Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)

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1 Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) Todd Young was born on August 24,1972 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Hamilton County, Indiana and graduated from Carmel High School in Young enlisted in the US Navy after graduating high school and later received an appointment to attend the Naval Academy. He graduated cum laude in 1995 earning a B.S. in political science. In 1998,Young transferred to Chicago, Illinois where he managed all Marine Corps officer recruiting operations in the Greater Chicago region while earning his MBA from the University of Chicago. Young was honorably discharged from active duty in 2000 and spent a year in London receiving his M.A. in American politics. Todd Young first ran for Congress in Indiana s 9th district in 2010 and won by 10 points (52-42). He has established a conservative voting record during his three terms in the House. He faced a tough Senate race in 2016 against Democratic candidate Evan Bayh in which over $11 million was raised. State Profile Status: Senior Senator Serving with: Mike Braun (R) Cook PVI: R+9 Capitol Hill Office Building: Russell Room Number: 400 Phone Number: (202) First Elected: 8/11/2016 Birth date: 8/24/1972 Education: U.S. Naval Academy, B.S. 1995; U. of Chicago, M.B.A. 2000; U. of London, M.A. 2001; IN U., J.D Family: Spouse: Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker, 4 children 2016 General Todd Young (R) 52% Evan Bayh (D) 42% Commerce, Science, and Transportation Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Small Business and Entrepreneurship

2 Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) Prior to his 2018 election to federal office, Braun was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017, when he resigned to focus on his Senate campaign. A lifelong Hoosier, Braun grew up in Jasper and attended Wabash College, then Harvard Business School. He is president and CEO of Meyer Distributing, an aftermarket vehicle parts distributor which he joined in 1981 and eventually bought. In his campaign, Braun highlighted his opposition to gun control and promised to push for an economic agenda of regulatory tailoring and tax simplification. State Profile Status: Junior Senator Serving with: Todd Young (R) Cook PVI: R+9 Capitol Hill Office Building: TBD Room Number: TBD Phone Number: TBD Facebook: TBD Instagram: TBD Twitter: TBD First Elected: 6/11/2018 Birth date: 3/24/1954 Education: MBA, Harvard College, 1978; Bachelors, Economics, Wabash College Family: Spouse: Maureen; 4 Children: Jason, Jeff, Ashley, Kristen Mike Braun (R) 52% Joe Donnelly (D) 44% TBD

3 Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2) Republican Jackie Walorski grew up in a working-class family in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of a firefighter and a hospital worker. She was the first in her family to attend college, graduating from Taylor University with a bachelor s degree in communications. Walorski spent her first years out of college working as a television reporter and then became a college administrator. In 1999, Walorski and her husband volunteered as Christian missionaries in Romania, and later set up their own nonprofit organization, Impact International. When the couple returned to Indiana, Walorski ran for and won a seat in the state House. One of her proudest legislative accomplishments in the statehouse was cosponsoring the state s voter ID law, which the US Supreme Court upheld in 2008, and working to establish the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, a public and private cooperative venture. In 2010, she challenged Democratic incumbent Donnelly for his House seat and lost narrowly. In 2012, Donnelly ran for Senate and Walorski faced off against Democrat Brendan Mullen, an Army veteran of the Iraq war who campaigned as a pro-gun, anti-abortion rights moderate. The redrawn district s Republican tilt helped Walorski to a win, albeit a close one, 49% to 48%. In the House, Walorski scored some accomplishments, focusing on local issues including agriculture and veterans affairs. District: 2nd Northern: South Bend Cook PVI: R+11 Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon Room Number: 419 Phone Number: (202) First Elected: 6/11/2012 Birth date: 8/17/1963 Education: BA, Public Administration, Taylor University, 1985; BA, Communications, Taylor University, 1985; Attended, Liberty Baptist College, Family: Spouse: Dean Swihart Jackie Walorski (R) 55% Mel Hall (D) 45% Ways and Means

4 Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN-4) Baird was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010 until his election after spending four years as a member of the Putnam County Commission. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a farmer and as a small businessman. Baird served as a first lieutenant in the Army during the Vietnam War, where he earned a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, losing his left arm in the process. In May, Baird won the 4th District primary by defeating two opponents in who had outraised and outspent him, making his victory a surprise for many political observers. Baird ran on a campaign emphasizing a balanced federal budget and pro-business policies. District: 4th Western: Lafayette Cook PVI: R+17 Capitol Hill Office Building: TBD Room Number: TBD Phone Number: TBD Facebook: TBD Instagram: TBD Twitter: TBD First Elected: 6/11/2018 Birth date: 6/1/1945 Education: BS, Purdue University; MS, Purdue University; PhD, University of Kentucky Family: Spouse: Danise; 3 Children Jim Baird (R) 64% Tobi Beck (D) 36% TBD

5 Rep. André Carson (D-IN-7) Democrat André Carson was born on October 16, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carson earned a BA in bachelor s degree in management from Concordia University and a master s degree in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University. He spend nine years as a member of the Indiana Excise Police. In 2007, he won a seat on the Indianapolis City-County Council. In 2008, after receiving the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, Carson successfully ran for representative of Indiana s 7th congressional district in In the House, Carson has established a liberal voting record. He was named a senior whip on Minority Whip Steny Hoyer s team in 2013 and given a seat on the Armed Services Committee. He also took over as the black caucus secretary. Legislatively, Carson in 2011 added language to defense bills to provide military service members with mental health assessments before and after deployment as well as to provide soldiers and their spouses with financial counseling. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, he included a provision in a predatory lending bill in 2009 to ensure information on foreclosure rules is provided to low-income, elderly, and minority homeowners. He also introduced a bill letting newly released prisoners have their disability and Medicaid benefits reinstated. District: 7th Indianapolis Cook PVI: D+11 Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn Room Number: 2135 Phone Number: (202) First Elected: 4/11/2008 Party: Democrat Birth date: 10/16/1974 Education: MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005; BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003 Family: Spouse: Mariama, 1 child André Carson (D) 65% Wayne Harmon (R) 35% Transportation and Infrastructure Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

6 Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-9) Joseph A. Trey Hollingsworth III was raised in Clinton, Tennessee. In 2015, Hollingsworth moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, just one month before deciding to run for the open seat vacated by Todd Young (R). At the age of 15, Hollingsworth made news when a Washington Post columnist wrote an article on the teenager s experience at an entrepreneurship camp in Oregon titled, How I got rich on my summer vacation. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, Hollingsworth became a managing partner and majority owner of his family s company Hollingsworth Capital Partners, which focused on refurbishing vacant factories. The company grew rapidly and acquired holdings in the South and Midwest. In 2008, Hollingsworth and a group of partners opened Alexin, an aluminum casting plant in Indiana. During the general election, Hollingsworth repeatedly attacked Shelli Yonder for aligning with Hillary Clinton s policies. Yonder, whose roots in the Hoosier state run deep, repeatedly attacked Hollingsworth as newcomer who attempted to purchase the district s Congressional seat. In the end, Hollingsworth prevailed in the Republican leaning district due to his antiestablishment message and business credentials. District: 9th Southern: Bloomington Cook PVI: R+13 Capitol Hill Office Building: Longworth Room Number: 1641 Phone Number: (202) Instagram: First Elected: 8/11/2016 Birth date: 9/12/1983 Education: U. of Penn., B.S.; Georgetown U., M.P.P. Family: Spouse: Kelly, 1 child Trey Hollingsworth (R) 59% Liz Watson (D) 41% Financial Services