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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Personal
Lives in Bloomington with her spouse and three children
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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
What happened at the Statehouse today wasn’t just a rally.![]()
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It was a reckoning.![]()
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Hoosiers from all walks of life showed up—angry, energized and ready to call out the truth:![]()
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Trump and Indiana Republicans want to rig the rules because they know they’re losing.![]()
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They screwed over working families.![]()
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Now they want to redraw state maps mid-decade—because the current ones no longer work in their favor. That’s an attack on our Republic. That’s cheating. And we’re done being quiet about it.![]()
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I was proud to stand alongside my Democratic colleagues in the Senate, our House Dem allies, and Congressmen Mrvan and Congressman Carson—leaders who refuse to back down when our democracy is under attack.![]()
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To every Hoosier who made today impossible to ignore: thank you.![]()
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You reminded the nation what it looks like when the people fight back.![]()
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You can redraw districts. But you’ll never redraw the truth.![]()
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And you’ll never erase the people of Indiana.![]()
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#MadVotersRally #RedrawTheTruth #INForAll #ThisIsOurLine #WeWon’tBeSilenced #GerrymanderingIsCheating
You can redraw every district in this state—but you will never redraw the truth.![]()
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I stood with Hoosiers today not just as a public servant—but as a mother, a teacher and a Hoosier who refuses to stay silent while our democracy is carved up for political gain.![]()
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They’re afraid of YOU. They’re not afraid of Democrats. Because YOU remember the promises. And YOU remember the lies. And YOU are ready to take your power back.![]()
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This isn’t about party. This is about the people. And Indiana is the firewall.![]()
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#MadVotersRally #INForAll #RedrawTheTruth #ThisIsOurLine
If you believe voters should choose their leaders—not the other way around—then you’re with us.![]()
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If you believe that crossing party lines to vote your values is an act of courage, not a reason to be silenced—then you’re with us.![]()
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If you believe in democracy that respects every voice—especially those brave enough to vote for Trump and then choose a Democrat to represent them in Congress—then you’re with us.![]()
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Today, I stood on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse with my colleagues from Texas and across the country to say what needs to be said:![]()
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Rigged maps are not strategy—they are moral failure.![]()
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What’s happening isn’t politics as usual. It’s calculated disenfranchisement. It's looking squarely into the eyes of Hoosiers who made a deliberate, thoughtful choice at the ballot box and telling them: Your vote is no good here.![]()
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That’s not democracy. That’s cheating.![]()
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And if you see it too—then you’re with us.![]()
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#FairMapsNow #ProtectOurVote #UnrigTheSystem #VotersFirst #StopGerrymandering #MoralMajority #NCSL2025 #EveryVoteCounts #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #INForAll
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