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Democratic · Mayor of Indianapolis · Indiana · Spectrum score -46
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Joseph Hogsett is Mayor of Indianapolis in Indiana. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Joseph Hadden Hogsett is an American attorney, prosecutor, and politician who is the 49th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Term ends
- Jan 1, 2028
- Phone
- 317-327-3601
- Office
- 200 E. Washington St, Suite 2501, Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Website
- Official site
- Wikipedia
- Background
- Salary
- —
City pay varies · not on file
Where Joseph stands on the spectrum
Joseph Hogsett scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.
Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21
Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →
Background & record
Joseph Hadden Hogsett is an American attorney, prosecutor, and politician who is the 49th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to being elected mayor, Hogsett served as the secretary of state of Indiana from 1989 to 1994 and as the chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party from 2003 to 2004. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1992, for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1994 and for…
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Issue detail
−100 left pole · +100 right pole
- Economic
- -52
- Social
- -45
- Authoritarian
- -21
- Confidence
- 68
- Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
- Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
- Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
- Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
- Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
- Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
- Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
- Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
- Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
- Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
- Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
- Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
- Open States people (municipalities)
- indy.gov
- en.wikipedia.org
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