From the link:
I grew up in Clark and Floyd Counties, the son of a working-class single mother, and have lived here almost all of my life. At age 17, I dropped out of high school. I got my GED and worked as a music teacher for about a decade while I put myself through college. I was the first in my family to graduate from a university. I had never even met a lawyer before I started law school, but I finally beat the odds and graduated with honors in 2007. I’ve maintained a civil rights practice with a small firm since then.
As a civil rights lawyer, I have been fortunate enough to represent people from all walks of life. I have gotten to hear a lot of stories. And I’ve seen ordinary, hardworking people get taken advantage of over and over again by the wealthy and the powerful. In Indiana and Kentucky, I’ve represented teachers against school systems, union laborers against big corporate employers, veterans against the federal government, police officers against corrupt departments, and inmates against unimaginably violent prison systems. I’ve taken on several governors, and I’ve taken on the President. I was honored to help committed couples achieve the equal dignity of marriage before the United States Supreme Court in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. And I am proud to represent immigrants and refugees seeking a better life through America’s promise of liberty and justice for all.
From a month ago:
IN-09: Monroe County Councilor Shelli Yoder raised a credible amount of money last cycle for her bid for this southern Indiana House seat, and national Democrats spent on her behalf late in the race. However, while Yoder and her allies attacked wealthy Republican Trey Hollingsworth for only moving to the area from Tennessee just in time to run for Congress, this district shifted from an already tough 57-41 Romney to a horrific 61-34 Trump. Hollingsworth won 54-40, running far behind Trump but not coming close to defeat in the end.
Still, Howey Politics reports that Yoder is thinking about mounting a third campaign for this seat (she lost to now-Sen. Todd Young 55-45 in 2012) but adds that she's also being encouraged to run for secretary of state next year. This has become very red turf, and now that Hollingsworth is the incumbent, the carpetbagging charges may be a lot less effective. But Yoder has proven that she can raise cash, and Team Blue doesn't seem to have many other viable options here.
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