“If you look in a dictionary, the word 'Indianan' may appear. But the first task, the litmus test as to whether or not someone really is from Indiana or has spent any kind of considerable time in Indiana, is whether or not they use the word 'Indianan,' because no one in Indiana ever uses that term. We refer to ourselves as Hoosiers.”

American politician and attorney, born 1972

Todd Christopher Young is an American politician and attorney. Since 2017, he has served as the senior United States senator from Indiana. Before that, from 2011 to 2017, he represented Indiana’s 9th congressional district in the U.S. House as a member of the Republican Party. Young’s public career has centered on national and state politics. He is best known for his work in Congress, first as a representative and then as a senator, with his record tied to Indiana and to Republican politics.