# Ukrainian-born US lawmaker Victoria Spartz loses congressional seat to Democrat

https://mins.news/en/item/128363

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-04 04:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-born-us-lawmaker-victoria-spartz-loses-congressional-seat-to-democrat/

> Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz lost her reelection bid in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District to Democrat J.D. Ford, ending her six-year tenure in the House. Ford becomes Indiana’s first openly gay member of Congress. Spartz had called for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia and for Zelensky’s resignation.

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