Todd Young
Senator · R-IN
OverviewMoney & Influence
79% of Young's money comes from outside IN.
The majority of funding comes from donors who cannot vote for this member.
$2.7M raised$749 avg donation21% from IN67 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
79% of donations come from outside IN
A supermajority of Todd Young's funding comes from donors who cannot vote for them.
67 former staff now work as lobbyists
Multiple former employees have moved to lobbying firms, 45 with high-confidence matches.
35% of PAC money comes from industries this member's committee regulates
A significant share of funding comes from industries directly affected by this member's legislative authority.
75% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Todd Young's office.
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The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
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The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
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The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
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The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Young's leadership PAC raised $3.6M — more than individual donors contributed directly. Top individual donor: Mullen, Terrence from NY ($18K).
Industry PACs
$1.2MWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$3.6MHow much power this member brokers
Oorah! Political Action Committee
Raised: $1.0MSpent: $792K
Oorah! Political Action Committee
Raised: $1.2MSpent: $1.2M
All Hands Political Action Committee
Raised: $132KSpent: $133K
Oorah! Political Action Committee
Raised: $944KSpent: $968K
All Hands Political Action Committee
Raised: $152KSpent: $168K
Top Individual Donors
$1.7MNamed people writing checks
NY · Arnsal Capital · 2x
Arnold, John D.↗$14K
TX · 6xSpears, John↗$14K
FL · Tweedy Brown · 3xCA · 1x
CA · 1x
Haney, Bill↗$12K
MA · Skyhawk · 1x
Young
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
207
International Affairs
83
Armed Forces and National Security
68
Health
35
Transportation and Public Works
35
Taxation
29
The Revolving Door
Lauren B O'brien — legislative director → Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld↗(209 filings)
Brad Weddelman — chief economist → Combest, Sell & Associates, Llc; Combest, Sell & Associates, Llc↗(134 filings)
Patrick Davis — deputy chiefinvestigativecounsel → Strategic Marketing Innovations; Strategic Marketing Innovations↗(125 filings)
Kevin Bailey — professionalstaff → Fgs Global (us) Llc (fka Fgh Holdings Llc); The Glover Park Group Llc; Tri-state Generation And Transmission Association, Inc.↗(116 filings)
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.