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Healthcare
4.00
Economics
3.67
Candidate Name
Kate-Lynn Holley
District
State Senate District 6
Values
Grade
Values
Party
Democrat
Experience
Challenger
Grade
Democracy
3.67
Accessibility
4
Governance
4
Cost
Choice
4
X
Freedom
Voting
3
4
Community
4.00
A
Overall Grade
Education
3.33
Affordability
Equity
Opportunity
3
4
4
Environment
Public Safety
Inclusion
4
X
X
Stability
Funding
Belonging
4
3
3
Notable Information
Candidate Name
Candidate for:
State Senate District 6
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)
Indiana cannot cut its way to a healthier state. If these Medicaid cuts move forward, families will pay the price through higher costs, longer drives for care, and more pressure on our rural hospitals.
I support a "Make Indiana Healthy Again" approach that focuses on prevention, affordability, and access. That means strengthening community health centers, expanding access to primary care and mental healthcare, supporting rural hospitals, and addressing the root causes of poor health like food insecurity and housing instability.
Healthcare is not a luxury. Hoosiers should be able to see a doctor, fill a prescription, and get the care they need without worrying about whether they can afford it.
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)
AI data centers can bring jobs and investment to Indiana, but communities shouldn’t be forced to bear the costs while corporations take the profits. Large industrial projects should undergo transparent local review, with clear plans for energy use, water consumption, road impacts, and emergency services. Companies should pay their fair share toward the infrastructure they use, protect ratepayers from higher utility bills, and create meaningful local jobs. Indiana can welcome innovation while ensuring that growth benefits residents, respects local communities, and doesn’t come at the expense of working families.
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 believe public tax dollars should primarily support public schools, because public schools serve every child who walks through their doors.
Parents should have choices, but those choices should not come at the expense of neighborhood schools that educate the vast majority of Indiana students. As state funding has increasingly been directed toward vouchers and other programs, many public schools have been asked to do more with less.
If elected, I will fight for strong, fully funded public schools, competitive teacher pay, and the resources students need to succeed, whether they live in a rural town, a small city, or anywhere in between.
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?
The biggest threat to our democracy is the concentration of power—whether that’s in corporate influence, partisan gerrymandering like mid-cycle redistricting, or federal decisions that move power further away from local communities.
If elected, I’ll fight to bring decision-making closer to the people through stronger transparency, fair maps, and real accountability in both government and major development decisions. Democracy only works when voters - NOT INSIDERS - are at the helm.
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?
Local law enforcement should not be doing the job of federal immigration agents. That creates fear in communities and pulls local resources away from public safety.
At every level of government, I believe in the constitutional right to due process and making sure enforcement is fair, consistent, and focused on real safety—not political agendas.