Shelli Yoder
Indiana State Senator, District 40 since 2020. Ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 2. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 5
- 88 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −68.6
- Lost 2016
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture · ranking democratic member
- Health and Provider Services · ranking democratic member
- Natural Resources · ranking democratic member
- Rules and Legislative Procedure · ranking democratic member
- Agricultural Promotion and Regulation Task Force
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Interim Study
- Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study
- Education Interim Study
- Education and Career Development
- Government Interim Study
- Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force
- Joint Rules
- Legislative Council
- Local Government
- Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services Interim Study
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Yoder sits in the Indiana State Senate
Yoder is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Andrea Hunley, Rodney Pol, La Keisha Jackson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Yoder’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills88%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Indiana State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Yoder’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Yoder | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–19 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 285: Housing matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–22 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SB 27: Stadium authority. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–4 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management. | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–21 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | HB 1004: Various education matters. | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Yoder was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana State Senate, District 40 | Won | — | D+28.7 | — |
| 2020 | Indiana State Senate, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. House, IN-6 | Lost | R+68.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. House, IN-9 | Lost | R+13.1 | — | — |
| 2012 | U.S. House, IN-9 | Lost | R+10.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2015–16
- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- Cash
- $20K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2016Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Yoder has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 40 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Yoder has run against
- Luke Messer (R) · 2016 election, lost
- Trey Hollingsworth (R) · 2016 election, lost
- Todd Young (R) · 2012 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 5 polls; Yoder’s best result was 43% (Indiana's 9th District, 2016).
Yoder’s polls in the database →How we know Yoder
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H2IN09167
- Open States ocd-person/872447dd-3b06-421e-af8c-25ea68aa5ae4
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET