Lifelong Southern Indiana resident. Teacher. Mother. Democratic Nominee for Indiana House District 70.
Sarah Blessing has spent her life in Southern Indiana — as a student, a teacher, a wife and mother, and now the Democratic nominee for House District 70, ready to see her community represented with the seriousness it deserves.
Sarah was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. She attended Galena Elementary School and graduated from Floyd Central High School in 1999.
The hardworking, community-oriented neighbors of District 70 are what make this corner of Indiana special — and worth fighting for.
Sarah and her husband Chris have been married ten years. Together they are raising three children — Micah (16) and 7-year-old twins Adeline and Asher.
Like every family in our district, they want strong schools, safe neighborhoods, and a future full of opportunity for the next generation of Hoosiers.
Sarah earned a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University Southeast and a Master's in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University.
She spent eighteen years teaching at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in New Albany — listening to students, partnering with parents, and watching first-hand how state policy lands in real classrooms.
During the pandemic, Sarah worked alongside families facing housing instability and financial hardship. The experience made one thing clear: too often, state government serves special interests instead of the people who put food on their families' tables.
She's running to change that.
After leaving the classroom, Sarah began volunteering with the Harrison County Indiana Democratic Party and getting involved in races up and down the ballot.
In 2024 she co-founded Project Next Media with Dr. Timothy Peck — an independent Indiana newsroom built on a simple idea: take the fear, hate, and division out of the news, and a lot of Hoosiers turn out to be neighbors first. Sarah hosts long-form interviews with local candidates, veterans, teachers, and community leaders, and has spoken at community rallies across Southern Indiana.
Sarah will listen to District 70 and bring our perspectives to the statehouse — supporting working families, public schools, rural healthcare, and fair opportunity for every Hoosier.
The same approach that built Project Next Media is the one she'll bring to Indianapolis: show up, listen first, and put neighbors ahead of noise.
Fundraisers, Rotary meetings, county fairs, front porches — that's where a state house campaign is really won.
Short clips from the campaign trail — Sarah on the issues, the district, and what she's hearing at the door.
Sept. 14, 2026 · Washington County Times — Jacob Dufour sits down with Sarah on prioritizing regular Hoosiers over corporate interests, expanding Medicaid access, protecting rural hospitals and public schools, and reining in tax breaks for large corporations and data centers.
May 21, 2026 · Rage against Tyranny — Kevin King compares Sarah and her opponent side by side across five issues — education, healthcare, constituent engagement, priorities, and endorsements.
May 16, 2026 · Rage against Tyranny — A long-form interview on Sarah's path from the classroom, the families who shaped her decision to run, and the priorities she'd take to the statehouse.
