Indiana’s 9th Congressional District Democratic candidate Brad Meyer talked to Monroe County residents about universal healthcare, rural communities and other issues important to voters at a town hall Thursday evening.
There were about 59 residents in attendance, according to a representative of Meyer's campaign.
Held at the Monroe County History Center, the event was open to the public and was the twenty-third stop in Meyer’s Town Hall Tour 2026. The gathering began with Meyer talking with event participants individually. Before Meyer went onstage, former Sen. Vi Simpson asked the crowd three questions:
“How many of you are really angry at this government? How many of you are sad? How many of you are disgusted?”
The crowd cheered in response.
The event featured a short speech from Meyer, where he laid out his priorities, and then a Q&A with attendees asking questions on economic policy, government reform and his opponents.
During the speech, Meyer said his priority was to raise absolute social mobility, which measures whether a person’s living standard has improved or declined compared to their parents at the same age.
“I am not saying I want to give the next generation an easy life,” Meyer said. “What I am saying is I want to give them a shot at a decent life that they have to work for.”
One resident asked how Meyer would help the transfer of money from the upper class to the middle class.
“We need to tax the rich because it's the right thing to do, and it is fair,” Meyer said. “We’re not trying to be revengeful; we’re trying to build a fair society.”
Meyer won the Democratic nomination with 37.8% of the vote and will face incumbent Republican Erin Houchin and Independent Floyd Taylor in the November midterm election. He defeated Keil Roark, Jim Graham and Tim Beck in the primary.
According to Meyer’s campaign website, he is running for Congress to “get things done for the working people.”
“Everything I’m going to do is going to be focused, in one way or another, making this better.” Meyer said during the town hall.
Meyer is a seventh-generation Indiana resident, who grew up in Brownsburg and moved to Bloomington in 2010. He attended Purdue University and studied electronics engineering, working in local manufacturing after graduation.
Meyer worked as a Navy civilian engineer and spent nine years working to protect sailors from missile threats.
“I have seen workplaces where leadership tried to squeeze every dime from employees instead of treating them as partners in success and value creation,” Meyer wrote on his campaign website.
Meyer’s website listed three main legislative priorities: establish universal healthcare for all, “advance economic reform” and “end political gridlock and manufactured crises.”
Meyer’s next town hall is at the Vevay Swiss Inn in Ohio and Switzerland counties Sept. 8. Meyer will return to Bloomington to Indiana University’s campus, joining the College Democrats at IU on Sept. 29 and the student government town hall Oct. 9.
The general election is Nov. 3, 2026, with early voting opportunities beginning Oct. 6 to Nov. 2, 2026.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated with a more accurate attendance figure provided by the campaign and to correctly identify Vi Simpson’s role.
