Indianapolis mayoral candidate Andrea Hunley unveiled a detailed policy platform on Nov. 5 at P30, an east-side event space, organizing her campaign around four pillars: families, housing, safety and culture.
Hunley, a state senator and former Indianapolis Public Schools principal who launched her run in the spring, promised free pre-K for Indianapolis families. She said she is not ready to roll out a tax policy, but argued the city has taxing tools beyond raising income taxes and should not keep asking families to dig deeper. She also set a goal of growing the city's median wage by 25 percent.
On housing, Hunley said Indianapolis should build 30,000 homes by 2032, in part by issuing city bonds at lower interest rates to make borrowing cheaper for developers, and should cut evictions by 50 percent by 2032.
Her safety plan calls for cutting homicides and nonfatal shootings in half by 2031 and expanding the city's mental-health emergency response initiative. It also includes $1 billion for road repairs and more money for Indy Parks, which is set to receive about $54 million in 2027.
Hunley also proposed doubling the city's arts budget and creating 4,100 new arts-sector jobs by 2032. She is one of three Democrats running so far, alongside City-County Councilor Vop Osili and Department of Public Works administrator David Bride. No Republican candidates have announced, according to Mirror Indy.
