Tabitha Zeigler

Tabitha Zeigler earned a high school diploma from Covington High School and a bachelor's degree from Indiana State University in 2006. Her career experience includes being self-employed.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a humanist. I’m a single mom of 3 autistic children. I am a late-diagnosed high-masking autistic female. I’m a part of the LGBTQ community. I’m a domestic violence survivor. I’m a staunch advocate for social justice in all forms. I believe in helping my neighbors regardless of where they are from, who they love, or what color they are. I believe that a testament to one’s character is how they treat the most needy among them. I’m a farmer’s daughter. My family has been working the steel mills and the land since the early 1800s in Indiana. I’m proud to be a Hoosier and believe that we don’t leave anyone behind but we lift each other up. I’ve been a union worker the majority of my adult life. I believe in giving back to my community. I believe in giving our children every opportunity they can to be successful. I believe in kindness, duty, and dignity. At the end of the day, I’m the one you want with you in a fight because I’ve got a backbone of steel and I never leave anyone behind.

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?

I am a humanist, autism advocate, and community leader focused on strengthening policies that support families and protect disability rights. As a parent and caregiver, I have seen how gaps in services affect autistic individuals and their families. With autism prevalence rising by 384% since 2000, lived experience in policymaking is critical. I support expanding early diagnosis and intervention, which improves long-term independence and reduces future healthcare costs. Government should invest in services, support caregivers, and ensure people with disabilities have equitable access to education, employment, and healthcare so they can live with dignity and opportunity.Money in politics is the gatekeeper issue that blocks progress on everything else. We cannot lower healthcare costs while insurance and pharma companies spend billions to bribe Congress. We cannot fully fund schools or make childcare affordable when defense contractors buy endless budgets for forever wars instead of classrooms. We cannot tackle the housing crisis when corporate landlords pour money into killing rent control. We cannot end endless wars when the military-industrial complex profits from conflict. Every issue—healthcare, education, housing, affordability, foreign policy—is held hostage by a system where donors come first and voters come last. We will never fix the cost of living until we fix the cost of campaigning.Indiana’s farmland and natural resources are vital to our future. We should protect Hoosier farms and the environment from outside investors who extract profit without investing in our communities. Preserving our land, water, and wildlife ensures future generations can live sustainably and maintain food independence. Clean air, clean water, and healthy farmland are essential to taking care of our people. With 63% of Indiana dedicated to agriculture, this resource must be protected. At the same time, we can invest in solutions like high-speed rail that keep young people connected to their communities while bringing visitors to experience Indiana’s diverse farming regions and ecological treasures.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about building a just society that truly takes care of its people from start to finish. For me, that means advocating for bodily autonomy and reproductive rights, ensuring every child has access to quality public education, and supporting working families through affordable childcare, unions, and family farms. It also means protecting the most vulnerable among us—like individuals with disabilities, immigrants, and domestic violence survivors. On a larger scale, I believe that vision requires us to stop spending trillions on wars, prosecute real criminals like those named in the Epstein files, and get corporate money out of politics so our government can focus on what matters: healthcare, education, and our environment.