SODREL, MICHAEL E

R · house · bioguide S001160

FEC candidate id: H2IN09084
Internal id: d26678e2-77dd-4e9d-9059-dc01b3702d22
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IN-09. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	760,136
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$71,567
Income	Per-capita income	$37,127
Income	In poverty	12.1%
Income	Unemployed	3.9%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.437
Race	White alone	88.1%
Race	Black alone	2.6%
Race	Asian alone	2.0%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	4.4%
Race	Two or more races	5.4%
Origin	Foreign-born	3.7%
Language	Speaks English only at home	94.5%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	2.7%
Education	High school or higher	62.1%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	27.4%
Education	Advanced degree	10.9%
Household	Family households	62.9%
Household	Avg household size	2.39
Household	Never married (15+)	30.7%
Housing	Median home value	$223,100
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,024
Housing	Single-family detached	71.6%
Housing	Built before 1940	3.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.7%
Housing	Vacant units	8.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.9%
Health	With a disability	15.3%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	88.2%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	8.7%
Commute	Drove alone	76.5%
Commute	Public transit	0.4%
Commute	Worked from home	10.8%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2022	$1,038,346	$1,038,346	$0	$0	$71,676
2010	$263,998	$270,962	$0	$1,253,790	$206,106
2008	$1,007,293	$1,045,384	$6,963	$1,250,320	$754,324
2006	$2,730,276	$2,724,290	$45,055	$1,243,713	$1,072,576
2004	$1,582,023	$1,546,885	$39,068	$1,331,798	$666,101
2002	$1,630,581	$1,626,651	$3,930	$1,005,000	$334,022

Elections

2002 general house · IN-9 — won
2004 general house · IN-9 — won
2006 general house · IN-9 — lost_general
2008 general house · IN-9 — lost_general
2010 general house · IN-9 — lost_general
2022 general house · IN-9 — lost_general

Committees

2005 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type H
2006 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
FRIENDS OF MIKE SODREL — principal · type H
FRIENDS OF MIKE SODREL — principal · type H
HOOSIERS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY — joint_fundraising · type N
INDIANA NINTH DISTRICT VICTORY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
MAJORITY 2006 — joint_fundraising · type H
MIDWEST ROMP — joint_fundraising · type N
MIKE SODREL FOR US — principal · type H

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2022	$1,566	$48,550	4

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2022-04-29	HOOSIER VALUES	oppose	$8,000	Video Production
2022-04-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	support	$797	IE- SODREL- DIGITAL MARKETING
2022-04-26	INDIANA LEADS PAC	oppose	$40,550	IE-Sodrel-Direct Mail
2022-04-19	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	support	$769	IE- SODREL- TEXT MARKETING

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-05-12	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$115
2022-05-04	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$148
2022-04-29	HOOSIER VALUES	24A	$8,000
2022-04-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$796
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$896
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$26
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$30
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$10
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$10
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$10
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$44
2022-04-26	INDIANA LEADS PAC	24A	$40,550
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$100
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$10
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$250
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$250
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$5,000
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$25
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$100
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24K	$1,315
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$65
2022-04-19	STOLL KEENON OGDEN FED PAC	24K	$2,000
2022-04-18	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	24E	$769

Connected on the graph

Inbound (30)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-05-12	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$115	pas2
2022-05-04	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$148	pas2
2022-04-29	HOOSIER VALUES	contributed_to	$8,000	pas2
2022-04-29	HOOSIER VALUES	opposes_independently	$8,000	fec_ies
2022-04-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$796	pas2
2022-04-29	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	supports_independently	$797	fec_ies
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$896	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$2	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$26	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$30	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$2	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-04-27	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$44	pas2
2022-04-26	INDIANA LEADS PAC	contributed_to	$40,550	pas2
2022-04-26	INDIANA LEADS PAC	opposes_independently	$40,550	fec_ies
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$65	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$1,315	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$100	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$100	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2022-04-21	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2022-04-19	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	supports_independently	$769	fec_ies
2022-04-19	STOLL KEENON OGDEN FED PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-04-18	FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND	contributed_to	$769	pas2
2022-04-14	HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$168,096	pas2

Outbound (9)

date	type	to	amount	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	HOOSIERS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MIDWEST ROMP	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2006 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MAJORITY 2006	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2005 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	INDIANA NINTH DISTRICT VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	FRIENDS OF MIKE SODREL	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	MIKE SODREL FOR US	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	FRIENDS OF MIKE SODREL	—	candidate_committees

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