Ben Davis
Socialist Party of Indiana
BDAbout
Ben Davis is a strategic IT consultant and a co-founder of the Socialist Party of Indiana; he is the first candidate to attain ballot access under the party. He earned an associate degree from Ivy Tech State College in 2000 and bachelor's and graduate degrees from Western Governors University in 2012 and 2018.
Positions on the issues
Pledges to be an uncompromising advocate for working Hoosiers, not subject to wealthy donors; says he will refuse to vote for any bill or resolution that does not improve life for working Hoosiers (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Opposes further defunding of public schools; supports doubling public schoolteacher salaries and opposes sending public dollars to charter schools (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports amending the Indiana Constitution to end the prohibition of progressive taxation ('tax the rich') and tiered income taxation (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports single-payer Medicare for All and gender-affirming health care for adults and kids (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports a pregnant person's right to choose (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports legalizing marijuana (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports ranked-choice voting and amending the Indiana Constitution to recognize more than two major parties; opposes mid-cycle congressional redistricting and measures making voting harder (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Opposes hyperscale/AI data center development (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Supports abolishing ICE and reversing the criminalization of homelessness (per his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey).
Experience
- Strategic consultant, managed services company
- Board member, GenderNexus (3+ years)
- Co-founder, Socialist Party of Indiana
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