About this episode
Derrick Holder interviews Timothy Murphy about his candidacy for Indiana State Senate District 19 and the key issues facing the district.
Indiana’s 19th Senate District covers the kind of places that built this state. Bluffton. Hartford City. Portland. Decatur. Southwest Fort Wayne. Factory towns. Family farms. Friday night football. Church parking lots. Working families trying to hold the line while costs keep rising and opportunities keep shrinking. In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable , we sit down with Timothy Murphy , Democratic candidate for Indiana State Senate District 19, to talk about jobs, healthcare, education, rural investment—and why he says democracy itself is part of the problem. His reason for running? Simple. For years, no one ran. No challenger. No real debate. No accountability. And Murphy believes voters deserve better than that. 📍 He’s a pastor, advocate, and community organizer stepping into one of Indiana’s toughest races with a focus on working families, healthcare access, public schools, labor rights, and restoring real democratic participation. 🔎 In this interview, we break down the biggest issues facing District 19: 🏥 Rural hospitals closing services and long drives for emergency care 👶 Lost maternity care and disappearing local birth units 🏫 Public school funding and…
People in this episode
Host: Derrick Holder
Guest: Timothy Murphy
Topics covered
- jobs
- healthcare
- education
- rural investment
- democracy
- working families
- public schools
Keywords
- Indiana Senate
- Timothy Murphy
- healthcare access
- public school funding
- rural investment
- working families
- democratic participation
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Indiana, Indiana State Senate District 19, Bluffton, Hartford City, Portland, Decatur, Southwest Fort Wayne
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