She chaired the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs (BHCC), serves as chair of the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Education Fund board of directors, and is a member of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL). Reardon has advocated for greater funding for drug addiction treatment and legalizing medical marijuana. She has generally opposed cuts to public education funding, limits on collective bargaining, cuts to unemployment insurance programs, repealing Common Core education standards, and directing state funding to private charter schools. In July 2018, Reardon was one of five women who alleged they were sexually harassed by
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, a Republican, while celebrating the end of the General Assembly session at AJ's Lounge, an adult party bar and the oldest African-American-owned bar in
Indianapolis. He denied the allegations. Reardon and three other women filed a civil lawsuit against Hill. On March 2, 2020, the lawsuit and all federal claims in the civil case brought against the attorney general by Candelaria and three other women were dismissed by federal Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson of the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana. They refiled their suit in state court. In the
2020 elections, Reardon ran for the
United States House of Representatives seat in , where
incumbent Pete Visclosky was retiring. There were 14 candidates, including
Frank J. Mrvan, supported by Visclosky as his chosen successor. Mrvan won both the Democratic nomination and the general election. In 2022, Candelaria Reardon was appointed by President Biden to US Department of Commerce, where she served as deputy director of public engagement for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and later served as a senior advisor to the White House Initiative for Educational and Economic Excellence for Hispanics. Candelaria Reardon also serves on the board of directors of Indiana American Water. She is a lifetime member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). ==Election results==