Todd Young

Republican senior Senator of Indiana

Representative
Indiana, district 9
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Indiana, district 9
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Indiana, district 9
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Senator
Indiana
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2023
Senator
Indiana
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2029

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January 1, 1972 (52 years old)

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American attorney and politician serving as a senior United States senator since 2017
Previously served as a U.S. representative for Indiana’s 9th congressional district
Served as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2019 to 2021
Re-elected to the United States Senate in 2022
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and raised in Indiana
Graduated from Carmel High School in Indiana, where he won a state soccer championship
Enlisted in the United States Navy after high school, later attended the United States Naval Academy, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Captain
Earned a B.S. in political science from the United States Naval Academy, an MBA from the University of Chicago, an MA in American politics from the University of London, and a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Worked as an adjunct professor, a management consultant, and practiced law before entering politics
Briefly worked at The Heritage Foundation and was a staffer for U.S. senator Richard Lugar
Founded a fiscal responsibility advocacy group and served as Assistant Deputy Prosecutor in Indiana
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, serving until 2017
Described as a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership, indicating centrist Republican positions
Has a mixed record on LGBT issues according to the Human Rights Campaign
Sponsored legislation including the Fairness for American Families Act and the Save American Workers Act
Committee assignments have included Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Finance; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Ranked as the ninth most bipartisan Senator in the first session of the 115th Congress
Supported efforts to create a bipartisan “Election Integrity Committee” and acknowledged Biden as President-elect following the 2020 election
Co-sponsored the CHIPS and Science Act with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
Occupied the Senate Candy Desk since the start of the 118th Congress in January 2023
Opposes abortion and has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee
Received an “A+” rating from the NRA and voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Opposes the DREAM Act and supports merit-based immigration policies
Neutral on same-sex marriage and supports current policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military
Voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court and supported a resolution limiting the Supreme Court to nine justices
Voted in favor of sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea and condemned the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar
Voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack
Married with four children and has a negative net worth as of 2018
Protestant