State Senator | District 40
Shelli Yoder
Minority Caucus Leader
Proudly Serving District 40
Indiana Senate District 40 encompasses the majority of Monroe County and includes the Indiana University-Bloomington campus.
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
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Lives in Bloomington with her spouse and three children
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🌍✈️ World traveler Diego Morales has touched down... in MUNCIE.![]()
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Because apparently Muncie = Northern Indiana now.![]()
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No meetings in South Bend, Hammond, Gary, Elkhart, or Michigan City.![]()
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Just Muncie. Bold choice.![]()
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Oh — and he gave two days’ notice for this whole thing. For a legislatively required public hearing on your elections.![]()
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🗳️ What are these meetings even about?![]()
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Changing when you vote (moving local elections to even-numbered years) and pushing vote centers statewide.![]()
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Important stuff. You’d think they’d want people to actually show up.![]()
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Instead, we get this:![]()
📅 Friday, August 22 — Muncie (Northern Indiana, allegedly)![]()
📅 Wednesday, September 3 — Indianapolis (Gov Center, good luck with parking)![]()
📅 Friday, September 19 — Jeffersonville (Southern Indiana, finally something accurate)![]()
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All held during business hours, naturally.![]()
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🧭 Diego can make time to visit Dubai and Guatemala...![]()
But meeting working Hoosiers where they actually live?![]()
🫠 Not on the itinerary.![]()
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Still — we encourage you to SHOW UP, SPEAK OUT AND REMIND THEM:![]()
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We know what real access and our rights look like.![]()
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#INForAll
At the first meeting of the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary today I heard stories and numbers that cut deep: more than half of families are carrying medical debt and too many are forced to choose between putting food on the table or getting the care they need.![]()
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That is unacceptable. Hoosiers don’t choose cancer, Alzheimer’s or chronic illness. They shouldn’t have to choose between survival and financial ruin either.![]()
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We will keep working to find every way possible to protect Hoosiers from the crushing weight of medical debt—because no family should be punished simply for needing care.![]()
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#MedicalDebt #INForAll
Today’s Indiana Technology & Innovation Association Summit was all about bold ideas and building the future of our state.![]()
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I had the honor of standing alongside entrepreneurs, educators, technologists, and leaders who are proving every day that Indiana can do more than compete — we can lead.![]()
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A special highlight: meeting Raina Maiga, the 2025 Innovate WithIN 1st Place Winner. This next generation of innovators is exactly why we invest in possibility and fight for a state where talent can thrive.![]()
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Let’s keep building — boldly, wisely and together.![]()
#INForAll
While the national spotlight chases drama and political games, rural Indiana is quietly carrying the weight of our state. These communities grow our food, power our economy and keep our traditions alive. Yet they are being tested like never before — from unpredictable markets and tariffs to hospital closures and budget cuts that threaten schools, roads and main streets.![]()
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Today at the State Fair’s Rural Caucus I walked the fairgrounds, sat shoulder to shoulder with farmers, shook hands with hospital staff and listened to the people living these challenges every day. I introduced rural health and mental health leaders Brenda Reetz of Greene County General Hospital, Rob McLin of Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes and Luke McNamee from my own Bloomington community because their work is saving lives. I also introduced Mark Newman from Indiana Public Broadcasting because without strong local news rural Indiana’s voices are silenced.![]()
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When rural communities suffer, all of Indiana feels it. Empty speeches don’t plant crops, keep ER doors open or give kids a fair shot. These communities need investment, respect and leaders who show up to listen and act.![]()
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That’s what I’ll keep doing. From our smallest towns to our biggest cities, every Hoosier matters — and rural Indiana will never be an afterthought on my watch 🌾🚜📻![]()
#INForAll #RuralIndiana
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