Todd Young
| Todd Young | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Baron Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Todd Christopher Young August 24, 1972 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Young |
| Children | Abigail, Ava, Annalise, and Tucker |
| Residence | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (B.S. in Political Science) University of Chicago (M.B.A.) Institute of United States Studies, University of London (M.A. in American Politics.) Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney, Management consultant, Military officer |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Todd Young for Congress |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1995–2000 |
| Rank | Captain |
Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Early life [edit]
Young was born August 24, 1972 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of Nancy R. (née Pierce) and Bruce H. Young.[1] He lived in Marion County for several years before settling in Hamilton County, where he attended public schools and won a state soccer championship. In 1990, Young graduated from Carmel High School.
Military career [edit]
Just a few weeks after graduating high school, Young enlisted in the United States Navy and reported for duty in Newport, Rhode Island. In May 1991, Young 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,[2] 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 as a rifle platoon commander at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where he qualified as an expert rifleman. In 1996, he completed the Naval Intelligence Officer Basic Course in Dam Neck, Virginia and was entrusted with a Top Secret security clearance. Young then led the intelligence department of VMU-2, an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron based in Cherry Point, North Carolina, where he participated in various military operations, including counter-narcotics activities in the Caribbean, and was trained in Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection. In 1998, Young was transferred to Chicago, Illinois, where he managed all Marine Corps officer recruiting operations in the greater Chicago and northwest Indiana region. Meanwhile, Young attended night school at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, earning an MBA.
Post-military career [edit]
Young was honorably discharged from active duty in 2000 as a Captain. After leaving active duty, Young spent a year in London, England attending the University of London’s Institute of United States Studies. As class president, Young regularly advised IUSS’s Chairman, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on student concerns. After writing a thesis on the economic history of Midwestern agriculture, in 2001 Young received his MA in American politics.
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. In 2004, Young joined Indiana-based Crowe Chizek and Company as a management consultant, helping state and local government clients improve service delivery to Indiana citizens.
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. He joined Paoli, Indiana-based Tucker and Tucker, P.C. upon graduation.[3] Young is a member of the 2007 class of the Indiana Leadership Forum.[4] Since 2007, Young has also served as a part-time Deputy Prosecutor for Orange County, Indiana. In 2008, Young’s peers elected him President of the Orange County Bar Association.
Early political career [edit]
In 2001, he moved to Washington, DC, where he briefly worked at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think-tank. Then he joined the staff of U.S. Senator Richard Lugar as a legislative assistant[5] for energy policy. In 2003, Young volunteered for Mitch Daniels' campaign for Governor of Indiana.
Young was a Delegate to the Indiana Republican State Convention and as a Vice Precinct Committeeman. In 2007, Indiana’s Young Republicans named Young the “Southern Man of the Year” for his leadership on behalf of the Republican Party in southern Indiana. In 2007, Young also founded a fiscal responsibility advocacy group, the National Organization for People vs. Irresponsible Government Spending.
U.S. House of Representatives [edit]
2010 election [edit]
On January 26, 2009, Young announced that he would run for the United States Congressional seat in Indiana's 9th district as a Republican.[6][7][8]
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 received endorsements from former Vice-President Dan Quayle.[9] Other state Republican endorsements include: Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman, Attorney General Greg Zoeller, Secretary of State Todd Rokita, Auditor Tim Berry, and Treasurer Richard Mourdock.[8]
Young won the primary and general elections, defeating incumbent Baron Hill on November 2, 2010, and was seated in the 112th Congress in January 2011.[10]
2012 Congressional campaign [edit]
Young defeated Shelli Yoder by a 55-45 margin in the newly redrawn 9th district.[11]
Tenure [edit]
Since being elected, Young has voted with the Republican Party 95% of the time.[12] He sponsored 14 bills that would temporarily suspend duties, mostly on fabric.[13] In July, he took over as the lead sponsor of the REINS Act, a bill that passed the House in 2011.[14]
Committee assignments [edit]
Electoral history [edit]
| IIndiana's 9th Congressional District Election, 2010[15] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Todd Young | 118,138 | 52.2% | |
| Democratic | Baron Hill | 95,387 | 42.2% | |
| Libertarian | Greg Knott | 12,377 | 5.4% | |
| Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Todd Young | 165,332 | 55.45% | |
| Democratic | Shelli Yoder | 132,848 | 44.55% | |
| Totals | 298,180 | 100.00% | ||
References [edit]
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/youngtodd.htm
- ^ "Class Listing". Usna.com. 2001-11-09. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ http://hats2.courts.state.in.us/rollatty/roa2_out.jsp?sel=62
- ^ "ILF Alumni, Class of 2007". Indianaleadershipforum.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Todd C Young, Congressional Staffer - Salary Data". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Ninth District Drama". Capitol Watchbolg. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "NRCC adds 32 to Young Guns program". The Hill. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ a b "Indiana poised to play major role in battle for Congress". fwdailynews.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Quayle Picks Dold in Competitive Primary for Kirk's Seat". CQ Politics. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Republican Todd Young wins easily over incumbent Baron Hill, Louisville Courier-Journal, 2010-11-02. Accessed 2010-11-03.
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- ^ "Washington Post Votes Database".
- ^ "Congressman Toddy Young - Bills I've Sponsored". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Davis passes REINS Act to Young".
- ^ "Congressional Election Results". Indiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
External links [edit]
- Congressman Todd Young official U.S. House site
- Todd Young for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Voting record at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Baron Hill |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th congressional district 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Kevin Yoder R-Kansas |
United States Representatives by seniority 348th |
Succeeded by Janice Hahn D-California |
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Indiana University alumni
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni
- Indiana Republicans
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- People from Bloomington, Indiana
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- United States Marines
- United States military veterans from Indiana
- University of Chicago alumni
- Indiana lawyers
