William Colteryahn

William Colteryahn is the Democratic candidate for Indiana House of Representatives District 40 in the November 3, 2026 general election, after advancing from the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary.[1][2] A social worker, he says he has more than 20 years of experience in the field and works at Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration.[1][3]

William Colteryahn is a social worker, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a family man from the Avon and Plainfield area who has spent more than 20 years in social work in schools, jails, veterans' homes and alongside people experiencing homelessness, disability, aging and poverty.[3] He said he has spent the past decade working at the state Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) on policies that support people in need.[3]

Colteryahn said his key messages include strengthening Medicaid-funded services that help seniors and people with disabilities live at home, giving communities more control over data-center development, adopting opt-in data-privacy rules, and creating independent oversight of legislative conflicts of interest.[3] He named reforming Medicaid and social-service systems as the policy area he is most passionate about.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.