Valerie McCray

Candidate, Indiana Senate

Valerie McCray was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. McCray graduated from Arsenal Technical High School. She earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 2000. McCray's career experience includes working as a clinical psychologist with Reset Psychological Services, the clinical director of MHM Services, Inc., and the lead psychologist with Correctional Medical Services.

As your Senator, I will fight for women’s rights to choose and bodily autonomy. And relentlessly, I will focus on beyond-subsistence wages, because I know what it’s like to be a struggling middle-class American; a single mom, a student using the same bag for books and diapers. I will champion union support, healthcare for all, equal rights for everyone, strengthening public education, and repealing Citizens United so people (not corporations) can be truly represented. I will fight for student loan debt reduction, closing the wealth gap, and funding environmental restoration efforts.  

I am both compassionate and fierce, and can relate to the struggles of working class Hoosiers. I will break barriers and build a brighter future for Indiana. Together, we can build a movement for change—one that prioritizes mental health and women’s rights and ensures every individual has access to resources needed and policies that help us thrive.”