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<h2>The seeds of public service were planted in Vop at an early age.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/00f0cdf0-fe91-4955-b7f6-4d395e85d858/00f0cdf0-fe91-4955-b7f6-4d395e85d858.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=49%2C187%2C777%2C705&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop with Congresswoman Julia Carson and Congressman Patrick Kennedy" align="left" alignwidth="42" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Vop with Congresswoman Julia Carson and Congressman Patrick KennedyVop’s commitment to service was shaped early, and it deepened under the mentorship of Congresswoman Julia Carson. Her encouragement helped him see public leadership as a way to deliver real change for real people, and it remains a guiding influence in his life.Before serving on the City-County Council, Vop was appointed to the Indiana Fire and Building Services Commission (2001–2005) and later served as Chairman of one of Indianapolis’ Boards of Zoning Appeals (2005–2008). In 2010, he became the Democratic nominee for Indiana Secretary of State, another step in his journey of public service.He has also served on civic and nonprofit boards across Indianapolis, including the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, United Way of Central Indiana, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and Indiana Black Expo.

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<h2>He’s devoted the last 14 years of his life to bringing positive change to Indianapolis.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/74d38456-ca11-47a2-bf5c-32906c0261e8/49a788cc-a0e4-4729-b432-a6679c852f4d.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=741%2C1326%2C2215%2C1668&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop speaking to a crowd at Wheeler Mission" align="left" alignwidth="45" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Vop speaking to a crowd at Wheeler MissionFor nearly 14 years on the City-County Council (and 8 years as President), Vop has focused on the fundamentals and delivered results that people can feel in their daily lives.<h3>Ensuring the basics</h3>Vop has fought to protect the basics that working families depend on: safer streets, affordable housing, and infrastructure that works. As Council President, he helped pass budgets that invested in public safety strategies and contributed to declines in homicides and overall violent crime. He also backed investments that make neighborhoods healthier and stronger with quality-of-life improvements.Vop worked hard to see SEA 46 (2023) pass in the state legislature, and then helped Indianapolis launch a pilot program designed to keep longtime homeowners in their homes and reduce displacement as tax bills climbed. In addition to this work, Vop has also made sure responsible and fair development is the baseline in our city. That's why he worked to better ensure that city dollars benefit all residents. Vop championed the policy requiring that any city-incentivized residential development set aside a meaningful share of units for affordable housing.&nbsp;<h3>Breaking down silos</h3>Progress is not possible when city government, nonprofits, philanthropy, and businesses work in isolation. Vop has consistently built coalitions with neighborhood groups, civic partners, and employers to move shared priorities forward. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped lead Indianapolis through crisis with timely investments that protected residents and kept small businesses afloat to accelerate recovery.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/c36d0d82-951b-4357-beb6-d20326094194/c36d0d82-951b-4357-beb6-d20326094194.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C883%2C883&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop with Civil Rights Hero Congressman John Lewis" align="right" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed">Vop with Civil Rights Hero Congressman John Lewis<h3>Opening doors of opportunity</h3>Vop has fought to expand opportunity for people who have been locked out for too long. He helped establish Indianapolis’ first city-funded microloan program, aimed at residents and entrepreneurs in neighborhoods with household incomes well below the area median. He has also pushed initiatives that encourage fair wages and create pathways to stability for working families.Vop led the effort to "Ban the Box" in City of Indianapolis hiring, helping hundred&nbsp;of employees who might not otherwise have been able to be hired, and partnering with major employers to expand second-chance opportunities. He has long championed reentry programs rooted in dignity and accountability, so people returning home can rebuild their lives and strengthen their communities.

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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Vop's story: Rooted in Indianapolis. Ready to lead.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/a6840af4-4f26-4a30-8761-5d50cf8beb48/a6840af4-4f26-4a30-8761-5d50cf8beb48.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=1329%2C539%2C1108%2C1064&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">The last time Vop saw his grandfather, on the day he passed, he was working on their family home in Haughville. He was out front, sweeping up and clearing the sidewalk. Not because someone was watching, but because he had pride in his home, pride in his neighborhood, and a quiet belief that you leave a place better than you found it.That image never left Vop. It is part of why he became an architect. What we build - our streets, our homes, our neighborhoods - says something about who we are and what we value.It is also why after&nbsp;14 years on the City-County Council, he still carries&nbsp;that same spirit into public service: focus on the fundamentals, fix what is broken, and build something we are proud to hand to the next generation.Indianapolis has made real progress. New, impactful development is happening all across our city. In recent years, public safety strategies have helped bring down violent crime and homicides, and Indianapolis is making record investments in roads and neighborhood improvements.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/3a4dbfe1-e748-460b-a334-56a6166ae0d7/3a4dbfe1-e748-460b-a334-56a6166ae0d7.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C817%2C751&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop addressing the working men &amp; women of LiUNA" align="right" alignwidth="42" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed">Vop addressing the working men &amp; women of LiUNABut too many families are wondering if this city is still working for them. Housing costs are rising. Groceries feel out of reach. People are working hard and still feel like opportunity is something just out of their grasp.Vop believes that is unacceptable. In Indianapolis, opportunity should not be a privilege. It should be a basic promise, along with safe streets, a roof you can afford, and infrastructure that works. Those are not extras. They are non-negotiables.

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<h4>Let's be real. Indianapolis has challenges. Streets that need repair. Neighborhoods that have waited too long for investment. Families being priced out of the homes they've spent a lifetime building. I won't pretend these problems don't exist. But outrage serves no purpose unless you put it to work.</h4>So that's what I've done. I came to public service as an architect, and I've approached the work the way an architect must: by understanding both the reach and the restrictions of local government, and then building things that last. I'm not interested in playing politics or scoring points. I'm focused on achieving the results we all want to see.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/b7643624-7db8-45d5-80d8-3a6f449175e1/b7643624-7db8-45d5-80d8-3a6f449175e1.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=121%2C267%2C1361%2C1152&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">When families on the west side needed pathways to good jobs, we launched free workforce training. When entrepreneurs couldn't get the funding they needed to build their livelihoods, we created the city's first small business loan program. When longtime homeowners in Riverside told me they were being taxed out of the neighborhoods they built, I took that fight to the Statehouse and stayed with it for seven years until property tax relief became law. When the pandemic threatened to put thousands of our neighbors out of their homes, we moved nearly $46 million in rental assistance to 21,000 households, because in a crisis, government has to work.None of this was accomplished alone. It took neighbors, community partners, and colleagues willing to do the steady, often unseen work of governing. That is how a city moves forward. I have never believed that your race or your zip code should predict your quality of life or your access to opportunity. And I've fought my whole career to make sure that isn't how things work in Indianapolis.<h4>What follows is my record. There is more to build, and I hope you will build it with us.</h4>

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<h2>His background in architecture gives him a unique perspective on how to build a city that works for everyone.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/dc0a432f-5c69-46e4-9f5d-26e878564cfb/dc0a432f-5c69-46e4-9f5d-26e878564cfb.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=310%2C0%2C804%2C850&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed">Architecture taught Vop to start with people, listen carefully, and build with purpose. A great city doesn’t happen by accident. It’s designed through choices about safety, opportunity, affordability, and how we invest in people and neighborhoods.He co-founded an Indianapolis-based architecture firm that was among the first LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) firms in the nation.&nbsp;Over the course of his career, he has led urban design and architecture projects across the United States and the globe. That experience informs how he approaches the work of building a stronger, more inclusive Indianapolis.

<h2>Now, he is ready to meet the moment for the people of Indianapolis as your next Mayor.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/4459c206-8110-47f8-904b-3d9f5e32385e/4459c206-8110-47f8-904b-3d9f5e32385e.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=1214%2C653%2C1148%2C923&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="42" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Vop Osili is running for Mayor to deliver a city that works for working people and where everyone can belong. At a time when trust in our institutions is eroding, Vop will lead with transparency, collaboration, and a focus on outcomes that improve daily life.Vop is the former President of the Indianapolis City-County Council and the current Councilor for District 12. Since 2012, he has worked with community leaders across the city on public safety, affordability, housing and homelessness, mental health, infrastructure, and inclusive development.He is running for Mayor because building a world-class Indianapolis starts by strengthening neighborhoods and keeping the promise of opportunity for everyone.

<h2>He came home to start a business and a family.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/590b2162-6f4d-4f52-9bf6-fdb91e0a183f/590b2162-6f4d-4f52-9bf6-fdb91e0a183f.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=34%2C120%2C1141%2C745&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop with wife Una, son Arinze and daughter Tasia" align="right" alignwidth="50" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed">Vop with wife Una, son Arinze and daughter TasiaVop’s path has taken him around the world, but it always led back home. After time in Nigeria, doing volunteer work in Haiti, and earning a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in architecture and urban design from Columbia University, he returned to Indianapolis to build a career, start a business, and raise a family.Vop is married to his wife, Una, and they are proud parents of two children, Arinze and Tasia. His faith and his family keep him grounded and inspire him to show up for others.

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<h2>Vop is a fifth-generation Hoosier.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/e274cc95-4d12-446a-ab2b-940f4fd6c8ce/e274cc95-4d12-446a-ab2b-940f4fd6c8ce.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1089%2C1357&amp;w=1500" alt="Vop's Preschool graduation at Christamore House" caption="Vop's Preschool graduation at Christamore House in Haughville" align="left" alignwidth="27" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Vop's Preschool graduation at Christamore House in HaughvilleVop Osili’s story is rooted in Indianapolis.Born in Nigeria to a mother born in North Carolina and raised in Indianapolis, Vop returned with her to Haughville to live with her parents when a civil war erupted. Surrounded by a family defined by hard work—his grandfather a plumber, his grandmother a substitute IPS teacher, and his mother a special education teacher—he learned the values that still guide him today: fairness, respect for others, and the responsibility for the place you call home.Growing up, he saw how much a neighborhood’s future depends on whether people feel invested and whether they believe their block matters as much as anyone else’s. That lesson shaped his leadership. Every neighborhood deserves to be seen, heard, and served.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/1411fe3d-aa8e-4178-a0c2-7d41c4ad3f85/1411fe3d-aa8e-4178-a0c2-7d41c4ad3f85.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=30%2C15%2C1156%2C847&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="Vop with his mother and sisters in Indianapolis" align="center" alignwidth="30" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed">Vop with his mother and sisters in Indianapolis

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<h3>Vop Osili Announces Campaign for Mayor of Indianapolis</h3>Vop Osili has announced that he is running for Mayor of Indianapolis, grounding his campaign in service, community, and a commitment to every neighborhood.A fifth-generation Indianapolis resident, his mother and grandparents instilled in him a belief that you always leave a place better than you found it.&nbsp;Osili has championed policies to expand affordable housing, partnered with state leaders to mitigate property tax spikes, and launched Indianapolis’ first city-funded microloan program to help entrepreneurs in lower-income neighborhoods start small businesses. He led the push to “Ban the Box” in city hiring, opening second-chance opportunities for people returning from incarceration, and helped guide Indianapolis through COVID-19 with timely investments that protected residents and kept small businesses afloat.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 15, 2026) - Vop Osili announced today that he is running for Mayor of Indianapolis, grounding his campaign in service, community, and a commitment to every neighborhood.A fifth-generation Indianapolis resident, his mother and grandparents instilled in him a belief that you always leave a place better than you found it.&nbsp;“The last time I saw my grandfather, on the morning he died, he was sweeping the sidewalk in front of our home in Haughville,” Osili said. “Not because anyone was watching, but because he had pride in our home and pride in our neighborhood. I’ve carried that memory through my life and my public service.”Through his 14 years in public service, including his tenure as City-County Council President, he has brought a hands-on, problem-solving approach to city leadership, keeping neighborhoods at the center of decision-making.&nbsp;Osili has championed policies to expand affordable housing, partnered with state leaders to mitigate property tax spikes, and launched Indianapolis’ first city-funded microloan program to help entrepreneurs in lower-income neighborhoods start small businesses. He led the push to “Ban the Box” in city hiring, opening second-chance opportunities for people returning from incarceration, and helped guide Indianapolis through COVID-19 with timely investments that protected residents and kept small businesses afloat.“This campaign isn’t about ideology or political labels,” Osili said. “It’s about whether city government is delivering the basics people rely on every day - safe and stable housing, public safety rooted in trust and humanity, and real economic opportunity.”Osili is an architect who believes that what we build - our streets, our homes, our neighborhoods - reflects what we value, and his campaign takes a neighborhood-first approach grounded in a simple truth: people build neighborhoods, and neighborhoods build the city.In the weeks ahead, Osili will host neighborhood town halls and community conversations across Indianapolis to engage residents directly and ensure the priorities of the campaign, and his administration, are shaped by the people it serves.“Together, we can build an Indianapolis that works for every neighborhood and every family. This is our city, one where everyone will know that they belong.”Watch our launch video here:<span class="image video image-center" data-embed="&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ovhNAK1adU?si=C_NQEKDL_W7MZSZ3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;" style="width: 80%;"><img imageurl="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/3bd1c62e-53d7-4131-afe7-f29c5ecf3d4d/3bd1c62e-53d7-4131-afe7-f29c5ecf3d4d.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C2742%2C1828&amp;w=1500" embedcode="&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ovhNAK1adU?si=C_NQEKDL_W7MZSZ3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;" alt="" caption="" align="center" alignwidth="40" src="https://run.imgix.net/83e86a0f-ee06-4a17-9fe2-b551a416dc0a/3bd1c62e-53d7-4131-afe7-f29c5ecf3d4d/3bd1c62e-53d7-4131-afe7-f29c5ecf3d4d.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C2742%2C1828&amp;w=1500" data-embed="&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ovhNAK1adU?si=C_NQEKDL_W7MZSZ3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;"><span class="video-button-placeholder" data-embed="&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ovhNAK1adU?si=C_NQEKDL_W7MZSZ3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;">

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 15, 2026) - Vop Osili announced today that he is running for Mayor of Indianapolis, grounding his campaign in service, community, and a commitment to every neighborhood.A fifth-generation Indianapolis resident, his mother and grandparents instilled in him a belief that you always leave a place better than you found it.&nbsp;

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