State Senator | District 40

Shelli Yoder

Minority Caucus Leader
Senator Shelli Yoder
Proudly Serving District 40

Indiana Senate District 40 encompasses the majority of Monroe County and includes the Indiana University-Bloomington campus.

State Senator | District 40

Shelli Yoder

Minority Caucus Leader

About Senator Yoder

Senator Shelli Yoder

Elected

2020

Occupation

Senior Lecturer at Indiana University Kelley School of Business

Education

Master’s Degree in Counseling and Human Services, Indiana University South Bend Master’s in Divinity, Vanderbilt

Acknowledgements

  • Leader of the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus
  • 2022 Friend of Public Education Award, Indiana State Teachers Association
  • 2022 Selected Member for the Advancement of Bipartisanship, State Legislative Leaders Foundation
  • 2021 Bowen Fellowship, Council of State Governments’ Legislative Leadership Development
  • Previous Monroe County Council Member

    • Personal

    Lives in Bloomington with her spouse and three children

    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder
    Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder

    Latest News

    From Senator State Senator Shelli Yoder

    Image: Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus Decries Indiana GOP Slashing Child Care Support for Thousands of Working Hoosier Families
    Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus Decries Indiana GOP Slashing Child Care Support for Thousands of Working Hoosier Families
    Image: Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder Joins Members of Congress, Community Leaders to Denounce Efforts to Rig Indiana’s Congressional Maps
    Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder Joins Members of Congress, Community Leaders to Denounce Efforts to Rig Indiana’s Congressional Maps
    Image: Indiana Is Not a Political Playground for DC Politicians: Yoder Criticizes Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort
    Indiana Is Not a Political Playground for DC Politicians: Yoder Criticizes Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort
    Image: Indiana Senate Democrats: Defunding Public Broadcasting Hurts Hoosiers 
    Indiana Senate Democrats: Defunding Public Broadcasting Hurts Hoosiers 
    Image: From the Statehouse to the Capitol: The Big Betrayal Bill Hits Hoosiers Where It Hurts
    From the Statehouse to the Capitol: The Big Betrayal Bill Hits Hoosiers Where It Hurts
    Image: Indiana Senate Democrats condemn Beckwith’s distortion of history, call out pattern of discrimination
    Indiana Senate Democrats condemn Beckwith’s distortion of history, call out pattern of discrimination
    Image: Senate Democrats: Budget Crisis Demands Truth, Courage — and a Commitment to Hoosiers
    Senate Democrats: Budget Crisis Demands Truth, Courage — and a Commitment to Hoosiers
    Image: Indiana Senate Democrats Offer More Than 60 Budget Solutions — Supermajority Rejects Every Single One
    Indiana Senate Democrats Offer More Than 60 Budget Solutions — Supermajority Rejects Every Single One
    Image: Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder’s SB 176 Tackles Nursing Shortage by Empowering Indiana’s Students
    Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder’s SB 176 Tackles Nursing Shortage by Empowering Indiana’s Students
    Image: Indiana Senate Democrats Announce New Leadership Team for the 124th General Assembly
    Indiana Senate Democrats Announce New Leadership Team for the 124th General Assembly
    Image: Senator Shelli Yoder Demands Action On FSSA Child Care Waitlist
    Senator Shelli Yoder Demands Action On FSSA Child Care Waitlist
    Image: Open Letter from Senator Shelli Yoder on the Indiana Abortion Ban
    Open Letter from Senator Shelli Yoder on the Indiana Abortion Ban
    Image: Leading Senate Democrats Yoder and Ford Communicate High School Diploma Concerns to IN Department of Education
    Leading Senate Democrats Yoder and Ford Communicate High School Diploma Concerns to IN Department of Education
    Image: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senators Taylor, Yoder, Randolph, and Vinzant Criticize AG Rokita’s Threats Against Indiana Municipalities
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senators Taylor, Yoder, Randolph, and Vinzant Criticize AG Rokita’s Threats Against Indiana Municipalities
    Image: Senator Yoder Urges Studying of Environmental Topics in Legislative Study Committees
    Senator Yoder Urges Studying of Environmental Topics in Legislative Study Committees