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André Carson

Indiana Democrat who chaired the first public UAP hearing in 50 years (May 2022) and in October 2026 called for AARO's second historical report to be released.

Current role: U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th district (D); member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; listed as an 'honorable mention' of the UAP Caucus

Former roles:

  • Chair, House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation (2021–2023), which held the May 2022 UAP hearing

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Background

U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th district since 2008 and a member of the House Intelligence Committee. As chair of its counterterrorism, counterintelligence and counterproliferation subcommittee he convened the May 17, 2022 hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena, the first public congressional UAP hearing in more than fifty years, at which he pressed for pilots to report sightings without stigma. He is not a member of the UAP Caucus but is listed among its "honorable mentions", and in October 2026 became the most prominent House Democrat to put a specific UAP demand on the record ahead of the midterms.

On the record

  • 2026-10-31 – New York Post (via IBTimes) – "the current administration has not been fully transparent on UAP"; describes the scope of a possible Democratic inquiry as "how incidents were investigated, the role of classified programs" and whether activities were disclosed to Congress. IBTimes
  • 2026-10-23 – statement to The Hill – accuses the administration of having "slow walked" UAP transparency and calls for AARO's Historical Record Report, Volume II: "I'm calling for the immediate release of this report, which is expected to provide additional findings of historical military and intelligence investigations of UAP, including how incidents were investigated, the role of classified programs, and whether relevant activities were appropriately disclosed to Congress." The Hill
  • 2022-05-17 – House Intelligence subcommittee hearing (chair) – said the stigma around the phenomena had "gotten in the way of good intelligence reporting" and that some pilots "were laughed at" when they reported unidentified aircraft (as recalled by The Hill, 2026). The Hill

Reported claims (secondary / anonymous-sourced)

  • 2026-10-31 – per the New York Post, citing unnamed sources – House Democrats are weighing a UAP caucus and a select committee if they win the House, with Carson a leading voice. Conditional and not formally announced. IBTimes

Responses and criticism

  • 2026-10-26 – Rep. Eric Burlison, asked about a Democratic majority: "If we lose the midterms, this effort will come to a complete halt." Soap Central

Timeline of involvement

  • 2022-05-17 – chairs the first public UAP hearing in over 50 years
  • 2026-10-23 – calls for immediate release of AARO's Historical Record Report, Vol. II
  • 2026-10-31 – reported as a leading voice in a possible Democratic UAP select committee

Part of the Key People in Disclosure series. Verified 2026-11-02. Spotted an error? Reach out.