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Healthcare
3.50
Economics
4.00
Candidate Name
Anthony Oberman
District
State House District 15
Values
Grade
Values
Party
Democrat
Experience
Challenger
Grade
Democracy
3.67
Accessibility
4
Governance
4
Cost
Choice
3
X
Freedom
Voting
4
3
Community
3.50
A
Overall Grade
Education
4.00
Affordability
Equity
Opportunity
4
4
4
Environment
Public Safety
Inclusion
X
4
3
Stability
Funding
Belonging
4
4
4
Notable Information
Candidate Name
Candidate for:
State House District 15
Democrat
Challenger
Notable Information
MADVoters Survey Responses
Healthcare: The Big Beautiful Bill is projected to cut $31 billion from Indiana’s Medicaid funding, including almost $13 billion in hospital funding, over the next decade. What will you do if elected to ensure healthcare affordability and access given these changes? (Source: Indiana Hospital Association)
The federal Medicaid cuts under the Big Beautiful Bill will hit Indiana hard and rural community hospitals will be hit the hardest. When hospitals lose Medicaid revenue, they cut services first, starting with the ones that operate at a loss, like labor and delivery, emergency rooms, and rural clinics.
At the state level, I will fight to protect Indiana's Medicaid budget from further cuts stacked on top of the federal reductions already coming. That means opposing legislation that shifts more costs onto hospitals or lowers reimbursement rates, and prioritizing state resources to keep rural and community hospitals open rather than letting the market decide which communities keep access to care.
This is personal as well as political. I'm a father of two young daughters, and I spent nine years as a first responder relying on functioning emergency rooms to do my job and protect the community. When rural hospitals cut services or close, it turns into longer ambulance response times, overwhelmed emergency rooms and families driving farther for care they used to get down the street. I won't let Indiana balance its budget on the backs of the hospitals and communities that need this coverage most.
Economics: AI and data centers are having a huge impact on jobs and communities across the nation, particularly in Indiana. What is Congress’s role in addressing this developing technology? What action will you take to hear and represent the concerns of Hoosiers on this topic?
Economics: Dozens of AI data centers are planning to come to Indiana, drawn by the state’s “business-friendly” reputation. How should Indiana manage these large industrial site proposals and their potential impact on communities? (Source: Citizens Action Coalition)
Indiana's rush to attract AI data centers is outpacing our understanding of what these facilities actually cost our communities. Before we approve dozens of large-scale sites, we need a full accounting of the tradeoffs and right now that accounting doesn't exist.
I'm not opposed to responsible development but "business-friendly" can't mean waving through massive water and energy consumers without independent, nonpartisan study of their impact on our grid, our water tables, and the ratepayers left covering the difference. I support a pause on new large-scale approvals until that review is complete and the findings are made public. Other states are already generating real case studies, Indiana should learn from that data, not race ahead of it.
Decisions this big shouldn't be made behind closed doors, and the people who will be affected most by those decisions deserve a seat at the table before deals are signed, not after.
Education: Describe your stance on the Department of Education and its role in education administration, funding, and protections for students with disabilities.
Education: Since 2012, Indiana has spent over $5.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on charter schools and the private school voucher program. If elected, would you support or oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to funding private schools and charter schools? Why or why not? (Source: ICPE)
I oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund private schools and charter schools. Public money belongs in public schools, it's really that simple.
Every dollar redirected to vouchers is a dollar not spent on teacher pay, classroom resources, or the schools my own daughters attend. This isn't a minor policy disagreement for me, its an active threat to the future of public education in Indiana, and I intend to be one of the loudest voices in the legislature working to roll back the voucher program and stop the continued privatization of our schools.
Democracy: In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge or threat facing our democracy right now? If elected, what will you do to help overcome this challenge or threat?
In my opinion, the greatest threat facing our democracy today is the deliberate spread of misinformation and propaganda, often originating from government officials themselves, at every level. When the people entrusted with public office weaponize disinformation and fear-based rhetoric instead of leveling with constituents, it erodes the basic trust that democratic government depends on.
If elected, I will be a vocal opponent of these tactics where ever I encounter them, whether on the House floor, in committee, or in the media. I believe voters deserve elected official who tell them the truth, even when it's inconvenient, and I intend to lead by example: communicating honestly with my constituents, correcting misinformation when I see it, and refusing to participate in the kind of fear-based politics that divides communities instead of serving them.
Community: Describe your stance on ICE and its role in immigration enforcement and detention.
Community: What role or responsibility do local and state governments have with regards to immigration enforcement?
Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, not a local or state one and I believe it should stay that way. Local police departments exist to build trust with communities they serve and respond to public safety needs; turning them into extensions of federal immigration enforcement undermines that trust and makes communities less fafe, not more, because it discourages victims and witnesses from coming forward.
I have serious concerns about how immigration enforcement is currently being carried out in this country. Every person on U.S. soil is entitled to constitutional protections, including due process, and enforcement actions that disregard those protections are not just bad policy, they raise real constitutional concerns that should trouble every American, regardless of party.
As a state legislator, I will oppose efforts to conscript Indiana's local and state law enforcement into federal immigration enforcement roles, and I will support policies that keep our local police focused on their core mission: protecting and serving Hoosiers with integrity, fairness, and dignity.