Todd Young
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Todd Young
| image = Sen. Todd Young official photo (slight crop 2).jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| jr/sr1 = United States Senator
| state1 = Indiana
| alongside1 = Jim Banks
| term_start1 = January 3, 2017
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Dan Coats
| successor1 =
| office2 = Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
| leader2 = Mitch McConnell
| term_start2 = January 3, 2019
| term_end2 = January 3, 2021
| predecessor2 = Cory Gardner
| successor2 = Rick Scott
| state3 = Indiana
| district3 = {{ushr|IN|9|9th}}
| term_start3 = January 3, 2011
| term_end3 = January 3, 2017
| predecessor3 = Baron Hill
| successor3 = Trey Hollingsworth
| birth_name = Todd Christopher Young
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|24}}
| birth_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Jennifer Tucker|2005}}
| children = 4
| party = Republican
| website = {{url|young.senate.gov|Senate website}}
| education = {{ubl |United States Naval Academy (BS) |University of Chicago (MBA) |University of London (MA) |Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD)}}
| allegiance = United States
| branch = {{ubl|United States Navy|United States Marine Corps}}
| serviceyears = {{ubl|1991–1995 (Navy)|1995–2000 (Marine)}}
| rank = Captain
| unit = VMUT-2
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Todd Young speaks on Organ Transplants.ogg|title=Young's voice|type=speech|description=Young on organ transplants
Recorded July 9, 2019}}
| relatives = Dan Quayle (uncle-in-law)
}}
Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American politician, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the senior United States senator from Indiana, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young previously served as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|IN|9}}. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8, 2016, general election, succeeding retiring Republican Dan Coats, and became Indiana's senior senator in January 2019 when Joe Donnelly left the seat following his defeat. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Young was reelected in 2022.
Early life and education
Young was born on August 24, 1972, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of Nancy R. (née Pierce) and Bruce H. Young.{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/youngtodd.htm|title=Todd Young ancestry|website=Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=February 16, 2016}} He lived in Marion County, Indiana, for several years before settling in Hamilton County, Indiana, where he attended public schools and won a state soccer championship.{{cite news|last1=Horn|first1=Marissa|title=Congressional soccer game puts Republicans on top|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article24783079.html|access-date=August 22, 2016|publisher=McClatchy DC|date=April 14, 2015}} In 1990, Young graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana.{{cite news|last1=Swift|first1=Fred|title=CHS' Young making a name for himself|url=http://thetimes24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=163&ArticleID=17360|access-date=August 22, 2016|newspaper=The Times|date=April 21, 2011|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915063038/http://thetimes24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=163&ArticleID=17360|url-status=dead}}
Military career
After graduating from high school, Young enlisted in the United States Navy and reported for duty in Newport, Rhode Island. In May 1991, he received an appointment from the Secretary of the Navy to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where his classmates elected him a class officer and he earned a varsity letter as a member of Navy's NCAA Division I soccer team. He graduated cum laude in 1995,{{cite web|url=http://www.usna.com/Page.aspx?pid=941|title=Class Listing|publisher=Usna.com|date=November 9, 2001|access-date=January 11, 2010}} earning a B.S. in political science, and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Upon graduating from Annapolis, Young trained for six months at the Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. In 1996, he completed the Naval Intelligence Officer Basic Course in Dam Neck, Virginia. Young then led the intelligence department of VMU-2, an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron based in Cherry Point, North Carolina. In 2000, while stationed in the Chicago area, Young earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.{{Cite web|title=Notes|url=https://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/notes-22|access-date=2021-07-06|website=The University of Chicago Magazine|language=en}}
Post-military career
Young was honorably discharged from active duty in 2000 as a U.S. Marine Captain. After leaving active duty, he spent a year in London, attending the University of London's Institute of United States Studies. After writing a thesis on the economic history of Midwestern agriculture, in 2001 Young received his MA in American politics.{{cite news|last1=Day|first1=Garrett|title=9th District: Young credits family, setbacks for political successes|url=http://thestatehousefile.com/9th-district-republican-todd-young-credits-family-setbacks-political-successes/18131|access-date=August 22, 2016|publisher=The Statehouse File|date=October 28, 2014}}
In the summer of 2001, Young traveled to former communist countries in Eastern Europe, where he studied the transition from centrally planned economies to free markets through an executive education program with the Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the first private business school in eastern Germany. He worked as an adjunct professor of public affairs at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs and attended law school at night.{{cite news|title=Lawyer files for 9th District run|url=http://madisoncourier.com/Content/Social/Social/Article/Lawyer-files-for-9th-District-run/-2/-2/48868|access-date=August 22, 2016|publisher=Madison Courier|date=January 27, 2009|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915140924/http://madisoncourier.com/Content/Social/Social/Article/Lawyer-files-for-9th-District-run/-2/-2/48868|url-status=dead}} In 2004, he joined Indiana-based Crowe Chizek and Company as a management consultant, helping state and local government clients improve service delivery to Indiana citizens.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
In 2006, Young earned his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where he was president of the school's Federalist Society chapter. Upon graduation he joined the Paoli, Indiana-based firm Tucker and Tucker, P.C. Young is a member of the 2007 class of the Indiana Leadership Forum.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianaleadershipforum.com/2007.html|title=ILF Alumni, Class of 2007|publisher=Indianaleadershipforum.com|access-date=January 11, 2010}}
Early political career
In 2001, Young moved to Washington, D.C., where he briefly worked at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Then he became a staffer for U.S. senator Richard Lugar.{{cite web|url=http://www.legistorm.com/person/Todd_C_Young/52983.html|title= Todd C Young, Congressional Staffer – Salary Data|publisher=LegiStorm|access-date=January 11, 2010}} In 2003, Young volunteered for Mitch Daniels's campaign for governor of Indiana. He was a delegate to the Indiana Republican state convention. From 2007 to 2010, Young served as Assistant Deputy Prosecutor for Orange County, Indiana.{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Y000064|title=YOUNG, Todd – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=October 22, 2018}} In 2007, Young founded a fiscal responsibility advocacy group, the National Organization for People vs. Irresponsible Government Spending.
U.S. House of Representatives
=Elections=
== 2010 ==
{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9}}
On January 26, 2009, Young announced that he would run for the United States congressional seat in Indiana's 9th district as a Republican.{{cite web|url=http://rtv6blogs.com/rtv6_capitol/2010/01/11/ninth-district-drama|title=Ninth District Drama|publisher=Capitol Watchblog|access-date=January 11, 2010|archive-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715211706/http://rtv6blogs.com/rtv6_capitol/2010/01/11/ninth-district-drama/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/53314-nrcc-adds-32-to-young-guns-program/|title=NRCC adds 32 to Young Guns program|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=January 11, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fwdailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6339:Indiana-poised-to-play-major-role-in-battle-for-Congress&catid=84:brian-howey&Itemid=136|title=Indiana poised to play major role in battle for Congress|publisher=fwdailynews.com|access-date=January 17, 2010}}
Young competed with fellow Republicans Mike Sodrel and Travis Hankins for the party's nomination for Congress and won, challenging incumbent Democrat Baron Hill in the general election. Young was endorsed by former Vice President Dan Quayle,{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/quayle-picks-dold-in-competiti.html|title=Quayle Picks Dold in Competitive Primary for Kirk's Seat|publisher=CQ Politics|access-date=January 16, 2010|archive-date=January 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130063119/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/quayle-picks-dold-in-competiti.html|url-status=dead}} Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman, Attorney General Greg Zoeller, Secretary of State Todd Rokita, Auditor Tim Berry, and Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
Young won the primary and general elections, defeating Hill, and was seated in the 112th Congress in January 2011.[http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101102/NEWS0203/311020009/Young+leads+Hill+in+early+9th+District+returns "Republican Todd Young wins easily over incumbent Baron Hill"], Louisville Courier-Journal; accessed November 9, 2016.
== 2012 ==
{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9}}
Young defeated Shelli Yoder, winning 55% of the vote in the newly redrawn 9th district.{{cite web|url=http://www.wthr.com/category/116133/election-results|title=Central Indiana Election Results – 13 WTHR Indianapolis|website=Wthr.com|access-date=February 16, 2016}}
== 2014 ==
{{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9}}
Young defeated Bill Bailey, winning 62% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2014?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=5&districtID=-1&candidate=|title=Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results|access-date=February 13, 2021}}
=Tenure=
File:Todd Young, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg portrait]]
Young is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership, along with three other Republican senators.{{Cite news|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|title=Members – Republican Main Street Partnership|newspaper=Republican Main Street Partnership|language=en-US|access-date=January 12, 2017}} The Main Street Partnership is considered an association of moderate Republicans.{{Cite news|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/blue-dogs-lessons-from-gop-moderates/|title=Blue Dogs Lessons From GOP Moderates|author=Schaller, Tom|date=July 28, 2010|work=FiveThirtyEight|language=en-US|access-date=January 12, 2017}} In 2013 the National Journal gave Young an overall composite rating of 69% conservative and 31% liberal, an economic rating of 69% conservative and 30% liberal, a social rating of 57% conservative and 42% liberal, and a foreign policy rating of 77% conservative and 15% liberal.{{Cite book|title=The almanac of American politics 2016 : members of Congress and governors: their profiles and election results, their states and districts |last1=Barnes |first1=James A.|last2=Keating|first2=Holland|last3=Charlie|first3=Cook|last4=Michael|first4=Barone|last5=Louis|first5=Jacobson|last6=Louis|first6=Peck |date=2015 |isbn=9781938518317|oclc=927103599}}
File:Todd Young with Jim Merritt.jpg in January 2013]]
In the 112th Congress, Young voted with the Republican Party 95% of the time.{{cite news|title=Washington Post Votes Database|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/Y000064|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 9, 2016}} During the 113th Congress, the Human Rights Campaign, which rates politicians' support for LGBT issues, rated Young 30%, indicating a mixed record.{{Cite web|url=http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/113thCongressionalScorecard_web_REV.pdf|title=113th Congressional Scorecard|date=2016|website=hrc.org|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|access-date=January 12, 2017}} In July 2012, Young took over as the lead sponsor of the REINS Act, a bill that passed the House in 2011 and would require congressional approval for rules with greater than $100 million in economic impact.{{cite web|url=http://wfpl.org/post/davis-passes-reins-act-young|title=Davis passes REINS Act to Young|website=Wfpl.org|date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=February 16, 2016}}
In the 112th Congress, Young was a member of the House Budget Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. On the latter, he focused on seapower, electronic warfare, and military grand strategy of the United States. During the first session of the 112th Congress, he employed one of the German Marshall Fund's Congressional Fellows as military legislative aide.{{Cite journal|last=Bruns|first=Sebastian|date=2012|title=A Window Seat on American Politics: Reflections on the GMFUS/APSA Congressional Fellowship|journal=PS: Political Science and Politics|volume=45|issue=2|pages=343–345|doi=10.1017/S1049096512000078|jstor=41433719|issn=1049-0965|doi-access=free}}
In 2010, Young said he was uncertain what was causing the observed heating of the planet, that it could be sunspots or normal cycles of nature, and that "the science is not settled".{{cite news|last1=Broder|first1=John|title=Climate Change Doubt Is Tea Party Article of Faith|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/us/politics/21climate.html?_r=2&mtrref=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=October 21, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 20, 2010}} That same year he signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.{{cite web|url=http://americansforprosperity.org/files/Young_Todd.pdf|title=Americans for Prosperity Applauds Indiana U.S. House Candidate Todd Young|access-date=October 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601131811/http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Young_Todd.pdf|archive-date=June 1, 2012}}
In 2011, he voted for the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011.[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll249.xml Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 votes], April 7, 2011; accessed November 9, 2016. In 2014, he said that it is "not necessarily the case" that there is a scientific consensus on climate change.[http://www.wlky.com/politics/in-their-own-words/in-their-own-words-todd-young-on-climate-change/28991562 "In their own words: Todd Young on climate change"], video clip on WLKY.com, October 8, 2014.
=Sponsored legislation=
- Fairness for American Families Act ({{USBill|113|H.R.|2668}}) – Introduced by Young on July 11, 2013, this bill would "amend the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage."{{cite web|title=H.R. 2668 – Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2668|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=July 16, 2013}} The bill was proposed in response to a July 2, 2013, decision by the Obama administration to delay the employer mandate found in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but do nothing to the individual mandate requirement.{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=House releases texts of health insurance mandate delays|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/156033-house-releases-texts-of-health-insurance-mandate-delays/|access-date=July 16, 2013|newspaper=The Hill}}
When he introduced the Fairness for American Families Act, Young argued that "rather than driving healthcare costs down, the individual mandate is imposing a new tax and burdensome costs on middle class families" and therefore "hardworking Americans deserve the same exemptions that President Obama is unilaterally granting to businesses and labor unions."
- Save American Workers Act of 2013 – a bill to amend the way in which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly known as Obamacare) defines full-time worker by raising the 30-hour threshold to 40 hours a week, in an effort to remove the incentive some companies may have to reduce their employees' hours to avoid the employer healthcare mandate.{{cite news|title=House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-approves-obamacare-bill-despite-veto-threat|access-date=August 14, 2016|publisher=Fox News}}{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=House advances bill to end ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/votes/202452-house-advances-bill-ending-obamacares-30-hour-workweek/|access-date=April 3, 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=April 2, 2014}}{{cite web|title=H.R. 2575 – Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2575|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=April 3, 2014}} Young introduced it into the House on June 28, 2013.
- In 2023, Young and Tim Kaine co-sponsored legislation to end 1991 and 2002 congressional resolutions that authorized the use of military force (S.316).{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Dustin |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations |website=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/16/1163694370/congress-aumf-iraq-war-authorization-repeal-senate-vote}} The bill repealed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq and passed with a bipartisan majority.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 118th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00077.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.senate.gov}}
== 119th Congress ==
- National Biotechnology Initiative Act - a bill to improve coordination across the federal government on biotechnology policy.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Jeremy |date=2025-04-10 |title=Bloomington, IN |url=https://bloomingtonian.com/2025/04/10/press-release-young-padilla-introduce-bill-to-promote-u-s-biotechnology-innovation/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |language=en-US}}
=Committee assignments=
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
- Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports (Ranking Member)
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
;Caucus memberships
- Congressional Cement Caucus
- Congressional German-American Caucus
== Appointments ==
U.S. Senate
=Elections=
== 2016 ==
{{Main|2016 United States Senate election in Indiana}}
Rather than run for reelection to the House, Young announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 election to fill the Senate seat of the retiring Dan Coats.{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/12/young-enters-crowded-gop-primary-coats-senate-seat/30050367|title=Todd Young enters crowded GOP primary for Dan Coats' Senate seat|author=Groppe, Maureen|work=Indianapolis Star|date=July 12, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2016}} Also filing for the Republican primary was U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman. Although Young was certified as having submitted enough signatures to qualify for the primary ballot, that official certification was challenged, and a tally by the Associated Press concluded that Young had fallen short.{{cite news|last=Slodysko|first=Brian|title=Two top Indiana Republicans said Thursday they were surprised U.S. Senate candidate Todd Young may have failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|date=February 11, 2016|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-02-11/gop-stunned-senate-hopeful-may-be-short-of-ballot-signatures|access-date=February 14, 2016}} The state Election Commission scheduled a hearing on the challenge for February 19, 2016. The commission voted down the challenge with a 2–2 vote and Young remained on the ballot.{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Tony|last2=Schneider|first2=Chelsea|title=Todd Young survives challenges to his U.S. Senate candidacy|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/19/todd-young-survives-initial-challenge-his-us-senate-candidacy/80603360/|access-date=November 14, 2016|newspaper=Indianapolis Star|date=February 19, 2016}}
Young defeated Stutzman in the May 3 primary with 67% of approximately one million votes cast.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/todd-young-wins-indiana-gop-senate-primary-222761|title=Todd Young wins Indiana GOP Senate primary|work=Politico|author=Kevin Robillard|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}} He was initially slated to face former U.S. Representative Baron Hill, whom Young had defeated in 2010 to win his congressional seat, but on July 11, Hill announced he was dropping out of the Senate race.{{cite web|url=http://www.wthr.com/story/32415830/baron-hill-withdraws-from-us-senate-race|title=Baron Hill withdraws from U.S. Senate race; Evan Bayh to enter race|work=WTHR|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|archive-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712124345/http://www.wthr.com/story/32415830/baron-hill-withdraws-from-us-senate-race|url-status=dead}} Hill was replaced by Evan Bayh, who had held the seat from 1999 to 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/politics/evan-bayh-senate-run/index.html|title=First on CNN: Evan Bayh mounting Senate return|author=Tom LoBianco|work=CNN|date=July 11, 2016}} Young defeated Bayh in the November 8 general election, winning 52% of the vote to Bayh's 42%.{{cite news|first1=Shaun|last1=Gallagher|first2=Maria|last2=Catanzarite|url=http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Evan-Bayh-and-Todd-Young-face-off-in-hotly-contested-Senate-race-400456661.html|title=Todd Young wins Indiana U.S. Senate seat, defeating Evan Bayh|agency=Associated Press|publisher=WNDU-TV|date=November 8, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Indiana U.S. Senate Results: Todd Young Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/indiana-senate-bayh-young|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 14, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/01/todd-youngs-campaign-banks-heavily-outside-groups/92839504/|title=Todd Young's campaign banks heavily on outside groups|author=Cook, Tony|work=Indianapolis Star|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2020}}
== 2022 ==
{{Main|2022 United States Senate election in Indiana}}
Young was reelected in 2022, defeating Democratic nominee Thomas McDermott Jr., 58.6% to 37.9%.
=Tenure=
On January 3, 2017, Young was sworn into the United States Senate in the 115th Congress by Vice President Joe Biden. Young was ranked the ninth-most bipartisan senator in the first session of the 115th Congress by the Bipartisan Index, a metric created by the Lugar Center and Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy to assess congressional bipartisanship.{{cite news|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/Senate%20Scores%20115th%20Congress%20First%20Session.pdf|publisher=The Lugar Center|title=The Lugar Center – McCourt School Bipartisan Index|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018|location=Washington, D.C.}}{{cite news|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/editorials/20180502/aisle-crossers|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne, Indiana|title=Aisle-crossers|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018}} GovTrack noted that during the same period, Young joined more bipartisan bills than any other freshman senator.{{cite news|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/todd_young/412428/report-card/2017|title=Sen. Todd Young's 2017 Report Card|publisher=GovTrack|location=Washington, D.C.|date=January 6, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018}}
Young planned to vote in support of certifying the Electoral College count on January 6, 2021. He also said he supported efforts to create a bipartisan "Election Integrity Committee" to review the 2020 presidential election.{{cite news |title=Reactions to Washington rioting vary |url=https://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/reactions-to-washington-rioting-vary/article_813beed2-5125-11eb-bff7-27b4d79de7f8.html |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=Greensburg Daily News |date=January 7, 2021 |language=en}} While entering the US Capitol to participate in the certification on January 6, 2021, Young was accosted by pro-Trump protesters.{{cite news |last1=Edmondson |first1=Catie |title=Facing Backlash, Republicans Confront Trump's Effect on Their Party |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/politics/republican-party-trump.html |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=January 9, 2021}} He was asked why he would vote to support the count, claiming voter fraud. Young said, "When it comes to the law, our opinions don't matter; the law matters." The South Bend Tribune{{'}}s editorial board wrote: "Young was right to reject the move that Braun had embraced—but his words should have come two months earlier, not at the last minute. That would have been upholding his duty and fulfilling his oath of office."{{cite news |title=Our Opinion: Too little, too late from Indiana representatives |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/our_opinion/our-opinion-too-little-too-late-from-indiana-representatives/article_d55a436e-4f6e-11eb-b273-1b8411c340ac.html |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=South Bend Tribune |date=January 8, 2021 |language=en}} Young, however, publicly acknowledged Biden as president-elect immediately following the official Electoral College tally on December 15, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Gerike |first=Lydia |title=Indiana's U.S. Senators, AG-elect Todd Rokita respond to Joe Biden's win, SCOTUS ruling |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/14/mike-braun-todd-rokita-respond-joe-biden-win-scotus-ruling/3897969001/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Solender |first=Andrew |title=Just 25 Republicans In Congress Have Acknowledged Biden's Win Since Electoral College Vote |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/12/16/just-25-republicans-in-congress-have-acknowledged-bidens-win-since-electoral-college-vote/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Forbes|language=en}} He was participating in the count when the storming of the Capitol happened. Upon the storming, Young tweeted, "This is not a peaceful protest—it is violence and reprehensible. It must stop."{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Brock E. W. |title=Indiana's Congressional Delegation Responds To Insurrection, Defends Elector Approval Votes |url=https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/indianas-congressional-delegation-respond-to-insurrection,-defend-elector-approval-votes.php |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=News – Indiana Public Media |date=January 7, 2021}} He voted in support of certifying the count when Congress returned to session. In the wake of the attack, Young would not say whether he supported using the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to remove Trump, saying he trusted the Vice President and Trump cabinet members to "conscientiously and legally carry out their duties until January 20."{{cite news |last1=Andrea |first1=Lawrence |title=Indiana Rep. André Carson joins call to remove Trump from office |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/07/indiana-congressional-delegation-responds-requests-remove-trump/6586950002/ |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=January 8, 2021}}
In 2022, Young cosponsored, with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion bill intended to promote basic and advanced technology research and development, with a focus on the American semiconductor industry, aiming to outcompete China in technological fields in the coming years.{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Makena |title=CHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282494/semiconductors-chips-and-science-act-joe-biden-congress-nvidia |access-date=5 August 2022 |work=The Verge |date=28 July 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Breuninger |first1=Kevin |title=Biden to sign bill boosting China competition and U.S. chip production |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/02/biden-signs-china-competition-bill-to-boost-us-chip-production.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |work=CNBC|date=August 2, 2022}} Young had also been involved in stalled efforts along similar lines on a bill known as United States Innovation and Competition Act in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Martina |first1=Michael |last2=Shepardson |first2=David |title=U.S. Senate panel approves tech bill to address China |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-panel-vote-china-tech-bill-wednesday-2021-05-12/ |access-date=May 13, 2021 |work=Reuters|date=May 13, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Rattigan |first1=Kathryn M. |title=The Endless Frontier Act: Shifting the Focus from Defense to Offense |url=https://www.natlawreview.com/article/endless-frontier-act-shifting-focus-defense-to-offense |access-date=May 13, 2021 |work=National Law Review, Volume XI, Number 105 |date=April 15, 2021}} The CHIPS and Science Act passed the Senate on July 27, 2022, and was signed into law by Biden on August 9, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/biden-to-sign-chips-act-china-competition-bill.html|title=Biden signs China competition bill to boost U.S. chipmakers|first=Kevin|last=Breuninger|date=August 9, 2022|website=CNBC.com}}
Since the start of the 118th Congress in January 2023, Young has occupied the Senate Candy Desk, replacing retired Senator Pat Toomey.
=Committee assignments=
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Subcommittee on Security
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
- Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy (Chair)
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm#YoungIN|title=U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 117th Congress|website=www.senate.gov}}
=Caucus memberships=
Political positions
File:Us-sen-todd-young-a-us-marine-corps-veteran-f67f2b-1024.jpg
Young is a member of Republican Main Street Partnership, a group that presents what it describes as centrist Republican solutions in politics; it is considered a center to center-right Republican organization.{{Cite news|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/republican-main-street-partnership-to-showcase-centrist-republican-solutions-for-2008-january-21st-2008/|title=Republican Main Street Partnership to Showcase Centrist Republican Solutions for 2008, January 21st, 2008 – Republican Main Street Partnership|date=September 1, 2011|work=Republican Main Street Partnership|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720195210/https://republicanmainstreet.org/republican-main-street-partnership-to-showcase-centrist-republican-solutions-for-2008-january-21st-2008/|url-status=dead}} He was given a 0% grade in 2016 by the progressive Americans for Democratic Action. The American Conservative Union, a fiscally conservative political action committee, has given Young a 77.26% lifetime rating as of May 2023.{{Cite web|title=Lawmakers|url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people?search=Todd%20young |website=CPAC Center for Legislative Accountability}} As of April 2020, according to Five Thirty Eight, Young voted with President Trump's position on legislation about 84% of the time.{{Cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/todd-young/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005220012/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/todd-young/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2017|title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump|last=Bycoffe|first=Aaron|date=January 30, 2017|website=FiveThirtyEight|language=en|access-date=January 2, 2019}} The nonpartisan National Journal determined, based on its 2013 voting analysis, that Young has a composite 69% conservative score and a 31% liberal score.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120345/todd-young#.W1IT_dJKiUk|title=Todd Young's Ratings and Endorsements|website=votesmart.org}} He has endorsed the American Compass Rebuilding American Capitalism: A Handbook for Conservative Policymakers, a policy document and think tank associated with and endorsed by other Republican figures, including Senators JD Vance, Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, and Marco Rubio.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Rebuilding American Capitalism Provides the Agenda for Conservative Economics |url=https://americancompass.org/rebuilding-american-capitalism-provides-the-agenda-for-conservative-economics/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=American Compass |language=en-US}} Young later presented a forum on Capitol Hill among these other supporters.
In March 2024, Young announced that he would not endorse Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Tommy |title=Senator Todd Young says he will not support Trump in 2024 |url=https://www.wthitv.com/news/senator-todd-young-says-he-will-not-support-trump-in-2024/article_0316648f-4302-575f-8643-d52220ca7ea4.html |website=WTHI-News10 |date=March 7, 2024 |publisher=AMG Broadcasting |access-date=8 March 2024}}
= Abortion and reproductive issues =
Young opposes abortion. He was endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), which gave him a 100% rating in 2018; he has a 0% rating from the abortion rights groups NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood. Young also believes that employers with religious objections should not be required to provide birth control to their female employees.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evan-bayh-vs-todd-young-nonpartisan-candidate-guide_us_57f54b94e4b087a29a548518|title=Evan Bayh vs. Todd Young: Nonpartisan Candidate Guide for 2016 Indiana Senate Race|last=Project|first=Campus Election Engagement|date=October 11, 2016|website=HuffPost|language=en-US|access-date=July 20, 2018}} He was a co-sponsor of legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and voted to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/120345/todd-young/75/abortion-and-reproductive#.W1I8rNJKiUk|title=Todd Young's Voting Record on Issue|website=votesmart.org}} Young believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. On the day the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade was announced, he called it "a monumental day for the protection of life in America" and that the Supreme Court had "corrected a historic injustice."{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Todd |title="Today is a monumental day for the protection of life in America and a defining moment for our nation. Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided, and the Supreme Court has corrected a historic injustice." |url=https://twitter.com/SenToddYoung/status/1540353144563109888 |website=Twitter |access-date=24 June 2022 |language=en}}
=Gun law=
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed Young for Senate in 2016 and has given him an "A+" rating.{{cite web |title=VOTE FREEDOM FIRST ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 8TH – VOTE TODD YOUNG FOR U.S. SENATE! |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/emails/2016/indiana/nra-pvf-endorses-todd-young-for-us-senate/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525183125/https://www.nrapvf.org/emails/2016/indiana/nra-pvf-endorses-todd-young-for-us-senate/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |language=en-us |quote=The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) has endorsed Todd Young for U.S. Senate in Indiana. |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=NRA Launches TV Ad Buy to Defeat Bayh|url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160921/nra-launches-tv-ad-buy-to-defeat-bayh|website=NRA-ILA|access-date=October 4, 2017|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618031520/https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160921/nra-launches-tv-ad-buy-to-defeat-bayh|archive-date=June 18, 2017|url-status=live}} In 2018, Gun Owners of America, a gun rights organization, gave Young a 50% score while the NRA gave him a much higher 100% rating.
Young voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in June 2022.{{cite web|title=Here are the 14 GOP senators who voted to advance gun safety bill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3532218-here-are-the-14-gop-senators-who-voted-to-advance-gun-safety-bill/|website=The Hill|access-date=June 21, 2022|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622024639/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3532218-here-are-the-14-gop-senators-who-voted-to-advance-gun-safety-bill/|archive-date=June 22, 2022|url-status=live}}
= Immigration =
Young opposes the DREAM Act and a pathway to citizenship for the nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. NumbersUSA, which wants to restrict and reduce immigration, has given him a lifetime 80% rating while the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which also seeks to restrict immigration, gave him a 100% score; the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which supports immigration reform, gave Young a 33% rating. UnidosUS, formerly La Raza, which supports immigration reform, gave Young a 59% rating in 2014. Young has said he wants an immigration system based on merit and job skills.{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/sen-todd-young-wants-immigration-based-on-job-skills/article_0304978d-5f05-52fe-99be-0c2f1d42c82f.html|title=Sen. Todd Young wants immigration based on job skills|last=Bulletin|first=Ken de la Bastide The Herald|work=Herald Bulletin|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en}} In 2018, he introduced a bill cosponsored with Senator Ted Cruz to end family separations at the border that resulted from President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/06/20/family-separation-todd-young-cosponsoring-immigration-bill-migrant-children/717283002/|title=Sen. Todd Young cosponsoring Ted Cruz bill to keep immigrant families together|author=Mack, Justin L.|website=Indianapolis Star|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}
= LGBT rights =
The organization On the Issues considers Young neutral on the issue of same-sex marriage; he was given a 30% rating by Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which supports same-sex marriage and gay rights, indicating a mixed record.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/IN/Todd_Young.htm|title=Todd Young on the Issues |website=ontheissues.org|access-date=July 20, 2018}} In 2016, the HRC gave him a 2% rating.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120345/todd-young#.W_ONCJNKg9c|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=November 20, 2018}} Young believes same-sex marriage should be left to the states to decide.{{Cite news|url=http://wfpl.org/what-do-indiana-lawmakers-say-about-judges-ruling-rejecting-same-sex-marriage-ban/|title=What Do Indiana Lawmakers Say About Judge's Ruling Rejecting Same-Sex Marriage Ban? |last=Bailey|first=Phillip M.|date=June 26, 2014|work=89.3 WFPL News Louisville|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en-US}} He said that he supports the current policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/young-criticized-for-supporting-ban-on-gays-in-military/article_c4fe3422-d588-59e1-8162-15a9d0485680.html|title=Young criticized for supporting ban on gays in military |first=Dan |last=Carden |date=September 20, 2016 |work=nwitimes.com|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en}} In 2016, Young was among the Republicans who voted with Democrats in favor of a spending amendment to uphold President Obama's executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation for federal contractors.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/26/indiana-lawmakers-take-different-sides-gay-rights/84992098/|title=Indiana lawmakers take different sides on gay rights|first1=Maureen|last1=Groppe|first2=Paul|last2=Singer|work=Indianapolis Star|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en}} He was one of 30 Republicans who voted for an amendment to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors, but voted against a similar amendment in a military spending bill.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/really-30-republicans-switched-sides-lgbt|title=Really, 30 Republicans Switched Sides on LGBT Discrimination|last=McPherson|first=Lindsey|date=May 20, 2016|website=Roll Call|language=en|access-date=July 20, 2018}} In 2022, he was one of 12 Republicans voting to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to codify same-sex marriage into federal law.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Trish |title=Historic same-sex marriage bill advances in Senate |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-poised-pass-historic-sex-interracial-marriage-bill/story?id=93293889 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=ABC News |language=en}}
= Supreme Court =
File:Amy Coney Barrett and Todd Young.jpg nominee Amy Coney Barrett in September 2020]]
On October 6, 2018, Young voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.{{cite news|url=https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/donnellys-message-following-vote-against-kavanaugh/?fb_comment_id=1988605244535620_1992779604118184|title=Donnelly's Message Following Vote Against Kavanaugh|date=October 8, 2018|first=Mike|last=Perleberg|newspaper=Eagle Country Online}}
In March 2019, Young was one of 12 senators to cosponsor a resolution that would impose a constitutional amendment limiting the Supreme Court to nine justices. The resolution was introduced after multiple Democratic presidential candidates expressed openness to the idea of adding seats to the Supreme Court.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/435742-senate-gop-introduces-constitutional-amendment-to-keep-scotus-at-9/|title=Senate GOP proposes constitutional amendment to keep SCOTUS at 9 seats|date=March 25, 2019|first=Jordain|last=Carney|newspaper=The Hill}}
= Foreign policy =
In July 2017, Young voted in favor of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which placed sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00175|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 1st Session|website=senate.gov|date=July 27, 2017}}
Young supported an Anti-Boycott Act,{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/720/cosponsors|title=Cosponsors – S.720 – 115th Congress (2017–2018): Israel Anti-Boycott Act|first=Benjamin L.|last=Cardin|date=March 23, 2017|website=congress.gov}} which would make it illegal for U.S. companies to engage in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.{{cite news |title=Don't Punish US Companies That Help End Abuses in the West Bank |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/12/18/dont-punish-us-companies-help-end-abuses-west-bank |author=Shakir, Omar|work=Human Rights Watch |date=December 18, 2018}}
Young condemned the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called for a stronger response to the crisis.{{cite news |title=Sen. Todd Young urges action to end Muslim genocide in Myanmar |url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/2017/10/20/sen-todd-young-urges-action-end-muslim-genocide-myanmar/784590001/ |author=Hussein, Fatima|work=IndyStar |date=October 22, 2017}}{{cite news |title=Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-myanmar-congress/lawmakers-urge-us-to-call-myanmars-rohingya-campaign-genocide-idUSKCN1M62ES |author=Zengerle, Patricia|work=Reuters|date=September 26, 2018}}
In February 2019, Young was one of seven senators to reintroduce legislation requiring sanctions on Saudi officials involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and seeking to address support for the Yemen civil war through prohibiting some weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and U.S. military refueling of Saudi coalition planes.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/429024-senators-reintroduce-bill-to-punish-saudis-for-khashoggi-killing/|title=Senators reintroduce bill to punish Saudis for Khashoggi killing|author=Kheel, Rebecca|date=February 7, 2019|newspaper=The Hill}} In May 2019, he was also one of seven Republicans who attempted to override President Trump's veto of the resolution regarding Yemen.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2IXYtJR|title=Senate fails to override Trump's veto on Yemen|last=Levine|first=Marianne|website=Politico|date=May 2, 2019 |language=en|access-date=May 6, 2019}} In June 2019, Young was one of seven Republicans to vote to block Trump's Saudi arms deal providing weapons to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, and one of six Republicans to vote against an additional 20 arms sales.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/449511-senate-votes-to-block-trumps-saudi-arms-sale/|title=Senate votes to block Trump's Saudi arms sale|author=Carney, Jordain|date=June 20, 2019|newspaper=The Hill}} In 2020, he was one of eight Republicans who voted with Democrats for a resolution limiting the president's ability to strike Iran.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/eight-republicans-join-democrats-pass-191453726.html|title=Eight Republicans join Democrats to pass Senate measure to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran|author=Shesgreen, Deirdre|website=Yahoo! News|date=February 13, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=February 14, 2020}}
In 2021, Young introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Tim Kaine that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations of war, which have been used by the executive to wage prolonged conflict in the Middle-East without congressional approval.{{Cite web|title=Bipartisan senators introduce bill to strip Biden of war powers|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/03/bipartisan-bill-strip-biden-war-powers-473312|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=Politico|date=March 3, 2021 |language=en}}
On January 16–18, 2023, Young visited Taiwan, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. He met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, senior leaders, and private sector representatives to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, and other significant issues of mutual interest.{{Cite web|title=U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan|url=https://www.ait.org.tw/us-congressional-delegation-visits-taiwan/|access-date=January 16, 2023|website=American Institute in Taiwan|date=January 16, 2023 |language=en}}
=2021 storming of the United States Capitol=
On May 28, 2021, Young voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack.{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/}}
Personal life
In 2005 Todd Young married Jennifer Tucker, niece of former vice president Dan Quayle (whose Senate seat Young coincidentally now holds). The couple has four children.{{cite news|last1=Groppe|first1=Maureen|title=U.S. Senate race: Todd Young, the GOP establishment candidate|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/17/us-senate-race-todd-young-gop-establishment-candidate/82986392|access-date=October 31, 2016|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=April 17, 2016}}
As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org, Young's net worth was negative, owing more than $1.3 million.{{cite web |title=Todd Young - Net Worth - Personal Finances |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/net-worth?cid=N00030670&year=2018 |website=OpenSecrets.org |access-date=15 November 2021}}
He is a Protestant.{{cite web |author= |date=3 January 2023 |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=PEW Research Center}}
Electoral history
=U.S. House of Representatives=
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| candidate = Todd Young
| votes = 19,141
| percentage = 34.57
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| candidate = Travis Hankins
| votes = 17,909
| percentage = 32.34
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| candidate = Mike Sodrel
| votes = 16,868
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| candidate = Rick Warre
| votes = 1,453
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
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| candidate = Todd Young
| votes = 118,040
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| candidate = Baron Hill (incumbent)
| votes = 95,353
| percentage = 42.28
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| candidate = Greg "No Bull" Knott
| votes = 12,070
| percentage = 5.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jerry R. Lucas (write-in)
| votes = 69
| percentage = 0.03
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 225,532
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election, 2012{{cite web|url=https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2012|title=Historical Election Results – 2012|website=in.gov|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Young (incumbent)
| votes = 59,327
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 59,327
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Todd Young (incumbent)
|votes = 165,332
|percentage = 55.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Shelli Yoder
|votes = 132,848
|percentage = 44.55
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 298,180
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = Indiana's 9th Congressional District Election, 2014{{cite web|url=https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2014|title=Historical Election Results – 2014|website=in.gov|accessdate=March 26, 2021}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Young (incumbent)
| votes = 30,402
| percentage = 79.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Kathy Lowe Heil
| votes = 4,607
| percentage = 12.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark G. Jones
| votes = 3,293
| percentage = 8.60
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,302
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Todd Young (incumbent)
|votes = 101,594
|percentage = 62.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bill Bailey
|votes = 55,016
|percentage = 33.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Ralph Mike Frey
|votes = 5,777
|percentage = 3.56
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 162,387
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=U.S. Senate=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 U.S. Senate Indiana Republican primary results{{cite web | url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/primary/sos_primary16?page=office&countyID=-1&partyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=-1&districtshortviewID=-1&candidate= | title= Indiana Primary Election, May 3, 2016 | publisher=Indiana Secretary of State | access-date=May 6, 2016}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Todd Young
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 661,136
| percentage = 67.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Marlin Stutzman
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 324,429
| percentage = 32.92%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 985,565
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = United States Senate election in Indiana, 2016{{cite web | url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2016?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=-1&candidate= | title= Indiana General Election, November 8, 2016 | publisher=Indiana Secretary of State | access-date=December 19, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Todd Young
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,423,991
| percentage = 52.11%
| change = -2.49%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Evan Bayh|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,158,947|percentage=42.41%|change=+2.40%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Lucy Brenton|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=149,481|percentage=5.47%|change=+0.08%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=James L. Johnson, Jr. (write-in)|party=Independent (politician)|votes=127|percentage=0.01%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 2,732,546
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = United States Senate election in Indiana, 2022
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Todd Young (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,090,390
| percentage = 58.62%
| change = +6.51%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Thomas McDermott Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 704,480
| percentage = 37.87%
| change = -4.54%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = James Sceniak
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 63,823
| percentage = 3.43%
| change = -2.04%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|votes=1,461|percentage=0.08%|change=+0.07%}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 1,860,154
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.young.senate.gov/ Senator Todd Young] official U.S. Senate website
- [https://www.toddyoung.org Todd Young for Senate] official campaign website
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