Sarah Shydale
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| Fiscal responsibility | No public position found |
| Limited government | No public position found |
| Second Amendment | No public position found |
| Pro-life issues | No public position found |
| Family values | No public position found |
Background
Sarah Shydale is a student at IUPUI and works as an accountant at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, where she serves clients who are elderly and disabled and seeking housing assistance. She is running for the May 5, 2026, Democratic primary for HD-97, challenging incumbent Rep. Justin Moed for at least the second consecutive cycle; she also challenged him in the 2024 primary. If elected, Shydale would become the first openly transgender legislator in the Indiana General Assembly. Her stated priorities include affordable housing, mental health and substance-use services, and representing young and progressive voters in downtown and urban neighborhoods.[^9][^10][^11]
Positions
Fiscal responsibility
No public position foundNo public position found on fiscal responsibility.
Limited government
No public position foundNo public position found on limited government.
Second Amendment
No public position foundNo public position found on Second Amendment.
Pro-life issues
No public position foundNo public position found on pro-life issues.
Family values
No public position foundNo public position found on family values. Note: Shydale has stated publicly that her campaign's main goal is to safeguard LGBTQ+ rights and that she wants to "codify our right to live" for transgender citizens (Source 3); however, this is not a position specifically addressing the family-values lens issues tracked here (HB 1041, SB 289, SB 143 type legislation), and no questionnaire, pledge, or direct statement on those specific issues was found.
Sources
- 1.Campaign website — Sarah Shydale for House District 97https://sarahshydale.com
- 2.Ballotpedia — Sarah Shydalehttps://ballotpedia.org/Sarah_Shydale
- 3.Mirror Indy — "Rep. Moed faces first primary challenge in Sarah Shydale"https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-primary-election-2024-house-district-97-democrats-justin-moed-sarah-shydale-indianapolis/
- 4.Reddit — Shydale campaign announcement (r/Indiana)https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/1pshs6y/announcing_my_2026_run_for_indiana_house_rep_d97/
- 5.Reddit — Shydale on 2026 ballot (r/Indiana)https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/1q8mzrc/i_sarah_shydale_am_officially_on_the_primary/