Cynthia Johnson is currently the Fifth District Congressional Chair for the Indiana Democratic Party. Most recently, she was the Political Director for the fifth district Congressional candidate, Christina Hale. In 2019, Cynthia was Campaign Manager for Miles Nelson’s successful city council campaign that elected the first-ever Democrat to Carmel’s City Council. She was previously Chair of Women for Joe, an advocacy arm of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s 2018 re-election campaign.
Cynthia worked on the 2016 coordinated campaign for the election of former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh, and the Indiana Democratic gubernatorial ticket of John Gregg and Christina Hale. Subsequent to the 2016 campaign, she became an Organizing for Action Fellow because she wanted to be better equipped to work toward getting Democrats, especially women, elected and in positions of power to effect change. She continued this work by helping found the Democratic city clubs which are now flourishing in Carmel, Fishers, Westfield and Noblesville in Hamilton County. In 2019, Cynthia was named the Indiana Democratic Party’s Activist of the Year.
Beginning her career as a litigation associate at a large firm in Chicago, Cynthia also worked as in-house counsel for Inland Steel in Chicago and for CSX Corporation in Baltimore. Since moving to Indiana, she has been involved in many volunteer organizations in a leadership capacity, including serving on a number of community boards.
Cynthia grew up outside of Chicago and was raised on the importance of being involved in your community. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received her juris doctor from the University of Illinois. She lives with her husband Matt in Carmel and is happiest when spending time with their four children and two grandchildren.