Indianapolis Public School Board District 3
Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 320,504 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,851,073 ÷ 320,504) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.15, measured against a statewide vote in IN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Daqavise D. Winston is a classroom teacher in MSD Warren Township and a former Indianapolis Public Schools behavior specialist. He previously ran for the IPS Board District 2 seat in 2020.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Independent · declared
Derek Redelman is an Indianapolis-based education-policy consultant and senior fellow at the Sagamore Institute.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Hope Duke Star is the District 3 president of the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners. She is an IPS graduate and has worked in K-12 student-support and education roles.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Data Privacy 1 for,
Democratic · declared
Loren Eugene Heger is an attorney and managing principal at the private-markets firm FNEX.