of Indiana counties face workforce participation challenges. In Allen County, businesses complain about “shortages” not because Hoosiers don't want to work, but because they know their worth.
If employers require Indiana, they must hire Indiana. As senator, Chloe will require incentives for companies that hire Hoosiers, with stronger rewards for long-term residents. She will invest in technical training, apprenticeships, and workforce programs tied to Indiana’s investment wave. And she will expand access to unions, protect pensions, and enforce worker protections so Hoosiers don't just get jobs, but stable careers. -
$20.30 by 2030.
Jobs
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Childcare in Indiana has been climbing for decades, and the pandemic sent it into overdrive. The state lost 22% of its childcare workforce in 2020, leaving fewer providers and forcing families to pay more for less. Today, childcare costs rival rent at more than $12,000 a year.
Families are squeezed from both sides: rising childcare costs and stagnant wages.
Mothers especially are pushed out of the workforce because too often childcare costs more than they can earn.
Chloe will reset the market. As senator, she will freeze childcare costs by capping annual increases to wage growth instead of unchecked market power. She will also provide tax incentives for parents who create community-based childcare programs. Affordable childcare isn't just a family issue; it's an economic boon. Keeping parents in the workforce when they choose to work builds stability, strength, and freedom for our families. -
Even when families can afford childcare, too often centers are little more than babysitting services. Only one-third of Indiana kids attend preschool, compared to more than half nationwide. That gap means Hoosier children start kindergarten already behind.
In the statehouse, Chloe will transform childcare into early education. She will incentivize centers to adopt statewide learning frameworks, partner with early educators, and turn childcare into a launchpad. Hoosier kids deserve the same head start as any child in America. -
The Trump administration froze nearly $7 billion in federal K-12 funding nationwide, hitting Indiana schools particularly hard. Instead of filling the gap, Indiana’s Republican legislature keeps routing money into private voucher programs that benefit wealthy families while leaving vulnerable students behind.
Schools across the state are already cutting after school programs, English learner support, teacher development, and summer learning initiatives just to keep the lights on.
Teachers are bracing for layoffs. Parents are worried about their kid’s classrooms. Students themselves don’t know what they’ll be walking into this fall.
As senator, Chloe will redirect state funds back into public schools to offset federal cuts, prioritize teacher pay, and stop the diversion of taxpayer dollars into private vouchers. She will partner with teachers' unions to recruit and retain strong specialized educators, and she will rein in administrative bloat so more dollars flow directly into classrooms. Hoosiers know how to stretch a dollar, and Chloe will make every single one goes to our kids, not private interests.
Childcare & Education
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Indiana's cities have grown, but public transportation has not. In Allen County, we've poured billions into downtown Fort Wayne, yet neighborhoods outside 469 are all but stranded. Citilink runs only 12 fixed routes, once an hour, in a metro of nearly 500,000 people.
Shift workers can't get to jobs.
Seniors can't get to appointments.
Families without cars are locked out of opportunity.
As senator, Chloe will expand Citilink's reach, add Sunday and evening service, and expand ADA options. She will also explore modern alternatives to cut costs and protect our roads. We've invested in downtown – it’s time to connect our neighborhoods. -
In Allen County, you can walk a smooth block one minute and hit broken pavement the next. Potholes can cost drivers hundreds in repairs. Sidewalks in northeast and southeast neighborhoods are crumbling or missing, even as city council finds millions for cosmetic projects elsewhere, like flashy sidewalks downtown.
Chloe will invest where people actually live, not just where developers dig. She will rebuild sidewalks that promote stability, safety, and community pride, as well as repave roads that lower costs for families and the city alike.
Infrastructure
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Women outnumber men in Allen County, yet their rights are still treated as optional. The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified over 50 years ago but never published. The Trump administration pardoned those who threatened violence against women at health clinics. DEI attacks primarily harm Black, Latina, and Indigenous women. And in 2025, Indiana Republicans eliminated the entire $113,000 budget of the Indiana Commission for Women.
As senator, Chloe will restore local access to women’s health services, enshrine the Equal Rights amendment into state law, and defend local funding for advocacy and safety programs. She will fight for equal pay, equal protection, and equal opportunity. Chloe knows firsthand what it means to stand strong against intimidation, discrimination, and the erosion of progress. -
Too many young men feel justifiably left behind. Lacking community and facing collective societal apathy, they turn to online influencers who prey on their frustration, pushing dangerous ideas that divide rather than unite.
Chloe’s plan includes working with young men in Allen County to build positive communities that strengthen the current and next generation of boys and men. She will speak loudly and publicly on men’s issues and ensure they are part of a movement of progress rather than isolation. -
Allen County is home to thousands of LGBTQ+ Hoosiers who want the same thing as everyone else: to live freely, safely, and with dignity. Yet Indiana has banned gender-affirming care for minors, stripped away gender marker options from birth certificates, and barred trans girls from playing K-12 sports.
All trans adults were once trans kids, and Chloe is one of them. Here at home, queer and trans Hoosiers still face housing discrimination, employment barriers, and public harassment.
As senator, Chloe will champion and defend existing LGBTQ+ protections, push for stronger nondiscrimination laws in housing and employment, and restore healthcare and identity rights stripped by the statehouse. She will work with local groups like Fort Wayne Pride to ensure every Hoosier can live their truth. And she will fight for our trans kids to do what all kids deserve – to be kids and play. -
Since August 2023, Indiana has enforced a near-total abortion ban. Republicans are moving to restrict access to abortion medication, criminalize providers, and even classify abortion as homicide. These efforts are led by Republican senators like Liz Brown, who co-authored SB 334 restricting abortion based on fetal characteristics, and pushed SB 245 to criminalize mailing or using mifepristone or misoprostol.
All people have a right to choose what reproductive freedom means to them. As senator, Chloe will fight to repeal Indiana’s abortion ban, protect access to contraception, IVF, and maternal care, and make sure no Hoosier is criminalized for making private medical decisions. She will hold legislators accountable for using women’s bodies as a political battleground.
Personal Freedoms
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Chloe has a plan to build affordable housing, increase healthcare accessibility, raise the minimum wage, and other bold proposals for Hoosiers. And she knows how to pay for it.
Indiana’s corporate tax rate is just 4.9%, well below the national average and lower than Michigan and Illinois. Raising the rate to 7.5% would generate $500 million every year. After billions in subsidized investment, it’s time for corporations to pay for access to our land, our railroads, our agriculture, and our people.
In addition, she will enact a 1% surcharge on income above $500,000. Right now, statewide income tax rates are the same whether you make $50,000 or $5 million. This small adjustment, affecting less than half a percent of Hoosiers, would raise over $100 million annually. That’s school funding, childcare, and infrastructure without raising costs on working families.
Chloe’s plan doesn’t stop at tax increases. It also includes restructuring nonprofit exemptions, investing in state-level tax auditors, and strengthening penalties on foreign investment, and requiring local hiring guarantees. If you require Indiana, you hire Indiana.