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Todd Young

RepublicanTodd Young

U.S. Senator · Indiana

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Senator from Indiana

9 tracked promises, 4 rated

Indiana

Indiana

Represents Indiana statewide

84/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
84
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+68) to 0–100, aggregated from 4 rated promises. Never an opaque single score. Provisional — based on 4 rated promises they could act on; a settled rating needs at least 5.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Todd Young won the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Indiana with 58.6% of the vote (1,090,165 votes).

58.6%
Win share
1,090,165
Votes for winner
1,859,851
Total cast
  • Todd Young · Republican58.6%
  • Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. · Democrat37.9%
  • James M. Sceniak · Libertarian3.4%
  • 1 Other Candidate0.1%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Todd Young's record shows a pattern of involvement in technology, biotechnology, and infrastructure, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills such as the AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act and the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act. Additionally, his committee memberships, particularly in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, suggest an emphasis on consumer protection and data privacy. Focus areas (from the record): Technology · Biotechnology · Infrastructure · Consumer Protection · Health Care Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Young's sponsored bills include various initiatives related to technology and infrastructure, related to his declared positions on biotechnology and shipbuilding. However, the evidence does not support a clear pattern of activity on housing affordability and the opioid crisis. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of the sponsored bills is unclear since none have become law; The record does not reveal the impact of his committee work on legislation; There are no statements on file to provide insight into his public communication or rationale for his positions. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Todd Young has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2024. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Todd Young has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

21bills sponsored
4 passed a chamber1 failed / vetoed16 pending
06131925Bills2024: 4 passed a chamber, 1 failed / vetoed, 16 pending2024: 4 passed a chamber, 1 failed / vetoed, 16 pending2024: 4 passed a chamber, 1 failed / vetoed, 16 pending212024

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 21 sponsored bills became law
4 passed a chamber1 failed / vetoed16 pending

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$20.8M
Raised, 20102026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2010: raised $2.0M2010: spent $2.0M20102012: raised $1.8M2012: spent $1.8M20122014: raised $2.2M2014: spent $1.4M20142022: raised $11.0M2022: spent $9.6M20222024: raised $1.8M2024: spent $1.1M20242026: raised $2.2M2026: spent $1.4M20262010: cash on hand $02012: cash on hand $02014: cash on hand $02022: cash on hand $02024: cash on hand $02026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $51K (2%)Large individual (itemized): $1.3M (61%)61%PAC / committee: $787K (37%)37%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$51K2%
  • Large individual (itemized)$1.3M61%
  • PAC / committee$787K37%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+68 · based on 4 rated promises

  • Attempted 1
  • Championed 3

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2017 · 4 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202659
Jul 202665
Jul 202668
Jan 202968 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

4 tracked
  • Kept4
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
01234Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 5— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

9 promises across 8 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Housing Affordability2
  • Agriculture & Conservation1
  • Biotechnology & National Security1
  • Opioid Crisis & Drug Policy1
  • Shipbuilding & Maritime Industry1
  • Taxes & Working Families1
  • Technology, Research & China Competition1
  • War Powers & Foreign Policy1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)9100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
21
35
43
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

9 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Pledged to pass the SHIPS for America Act to rebuild the U.S. shipbuilding and commercial maritime industry, with a stated national goal of expanding the U.S.-flag international fleet by 250 ships within 10 years.

Shipbuilding & Maritime IndustrySpecific · measurablePromised Dec 2024
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young· archivedGovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office (S.1541 bill status)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Championed and pledged to pass the bipartisan Endless Frontier Act to dramatically increase U.S. investment in science and technology research to out-compete China (later enacted in 2022 as part of the CHIPS and Science Act).

Technology, Research & China CompetitionSpecific · measurablePromised May 2020
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (senate.gov)· archivedWikipedia (CHIPS and Science Act)U.S. Senate official roll call vote record· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed to passing the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, creating a federal tax credit to direct private capital into rehabilitating homes in distressed, low-income neighborhoods.

Housing AffordabilityPromised Mar 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCenter for Community ProgressOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young· archived
Attemptedhigh confidence

Committed to passing his Conservation and Innovative Climate Partnership Act to give farmers access to the latest tools and research for adopting conservation practices while keeping farmland productive.

Agriculture & ConservationPromised Mar 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archivedCongress.gov / Library of CongressBillTrack50
Not yet rated

Committed to enacting the National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025, establishing a whole-of-government strategy (including a National Biotechnology Coordination Office in the Executive Office of the President) to advance U.S. biotechnology and counter China.

Biotechnology & National SecuritySpecific · measurablePromised Apr 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Committed to passing the Stronger Start for Working Families Act to make the Child Tax Credit refundable starting from the first dollar of earnings, expanding access for low-income working parents.

Taxes & Working FamiliesPromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Vowed to continue pushing to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) and formally end the Gulf and Iraq war authorizations.

War Powers & Foreign PolicyPromised Oct 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Committed to passing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, with a stated goal of building nearly 1.6 million new affordable homes over the next decade.

Housing AffordabilityPromised Apr 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Committed to permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances by passing the HALT Fentanyl Act to give law enforcement stronger tools against fentanyl trafficking.

Opioid Crisis & Drug PolicyPromised Mar 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived

Verified record

286 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Dec 31, 2014

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $2,156,589, spent $1,405,165, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
648
Nay
234
Present
0
Not voting
8

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN73011Yea
  • PN73011Yea
  • PN932Yea
  • PN932Yea
120 of 890
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Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

10 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Taxes & Working FamiliesStated position

    Committed to passing the Stronger Start for Working Families Act to make the Child Tax Credit refundable starting from the first dollar of earnings, expanding access for low-income working parents.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • War Powers & Foreign PolicyStated position

    Vowed to continue pushing to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) and formally end the Gulf and Iraq war authorizations.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Housing AffordabilityStated position

    Committed to passing the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, creating a federal tax credit to direct private capital into rehabilitating homes in distressed, low-income neighborhoods.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Biotechnology & National SecurityStated position

    Committed to enacting the National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025, establishing a whole-of-government strategy (including a National Biotechnology Coordination Office in the Executive Office of the President) to advance U.S. biotechnology and counter China.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Opioid Crisis & Drug PolicyStated position

    Committed to permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances by passing the HALT Fentanyl Act to give law enforcement stronger tools against fentanyl trafficking.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Shipbuilding & Maritime IndustryStated position

    Pledged to pass the SHIPS for America Act to rebuild the U.S. shipbuilding and commercial maritime industry, with a stated national goal of expanding the U.S.-flag international fleet by 250 ships within 10 years.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Agriculture & ConservationStated position

    Committed to passing his Conservation and Innovative Climate Partnership Act to give farmers access to the latest tools and research for adopting conservation practices while keeping farmland productive.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Technology, Research & China CompetitionStated position

    Championed and pledged to pass the bipartisan Endless Frontier Act to dramatically increase U.S. investment in science and technology research to out-compete China (later enacted in 2022 as part of the CHIPS and Science Act).

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Todd Young (young.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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