Ethan Sweetland-May
Candidate for State Senator, 47th District
Background
- Occupation
- Former sanitation worker
- Campaign website
- ethanforstatesenate.com
Worked for 11 years as a garbage collector across the district, from Mauckport to Salem and from Corydon to New Albany.
Documented positions
Education
Supports fully funding Pre-K and early learning.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“Fully funding Pre-K and early learning programs.”
Housing
Proposes restricting corporate bulk purchases of single-family homes.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“Restricting the ability of corporate bulk purchases of single-family homes to keep ownership local.”
Health & human services
Opposes additional Medicaid work requirements.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“on Medicaid that cut people off from care and have been proven to harm health outcomes without increasing employment”
Proposes capping child care costs at 7% of family income.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“Lowering childcare costs so no family spends more than 7 % of income.”
Proposes a Reproductive Privacy Act protecting abortion access.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“guaranteeing that medical decisions stay between patients and providers”
Government & transparency
Supports statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections.
ReportPriorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
“for LGBTQ+ Hoosiers in housing, healthcare, employment, and public life”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Ethan Sweetland-May on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Floyd County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Harrison County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Washington County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47 - Home
Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
- Priorities | Sweetland-May for Indiana Senate District 47
Campaign website · Friends of Ethan Sweetland-May · ethanforstatesenate.com
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