Carmichael has served as director of Governmental Affairs for the Indiana Gas Company and was the president of the Indiana Beverage Alliance from 1999 to 2020. Carmichael earned a
Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Notre Dame. Carmichael ran for
U.S. Senate in the 2024 election. He lost in the Democratic primary to Valerie McCray. He was previously the Democratic nominee for
Indiana's 2nd congressional district in
1996, losing to Republican incumbent
David McIntosh by a margin of 17.95%. ==References==