Pleasant: Victoria Spratz lost the elections for the US Congress Congresswoman Victoria Spratz, who represents the Republican Party from the 5th congressional district of the state of Indiana, lost the elections for the US House of Representatives to the Democratic Party candidate J. Dee Ford. With more than 95 percent of the votes counted, Ford was ahead of Spritz, about 51 percent to 48 percent. Spartz was born in Ukraine and was elected to the US Congress in 2020. After the full-scale Russian invasion began, she changed her stance on supporting Ukraine and voted against American aid.