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IN SR0017
Resolution
AI Summary
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Indiana Senate resolution memorializing State Senator Richard D. Young, Jr. of Milltown, Indiana, who passed away on December 27, 2025, at age 83
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Senator Young represented District 47 (parts of Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, and Washington Counties) beginning in 1988 when he succeeded Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon
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Served as the Senate's longest-serving Minority Leader from 1996 to 2008, then as Minority Leader Emeritus from 2008 to 2014
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Co-founded the bi-partisan Rural Caucus in 2009, focused on rural communities and agricultural issues; served as Ranking Minority Member on Agriculture and Natural Resources and Local Government committees
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Prior to Senate service, served 8 years as Crawford County Auditor and operated a 120-acre farm raising cattle and hogs; the Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit copies of the resolution to his widow, Ashira Young
Legislative Description
Memorializing Richard Young.
Last Action
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors
2/9/2026