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Joe Mackey

Joe Mackey

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Overview

Current roleRetired machinist

PartyDemocratic

LocationIndiana

BackgroundRetired machinist

Notable personal detailsJoseph William “Joe” Mackey is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. He is a retired industry machinist from Tippecanoe County and previously ran for this seat (including in 2020). He has been active in local Democratic politics and has been involved with a family children’s cancer foundation.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports closing tax loopholes for wealthy individuals and large corporations, eliminating the carried interest deduction, and imposing penalties on large employers who pay less than a living wage; opposes lowering corporate taxes as a strategy to promote growth.

Healthcare

Joe Mackey expresses strong support for a single-payer healthcare system while also saying the Affordable Care Act should be defended and Medicaid coverage expanded as interim steps. He has called current U.S. health care unaffordable and said it must be addressed.

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Immigration & Border

Supports protections for DACA recipients and an accelerated pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; opposes construction of a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border.

Climate & Energy

Supports government funding and investment in renewable and green energy, supports federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and has signaled support for the Paris Climate Accord. Emphasizes tying infrastructure spending to clean energy development and green jobs.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports expanded/background-check reforms and red flag protections, and backs measures to fund school security and allow CDC research into gun violence. Endorsed by gun-safety organizations and lists gun-safety priorities on campaign materials. Does not have explicit public statements in these sources committing to an assault-weapons ban.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$10.3K
$7.7K
$5.1K
$2.6K
$0

2022

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2022

$225.00
$114.46
$1.6K
$66.37

Cycle 2026

$10.3K
$2.7K
$7.6K
$474.67

Source: FEC

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