rita fleming

Democrat Wendy Dant Chesser has been elected to the Indiana House District 71 seat, less than a year after being caucused into the spot.

State parties are pouring funds into a handful of legislative races around Indiana, signaling tight margins before Election Day.

Southern Indiana Democrats have chosen business leader Wendy Dant Chesser to be the next state representative for House District 71, which includes all of Clarksville and Jeffersonville and part of New Albany.

Rep. Rita Fleming (D-Jeffersonville), a retired OB-GYN, helped lead the fight at the Statehouse to expand access to contraceptives.