A dedicated public servant and educator, State Senator Tim Skinner proudly represents his community and state serving as a leading voice for Indiana’s working families and children.
Elected to the State Senate in 2002, Skinner is a teacher of economics, government and geography at West Vigo High School in Terre Haute. Prior to joining the General Assembly, he served on the Vigo County Council.
Among his many legislative accomplishments, Skinner has fought to stop the spread of methamphetamine abuse, to lower property taxes and to better fund Indiana’s public schools. In summer 2005, he participated in the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development. Skinner serves as the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Tax & Fiscal Policy committee. He also sits on the Appropriations; Education & Career Development; and Natural Resources standing committees and serves on the FSSA Evaluation Committee and on the Commission on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A graduate of Garfield High School, Skinner went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana State University. The senator and his wife reside in Terre Haute and have four adult children and three grandchildren.
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