Leon Young

Leon Young
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 16th district
In office 1993 – Present
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1967 (1967-07-04) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation	former police officer

Leon D. Young is a former police officer who has been a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 16th Assembly District, since his 1992 election.

Gaining office

In 1992, his aunt, incumbent Marcia P. Coggs, waited until just hours before the deadline for filing nomination papers to announce her retirement. Only one potential competitor had time to file nomination papers, since no challengers had planned to file against Coggs for the Democratic nomination (tantamount to election in this heavily-African-American, reliably Democratic district). (Wisconsin's statutes have been changed to prevent such a surprise being repeated.) Young was elected to his aunt’s seat and has been re-elected ever since.

External links

• Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Leon D. Young official government website

• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Map of the 16th district as created by the Federal Court Redistricting Decision dated May 22, 2002, effective as of May 30, 2002
• Follow the Money - Leon D. Young
  • 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 campaign contributions
• Campaign 2008 campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
• Leon Young Faces Three Challengers in the 16th District Lisa Kaiser, Express.com, August 20, 2008
• Eisen, Marc. "In Dubious Battle: WORST LEGISLATORS." "An inevitable bottom-dweller in Milwaukee Magazine’s periodic legislative surveys, Young, 41, remains the worst of the worst after 16 years in the Assembly." Milwaukee Magazine, January 2009
• Kane, Eugene. "Rep. Leon Young hasn’t taken visible stance on many issues" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept 11, 2008