# Todd Young

Todd Young is a Republican U.S. senator from Indiana.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Indiana
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: Y000064
- FEC candidate IDs: H0IN09070, S6IN00191

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Y000064 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

10% of Young’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans (average 17%).

## What Young says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,942 classified statements: 1,580 posts on X, 237 press releases, 84 newsletters, 41 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Young | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 45 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 10.4% | 17.4% | 46 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 69.8% | 70.4% | 28 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.5% | 12.6% | 17 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 41.0% | 36.1% | 15 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 2.9% | 42 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 36% (Senate Republicans 25%); Science, Technology, Communications 22% (Senate Republicans 9.2%); Commerce 21% (Senate Republicans 9.5%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (Senate Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (Senate Republicans 6.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.77 (standard error 0.01), from 7,509 donors and 3,817 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.5% (98.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 251. 18.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 28 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5522: Protecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5522
- S. 5477: Federal Receivership Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5477
- S. 5407: Visionary Intersections Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5407
- S. 5346: EGG SAVE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5346
- S. 5198: Build to Scale Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5198
- S. 5150: SAFE Act (in committee, 2026-07-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5150
- S. 5116: MERIT Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5116
- S. 4943: Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4943
- S. 4751: End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4751
- S. 4770: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4770

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.1M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 2.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 19% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2114720676611260432
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2114721236836143537
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2114746227510149310
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Young Announces More Than $11 Million for Burns Harbor Port Modernization Project · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-announces-more-than-11-million-for-burns-harbor-port-modernization-project/
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2113650451019416012
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2113678205999579589
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2113730552872186299
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Young in IBJ: Great Lakes states can lead way on drone development · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-in-ibj-great-lakes-states-can-lead-way-on-drone-development/
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2113268027517182011
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenToddYoung/status/2113355473210454324

## Links

- Official site: https://www.young.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenToddYoung
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorToddYoung
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sentoddyoung
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepToddYoung
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/Y000064

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Y000064