# Shelli Yoder

Shelli Yoder is a Democratic member of the Indiana Senate for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2020-11-04
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/872447dd-3b06-421e-af8c-25ea68aa5ae4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/872447dd-3b06-421e-af8c-25ea68aa5ae4 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

46% of the 109 bills Yoder sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Indiana Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 1,294 donors and 634 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 98.6% (91.0%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1115 - Deery · HB 1115 Homeowners association governance. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1115/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Rogers · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Crider · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 179 - Crider · SB 179 Indiana department of transportation. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 80 - Freeman · SB 80 Code publication. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1408 - Raatz · HB 1408 Education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1408/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1406 - Holdman · HB 1406 Tax and fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1406/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1277 - Crider · HB 1277 Health and human services matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1277/
- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 109 bills: 109 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 102. 45.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 43 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 26: Memorializing Lee Hamilton. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR26/
- HCR 24: Recognizing the 70th anniversary of The Arc of Indiana and honoring its enduring leadership and advocacy for Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental… (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR24/
- SR 50: Honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR50/
- SR 49: Honoring Senator Andrea Hunley on her retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR49/
- SR 46: Honoring Diane Masariu Carter. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR46/
- SR 45: Honoring Greg Gordon upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR45/
- SR 41: Honoring the 2026 Senate Democratic Caucus interns. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR41/
- SR 39: Recognizing Fernando Mendoza for his accomplishments. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR39/
- SCR 23: Recognizing Indiana 4-H. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR23/
- SCR 16: Memorializing Daniel Combs. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR16/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_shelli_yoder_1
- Campaign site: https://www.shelliyoder.com/
- X: https://x.com/shelliyoder
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorShelliYoder
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelli4indiana/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shelliyoder6846/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelliyoder/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/872447dd-3b06-421e-af8c-25ea68aa5ae4