in Secondary Education from Indiana State University.
He taught economics, government, and geography at West Vigo High School in West Terre Haute until his retirement in 2011.
[1] Skinner represented the 38th Senate District from 2002 to 2014, when he lost to Jon Ford in the general election.
[2] He was the 2016 Democratic nominee for the Indiana House of Representatives, District 42.
[3] Previously an Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana Precinct Committeeman, he also has served on the Vigo County Council (1999–2004).