INDIANAPOLIS – During Thursday’s All Indiana Politics WISH-TV Gubernatorial Debate, Jennifer McCormick once again made clear how twenty years of one party rule has left Indiana on the wrong track.

“On issue after issue, from property taxes and government accountability to reproductive freedom, cannabis legalization, and job growth, Jennifer McCormick made it clear once again that she has the vision to bring balance and Hoosier common sense back to the Statehouse,” said Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl. “Indiana is on the wrong track, and this is a real opportunity to elect new leadership that will listen to Hoosiers, not special interests, by making Jennifer McCormick the first woman governor in Indiana history.”

McCormick has the only Commonsense Property Tax Plan which incorporates bipartisan ideas from Republicans and Democrats in the legislature to bring down costs and keep families, seniors, and veterans in their homes.

McCormick’s Commonsense Economic Development Plan would bring much-needed reform to the IEDC to focus once again on regional development and growing opportunities for families

She also addressed her Commonsense Cannabis Plan to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, and have Indiana join the vast majority of states who have ended the complete prohibition on cannabis.

You can find here her other commonsense plans on Utility Affordability, Education, and Ethics.

“Over the last two nights, Hoosier voters have seen a clear contrast between my optimistic, hopeful, and commonsense vision for Indiana and Mike Braun’s vision rooted in division, fear, and discrimination,” said McCormick in a campaign press release. “Hoosier values mean investing in working families and small businesses, protecting reproductive freedoms, and being champions for our public schools, and that’s the type of governor I will be.” 

After twenty years of one-party control, we need to put Indiana on the right track. In rankings across the board, Indiana is near the bottom for quality of life, wages, healthcare, and education. See the rankings for yourself:

• Indiana ranks 40th in overall health, 47th in public health funding, has the 13th worst physician-to-provider ratio, 43rd in mental health care, and is the 2nd most depressed state in America.
• Nearly 60 percent of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in “all or most cases” according to the 2023 Hoosier Survey by Ball State. Despite this, Indiana Republicans passed the first abortion ban in the US after the Dobbs decision.
• Indiana is the 3rd worst state for maternal mortality and has the 8th highest infant mortality rate. 
• Indiana ranks 46th for education, 39th in teacher salary, has the country’s worst student-to-counselor ratio, and 40th in retaining college graduates in Indiana.
• This is the 2nd worst state for quality of life, 7th worst state to live in, and ranks 34th in best states for veterans.
• Ranked 46th in turnout for the 2020 Presidential Election, 50th in 2022 midterm turnout, and 40th in voter registration.
• Hoosiers pay the 3rd highest costs for fuel and gas, the 12th highest electric bills nationally, and Indiana is 43rd in overall utility performance.
• Indiana has the country’s worst rated natural environment, is the worst-rated for pollution, and is 14th for most lead pipes nationally.