André Carson

Congressman André Carson has represented Indiana’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008 (110th Congress-Present). Before taking office, Carson served on the Indianapolis City-County Council and worked full-time in law enforcement. He also worked in intelligence and counter-terrorism for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and served at the Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center. In Congress, Carson serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where he is ranking member of the Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. He also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sitting on the Aviation Subcommittee and the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. Additionally, Carson is a member of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Community Party. During the 116th Congress, Carson served as a Senior Whip for the House Democratic Caucus. Carson has authored several bills that have been signed into law: The Service Members Mental Health Screening Act, which ensures a more holistic evaluation of mental health assessments before and after deployment; the Military Families Financial Preparedness Act, which provides service members and their spouses with financial counseling before leaving the military; the Military Suicide Reduction Act, which provides mid-deployment mental health assessments to service members deployed in combat; the Military Mental Health Empowerment Act, which seeks to end dangerous misperceptions that discourage mental health treatment by ensuring service members are aware of their privacy rights; the Kennedy-King Establishment Act, which designates Martin Luther King Park in Indianapolis as a National Commemorative Site, and adds it to the new National Civil Rights Network; and the Ariel Rios Federal Building Act. Carson received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and management from Concordia University Wisconsin, and a master’s degree in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University.