JD Ford

Statewide

Meet the candidates running for Indiana Senate District 29

WFYI News

Two candidates are running to represent Indiana Senate District 29, which includes portions of Marion, Hamilton and Boone counties.

State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) said in a phone call Sunday that he was receiving disturbing reports from prison advocates about conditions inside the Indiana Women’s Prison.

Statewide

Lawmakers Say Coronavirus Measures At Women's Prison Put Inmates At Risk

State Rep. Karlee Macer (D-Speedway) and State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) spoke outside the Indiana Women's Prison on Saturday to highlight safety concerns connected to the facility's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Left to right: Dominic Conover, State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick and Sen. J.D. Ford announced the anti-discrimination bill at the statehouse Friday.

Education

Lawmaker Renews Efforts To End Funding For Voucher Schools That Discriminate

Jeanie Lindsay

Indianas first openly gay state senator, J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis), filed the bill for the second year in a row, this time with support from the states schools chief.

Shelly Fitzgerald, a Roncalli High School guidance counselor placed on paid administrative leave after her marriage to a woman became public, has filed a discrimination claim against the school and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Local News

Counselor Placed On Leave Over Same-Sex Marriage Files Discrimination Charge

Carter Barrett

Shelly Fitzgerald took the first step to file a discrimination lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Roncalli High School.

Democrat JD Ford speaks on election night after winning a seat in Indiana's Senate.

Statewide

Ford Becomes First Openly Gay State Lawmaker, Defeating Delph

Araceli Gomez-Aldana

After 13 years in office, Republican Mike Delph was considered vulnerable because his politically-diverse district voted for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.