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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ukrainian-born-us-lawmaker-victoria-spartz-loses-congressional-seat-to-democrat/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:13:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:54:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-born-us-lawmaker-victoria-spartz-loses-congressional-seat-to-democrat/
- Topics: Americas, Europe, World

## Key points

- J.D. Ford defeated Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th District.
- Ford will be Indiana’s first openly gay member of Congress.
- Spartz’s positions on Ukraine aid and the war drew criticism.

## Summary

Democrat J.D. Ford defeated Republican Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District on 3 November, ending her six years in the US House. Ford’s win also makes him Indiana’s first openly gay member of Congress.

Born in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast, Spartz moved to the US in 2000 and became the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress in 2020. She initially backed Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion, but later opposed a roughly $61 billion US aid package, called for Ukraine to cede territory and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to resign.

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