Todd Young
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United States Senator from Indiana |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Joe Donnelly |
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| Preceded by | Dan Coats |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Baron Hill |
| Succeeded by | Trey Hollingsworth |
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Todd Christopher Young August 24, 1972 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Tucker |
| Children | 4 |
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United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Chicago (MBA) University of London (MA) Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1995–2000 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American politician who is the junior United States Senator from Indiana, serving since 2017. From 2011 to 2017 he was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. Young is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8, 2016, general election, succeeding Dan Coats.
Young was born August 24, 1972 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of Nancy R. (née Pierce) and Bruce H. Young. 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. In 1990, Young graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana.
Just a few weeks 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, earning a B.S. in political science, and accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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