Todd Young is a fifth generation Hoosier. While growing up in Indiana, Todd delivered newspapers, mowed lawns and mopped floors at his family’s small business.
Todd began his lifetime of service to our country when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was later appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he graduated with honors and joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
As a Marine, Todd served on the southern border in Yuma, Arizona, leading fellow Marines as the nation fought against drug and human trafficking. After a decade of serving in the Armed Forces, Todd was honorably discharged.
He pursued graduate study at home and abroad, worked at The Heritage Foundation, and served as a legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate before returning home to Indiana to earn his law degree from Indiana University in 2005.
In 2009, after President Barack Obama outlined his liberal agenda – which included an insurance mandate and an energy agenda to displace coal workers from southern Indiana – Todd decided to run for Congress.
He soundly defeated Democrat Congressman Baron Hill by 10 points. Despite having a Democrat President, Todd was a highly effective, conservative Congressman, and was the primary sponsor or cosponsor of 38 bills that became law.
In 2016, Todd ran for U.S. Senate against former Democratic Indiana Governor and U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. While Todd was outspent by his opponent by $3.2 million, his conservative, pro-Hoosier vision for Indiana propelled him to a resounding victory.
As Senator, Todd is an effective voice for Hoosiers. His Police Mental Health legislation was signed into law by President Trump and his CHIPS and Science Act passed in 2022, which holds China accountable while creating and preparing Americans for 21st-century high-wage technology jobs. This landmark legislation is hailed as “the most significant piece of science legislation in more than a decade.”
Today, Senator Young continues to be a thoughtful conservative voice in the United States Senate, focused on strengthening America’s economic and national security, cutting taxes, lowering costs for Hoosiers, securing the southern border, and ensuring America leads the world in technology and innovation.
Todd is regarded as “one of the most thoughtful conservative leaders in the United States Senate” and his record of results has earned him the backing of Hoosier conservatives.
Todd lives in Johnson County with his wife, Jenny and their four children: Tucker, Annalise, Abigail, and Ava.