Rep. Andre Carson

Congressman André Carson represents Indiana’s 7th congressional district, located in central Indiana. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in early 2008 as part of a special election, Congressman André Carson was elected to his first full term in Congress in November of 2008 and reelected in 2010. Congressman Carson serves on the Financial Services Committee, which oversees all components of the nation's housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing and securities. In this role, Carson has worked to tighten
federal regulations over financial institutions, including helping to pass Wall Street Reform, which ends government bailouts and the risky lending practices that almost destroyed our economy

Congressman Carson got his political start serving on the Indianapolis City-County Council, where he worked to improve schools, support local businesses and promote prosperous neighborhoods for families. Before his career as an elected official, Carson devoted himself to law enforcement. He first served as a Local Board Investigative Officer for the Indiana State Excise Police for nine years covering 22 counties before being detailed to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's Intelligence Fusion Center in 2006 where he worked in an anti-terrorism unit. Congressman Carson earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University-Wisconsin and a master’s in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. Congressman Carson is married to Mariama Carson, an award winning professional educator in the Pike Township School District. They are the proud parents of a four year-old daughter, Salimah.