About Congressman André Carson
First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in early 2008 as part of a special election, Congressman André Carson was voted in to his first full term in Congress in November of 2008 and reelected again in 2010. Since that time,Congressman Carson has been recognized for his commitment to the job, with the Indianapolis Star writing that he has "[proven] himself to be relentlessly positive and seriously hardworking." During the 112th Congress, Congressman Carson has taken on leadership roles, serving as a Regional Whip for the Democratic Caucus and the Whip for the Congressional Black Caucus.
Congressman Carson is focused on improving the quality of life for hardworking families and individuals across Indianapolis by helping provide them with the tools and resources they need to lift up their communities and expand economic opportunity. He has stood strong to protect and create well-paying jobs for Hoosiers, helping to secure more than $400 million in federal resources for the 7th Congressional District. These funds are now being invested throughout Indianapolis, putting thousands of people back to work, improving and modernizing public housing developments, rebuilding roads and critical infrastructure and investing in groundbreaking technology in the field of health care and clean energy. The Congressman has worked to ease the tax burden for small businesses and has authored legislation to increase the opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses and improve their access to capital. To aid Indianapolis neighborhoods in their battle against the growing number of crime-ridden, abandoned houses, Congressman Carson successfully secured $37million in federal funding to revitalize troubled properties into affordable housing opportunities. Congressman Carson serves on the prestigious Financial Services Committee, which oversees all components of the nation's housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities. In this role, Carson has worked to tighten federal regulations over financial institutions, helping to pass Wall Street Reform, which ends government bailouts and the risky lending practices that almost destroyed our economy. He helped pass the historic health care reform law, which provides families and businesses with more health insurance options and makes health care more affordable and accessible for tens-of-millions of Americans. Carson has put Hoosier children first by helping to pass critical legislation that protected thousands of teaching jobs, and he's put his past law enforcement experience to work to make our neighborhoods safer by strengthening the federal COPS program that put an additional 50 police officers on patrol in Indianapolis neighborhoods. Congressman Carson got his political start serving on the Indianapolis City-County Council, where he worked to improve schools, support local businesses, and promote prosperous neighborhoods for families across Indianapolis. He also served as a board member of the Citizens Neighborhood Coalition and the Indianapolis Parks Kennedy-King Park Advisory Board, where he turned his attention to the development of safe parks and thriving community organizations. Click here for a high resolution version of Congressman Carson's official portrait.
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