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Justin Moed

DemocratIncumbentState House District 97· Indianapolis, IN
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Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilityOppose
Limited governmentOppose
Second AmendmentOppose
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesMixed

Background

Justin Moed (born 1983/1984, Indianapolis) has served as the Democratic representative for House District 97 since 2013, first winning his seat at age 28. He currently serves as the Democratic Whip in the Indiana House and is the ranking minority member of the Public Policy Committee; he also sits on the Agriculture and Rural Development and Local Government committees. Outside the Statehouse, Moed operates an urban farm in Indianapolis and authored successful legislation signed by Gov. Holcomb in 2023 to end the prison-to-homelessness pipeline. He attended Butler University (2006) and has worked as a client advisor for Clark Dietz, Inc.[^5][^6][^7]

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Oppose

Moed voted **No** on SB 1 (2025), the major property tax reform bill, which passed 65–29 (Source 5). He is among the Democrats consistently opposing Republican-led fiscal restructuring. The Freedom Index scored Moed at **33%** in the 2025–2026 sessions and **9%** in the 2023–2024 sessions (cumulative: **14%**).

Limited government

Oppose

Moed voted **No** on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill, which passed 57–41 (Source 6). No public statement supporting limited-government positions was found. The Freedom Index cumulative score of 14% reflects near-uniform opposition to bills scored as pro-constitutional-liberty (Sources 5, 6).

Second Amendment

Oppose

Moed voted **No** on HB 1084 (2024), the 2A Privacy Act, which passed 73–22 (Source 8). He also voted **No** on HB 1296 (2022), the constitutional carry bill, which passed 68–30 (Source 9). Per Mirror Indy reporting, Moed voted against the transgender athlete ban and the ban on gender-affirming care for minors; his campaign website lists protection of LGBTQ+ rights as a key priority, but no pro-Second-Amendment statement was found (Source 11).

Pro-life issues

No public position found

No direct statement, vote, pledge, or questionnaire response by Moed specifically supporting or opposing abortion legislation was found in this research cycle. SB 236 (2026) died in House committee without a floor vote. Moed voted **Yes** on SB 143 (2025), the Parental Rights bill — which aligns with a family-values/parental-rights framework — earning an IFI "positive" mark on that bill (Source 4), but this does not constitute a specific position on abortion. No public position found on pro-life issues.

Family values

Mixed

Moed voted **Yes** on SB 143 (2025) — Parental Rights — which passed 69–24 (Source 10), and **Yes** on SB 442 (2025) — school board transparency on human sexuality instruction — earning IFI positive marks on both bills (Source 4). However, he voted **No** on HB 1041 (2025) — Save Women's College Sports (Source 4), and **No** on SB 289 (2025) — DEI prohibition in education (Source 4). Per Mirror Indy, he voted against the ban on gender-affirming care for minors (Source 11). Overall IFI 2025 score: **43%**. Record is mixed: positive on parental rights and school transparency; negative on women's sports eligibility and DEI prohibition.

Voting record

BillSessionTitleVoteLens
SB 12025Property tax / local gov't financeNayFiscal responsibility
HB 10322025 specialMid-cycle redistrictingNayLimited government
HB 108420242A Privacy ActNaySecond Amendment
HB 12962022Constitutional carryNaySecond Amendment
SB 1432025Parental RightsYeaFamily values
HB 10412025Save Women's College SportsNayFamily values
SB 2892025DEI prohibition in educationNayFamily values / Limited government
SB 4422025School board human sexuality transparencyYeaFamily values

Endorsements

Sources

  1. 2.
    Ballotpedia — Justin Moed
    https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Moed
  2. 5.
    Open States / IGA — IN SB 1 (2025) House Roll Call
    https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/3e747de2-1442-4429-af30-11db2a57570b/
  3. 6.
    BillSponsor — IN HB 1032 (2025 special) House Roll Call
    https://www.billsponsor.com/bills/783130/indiana-house-bill-1032-session-2026
  4. 7.
    Indiana House Democratic Caucus — Justin Moed
    https://www.indianahousedemocrats.org/members/justin-moed
  5. 8.
    LegiScan — IN HB 1084 (2024) Roll Call
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1084/id/1375369
  6. 9.
    LegiScan — IN HB 1296 (2022) Roll Call
    https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1296/id/1165335
  7. 10.
    LegiScan — IN SB 0143 (2025) Bill Actions
    https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0143/2025
Last researched: 2026-04-15