Wendy Dant Chesser
Indiana State Representative, District 71. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- Bills became law
- 1
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 6.0%
- With party
- 80%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +27.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Economic Development Interim Study
- Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Financial Institutions
- Insurance
- Roads and Transportation
- Roads and Transportation Interim Study
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Chesser sits in the Indiana House of Representatives
Chesser is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Mitch Gore, Randy Novak, Victoria Garcia Wilburn
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Chesser’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats80%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills69%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Chesser’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Chesser | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1038: Gaming matters. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 56–37 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | SB 176: Shooting ranges. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 67–25 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1368: Carbon. | No | No | Yes | Failed 48–42 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | HB 1258: Crimes of violence. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 78–15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 53–44 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Chesser was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 | Won | D+27.3 | R+0.3 | +27.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who Chesser has run against
- James McClure Jr. (R) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Indiana Election Division and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Chesser
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0761bcc1-6fbf-4a37-8b52-46c2bc6912fa
- Wikidata Q127273243
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET