Mark Stoops | |
State Senate: | Indiana |
State: | Indiana |
District: | 40th |
Term Start: | November 19, 2012 |
Term End: | November 17, 2020 |
Preceded: | Vi Simpson |
Succeeded: | Shelli Yoder |
Party: | Democratic |
Profession: | Businessman, Rental Property Owner and Manager |
Spouse: | Kara Reagan Stoops |
Residence: | Bloomington, Indiana |
Mark Stoops is a former Democratic member of the Indiana Senate who represented the 40th District from 2012 to 2020. He decided not to run for re-election to a third term. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Shelli Yoder. Before being elected to the Indiana Senate, Stoops served as a Monroe County Commissioner. Stoops served on the commission from 1999 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2012, becoming a well-known opponent of Interstate 69.[1] Stoops succeeded Vi Simpson, the former minority leader of the Democrats in the Indiana Senate. Stoops continues to oppose Interstate 69, and supports raising funding for public education.[2]