In this episode, I sit down with Chloe Andis to talk about what life actually feels like in Indiana State Senate District 15, from Northeast Fort Wayne to Huntertown, where the biggest questions are not abstract at all. They are immediate, practical, and deeply personal. Can people afford to live here? Can they get healthcare when they need it? Can working families build a stable life without feeling like the system is tilted against them?
Our conversation centers on affordability in the broadest sense of the word. We talk about the rapid growth in Huntertown and the pressure that growth puts on roads, schools, utilities, and emergency services. At the same time, we examine the frustration in Fort Wayne neighborhoods that feel disinvested even as they continue carrying the weight of broader state decisions. Chloe argues that these communities should not be treated as competing interests, but as parts of one system that deserve tailored investment and long-term planning.
We also dig into property taxes, housing costs, education, healthcare, and economic development. Chloe makes the case that Indiana’s current priorities have too often pushed financial pressure downward onto working families while weakening the public systems people rely on most. From voucher expansion and teacher shortages to rising rents, unstable wages, and gaps in healthcare access, the throughline of the discussion is clear: state policy choices are shaping quality of life in ways Hoosiers feel every day.
What stood out to me most in this conversation was Chloe’s insistence that public office should be rooted in service, accountability, and a direct connection to the people being represented. This episode is about more than a campaign. It is about what happens when a community asks whether its leadership is still working for the people who live there.
