District Biographies - Assistant Governor Division VII

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David Yoder

Assistant Governor

Division VII - Andover, El Dorado,

Hutchinson, Newton

David Yoder has been a Rotarian for 10 years and is a past President of the Newton Rotary Club. He is in his third year of service as Assistant Governor. He is very impressed with the ideals Rotary stands for and is honored to be a part of such a fine organization. In the Newton club, David is involved as a Board member, Program Chair and Publicity Chair.

David serves as the Harvey County Attorney, an elected position he has held since 2002. Prior to that time he was in private practice with the law firm of Ice, Turner and Baer, and served as Harvey County's first Court Trustee, a position he held for nearly 12 years.

David is a graduate of Wichita State University and Washburn University School of Law, and served five years in the United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate. He has also served as Municipal Judge for the City of Newton, Small Claims Judge, and as City Prosecutor in Newton and Halstead.

David is involved in many organizations including the Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Task Force, charter member of the Family Advocate Support Team and the Domestic Violence CCR Team, volunteering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Newton High School Mentorship program, and has served as President of Communities in Schools, the Harvey County Bar Association, and the Harvey County Drug Free Youth Coalition.

David has been a presenter in various capacities, including presentations at PETS and to numerous Rotary clubs on methamphetamine awareness. He is a frequent presenter in the Newton Citizens Police Academy, was a national presenter in a Washington, DC Partners For Justice program, and was the primary author of the Harvey County Drug Endangered Children Protocols.

He has numerous hobbies and interests, including watching old movies, golfing, reading everything within reach, and being a fanatical fantasy football fan. David resides in the town of his birth, Newton, and is active in the First Presbyterian Church, where his wife Lori serves as Secretary. They have six children and three grandchildren.