Steven Avit

Steven Avit earned a high school diploma from Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School and a graduate degree from Logan University in 2003. Avit's career experience includes working as a healthcare professional.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m Steve Avitabile "Avit", a healthcare professional, small business owner, husband, and father living in Hamilton County. I’m running for Congress because too many families in Indiana’s 5th District are working harder than ever and still falling behind.

I didn’t grow up planning to run for office. I built a career helping patients, running a business, and raising a family here in Indiana. Every day I see how rising costs—groceries, housing, healthcare, childcare—are squeezing working families. Meanwhile, the political system continues to reward insiders and protect those at the very top.

I believe public service should be about solving problems, not climbing ladders. I’m running to bring a practical, solutions-focused voice to Washington—someone who understands small businesses, healthcare costs, and the real pressures families face.

My campaign is rooted in affordability, accountability, and restoring trust in government. I believe in common-sense reforms that make life more affordable, protect Social Security and Medicare, strengthen local communities, and ensure elected officials answer to the people—not special interests.

I’m not a career politician. I’m a dad who got tired of watching the system work better for the powerful than for everyday Hoosiers.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Affordability Comes First

The cost of living is breaking families across Indiana’s 5th District. Groceries, rent, healthcare, and childcare costs have surged while wages haven’t kept pace. Washington keeps talking, but families need relief.

I will prioritize lowering everyday costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, reducing prescription drug prices, and ending tax policies that favor billionaires over working families. Congress should focus on helping people get ahead—not protecting insiders.Accountability and Anti-Corruption

Voters deserve representatives who work for them—not for lobbyists, corporate PACs, or personal gain. I support stronger ethics rules, full financial transparency for elected officials, and banning corporate PAC money from influencing policy decisions.

If you serve in Congress, your loyalty should be to the people in your district. Period. Restoring trust requires real transparency and real consequences for corruption.Healthcare and Economic Security

As a healthcare professional, I’ve seen firsthand how medical costs and insurance complexity strain families. We need a system that reduces costs, strengthens Medicare, and ensures people aren’t one illness away from financial disaster.

Economic security also means protecting Social Security, supporting small businesses, investing in workforce development, and ensuring families can build stable lives here in Indiana. Public policy should strengthen the middle class—not hollow it out.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I’m most passionate about affordability, healthcare reform, and restoring accountability in government. As a healthcare professional, I’ve seen how rising medical costs and insurance complexity hurt families. I’m focused on lowering prescription drug prices, strengthening Medicare and Social Security, and ensuring people aren’t one illness away from financial hardship.

I also care deeply about economic opportunity—supporting small businesses, investing in workforce development, and making sure working families can afford housing, childcare, and everyday necessities. Finally, I believe strongly in ethics reform and transparency, so elected officials answer to voters—not special interests.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

At this stage of the campaign, I’m focused on building grassroots support from voters across Indiana’s 5th District. I’m proud to be backed by everyday Hoosiers—working families, healthcare professionals, small business owners, and community members who believe it’s time for practical leadership and real solutions in Washington.

Additional endorsements will be shared as they are announced.