
Jim Graham
IN-09 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleEngineer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyConservative Democrat
LocationIndiana
BackgroundEngineer
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EducationRose Polytechnic Institute (now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) — scholarship student
Notable personal detailsJames Henry "Jim" Graham is an engineer, educator, and entrepreneur running as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Indiana's 9th Congressional District. He was born in Indianapolis and was raised in southern Indiana. Graham studied at Rose Polytechnic Institute (now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) and completed graduate studies in electrical engineering at Purdue University. He worked as an engineer at Delco-Remy (General Motors) and later worked in academia.
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Economy & Taxes
Jim Graham describes himself as a more conservative/centrist Democrat and emphasizes pro-jobs economic measures such as providing seed money for new businesses, supporting a five-year farm bill, and working across the aisle on the budget deficit. He frames his priorities around bringing jobs to the district and pragmatic economic solutions rather than expansive tax-and-spend proposals.
Healthcare
Jim Graham identifies as a centrist Democrat and says he is willing to work with Republicans to create solutions for improving healthcare; he has not published detailed policy proposals on healthcare on his campaign website.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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