Candidate Interview: Jayden McCash

About this episode

Derrick Holder interviews Democratic candidate Jayden McCash about his campaign and the issues facing Indiana's 4th Congressional District.

Indiana’s 4th Congressional District isn’t easy territory for Democrats. It stretches from Lafayette’s innovation economy to rural farm counties, to fast-growing suburbs like Avon and Plainfield—and it has leaned heavily Republican for years. So what does it take to compete here? In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable , we sit down with Jayden McCash , a Democratic candidate bringing a different kind of message into a crowded primary. A lifelong Hoosier and working-class candidate, Jayden is running on a “Hoosier First” approach—focused on unity, economic fairness, and challenging politics as usual. This conversation dives deep into the real issues shaping Indiana’s 4th District: 🔹 Connecting Purdue’s growth to rural communities 🔹 Protecting family farms from harmful trade policies 🔹 Fighting rising healthcare costs with Medicare for All 🔹 Infrastructure challenges, including roads, broadband, and toll roads 🔹 Immigration enforcement and concerns around ICE overreach 🔹 Workforce retention and keeping young professionals in Indiana Jayden also shares why he believes he can bring together disaffected voters across party lines—and why he thinks this district is more…

People in this episode

Host: Derrick Holder

Guest: Jayden McCash

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• healthcare
• infrastructure
• economic fairness
• immigration
• workforce retention

Keywords

• Indiana
• 4th Congressional District
• Jayden McCash
• healthcare
• infrastructure
• economic fairness
• immigration
• workforce retention
• family farms
• trade policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue, Medicare, ICE

Places: Indiana, Indiana’s 4th Congressional District

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