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Coleman A. Young II
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 1, 2011[1] – December 31, 2018
Preceded byHansen Clarke
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 2007[2] – December 31, 2010
Preceded byMary Waters
Succeeded byMaureen Stapleton
Personal details
Born (1982-10-18) October 18, 1982 (age 41)
Royal Oak, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
Parent(s)Coleman Young
Annivory Calvert
ResidenceDetroit, Michigan
OccupationState Senator
WebsiteOfficial Senate Website

Coleman Young II (born October 18, 1982) is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 1st District, which includes the municipalities of Ecorse, Gibraltar, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and a portion of Detroit. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Local Government and Elections Committee[3], General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, Licensing And Regulatory Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee.[4] Young also sits on the Appropriations Committee[5] and Insurance Committee.[6] He has previously served as the Vice Chair of the Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee and Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee, as well as having previously served on the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Education Committee and Energy and Technology Committee.[7] From 2011-2014, Young served as the Senate Assistant Minority Caucus Chair. Since 2015, he has served as the Senate Assistant Minority Floor Leader.[8]

From 2007-2010, Young served as the Representative in the 4th District of the Michigan House of Representatives. The 4th District is composed of the Lower East Side of Detroit, including a portion of Downtown and Midtown.[9] During his time in the House, Young served as the Vice Chair of the Insurance Committee[10] and sat on the Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee, Labor Committee and Transportation Committee.[11]

On Monday, December 11, 2017, Young announced his campaign for Michigan's 13th Congressional District. The seat is currently vacant, due to the resignation of John Conyers.[12]

Personal life

Coleman Young II was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is the only son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and former Assistant Public Works Director Annivory Calvert.[13] He was given the name Coleman Young in 1982 at his baptism, performed by Monsignor James Robinson - a close personal friend of Coleman Young, Sr. [14] Young II was raised in California under the alias Joel Loving as an attempt to separate him from the vitriol surrounding his father's name.[15] Young II himself says that the move and name change were due to death threats against his father. [16] Later, Coleman Young, Sr. had Michigan courts restore Young II's name to match his baptismal records.[17] In 1995, a new birth certificate was issued bearing the name Coleman A. Young Jr.[18] Young states he had received a phone call from his father at the age of twelve wherein his father asked him to carry on the Coleman Young name and legacy. [19]

In 2005, Young returned to Detroit, where he currently resides when not in Lansing. He is a member of St. Paul Church of God in Christ. [20]

Since July 2005, Young has hosted The "Young Effect," a weekly talk show broadcast Sunday evenings, on WHPR (Channel 91 Comcast) and simulcast on 88.1 FM.[21] The show is a live, uncensored, call-in show. Each week Young covers community issues and provides updates on activities at the Capitol.[22] He follows the broadcast show with a thirty-minute Town Hall Meeting on his Facebook page.

Education

Young graduated from P.A.L. Charter Academy High School in San Bernardino, California. After graduating High School, he enrolled at Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian college in Azusa, California.[23] In 2005, Young transferred to Wayne State University, to complete his Bachelors of Arts in Communications.[24] As of 2017, he has not completed his degree, however he intends on finishing it. [25]

Political career

In 2005, Young worked as an intern for Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson.[26] He has also worked for the Detroit City Council Research & Analysis Division.[27]

In the 2006 Primary Election, Young ran to fill a vacancy in the 4th District of Michigan's House of Representatives. He lead a field of sixteen candidates to win the Democratic nomination.[28] Young defeated Republican Scott Withington with over 93 percent of the vote in the General Election.

In 2008, Young won the Primary with over 70 percent of the vote. He was unopposed in the General Election.

Young won election to the Michigan State Senate in 2010. In the August Primary Election, he bested former Michigan House member Mary Waters.[29] In the November General Election, he defeated Republican Dakeisha Harwick.

Young ran unopposed in the 2014 Democratic Primary Election. He defeated Republican Barry Berk in the General Election.

In 2016, Young ran an aggressive Primary campaign against fellow Democrat, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, but came up short in his bid to unseat him. Duggan won the November General Election with 72 percent of the vote, compared to 28 percent for Young.

Legislative achievements

Young has sponsored six bills that have become law since he started in the House in 2007, and four since Republicans took full control of state government in 2011.[30]

In 2007, Young passed HB 4434, which amended the Tax Tribunal Act to provide for the mediation of disputes before the Tax Tribunal. The bill requires that residents receive a notice for blight before being ticketed. The bill also guarantees a dedicated funding source by creating the Michigan Tax Tribunal Fund, which can only be used for the operation of the Tribunal, rather than placing the funding in the General Fund, where it could be used for unrelated purposes. The bill decreases the operating costs of, and provides an additional source of revenue for, the Tax Tribunal.[31]

In 2008, Young passed HB 4868, which allows municipalities to waive blight violation fines for first-time offenders, if the fine occurs at an owner-occupied dwelling and the offender has corrected the circumstances for the violation.[32]

2008 also saw Young Pass HB 5842, which increased Sales Tax revenue and brought jobs to the Detroit region by expanding tax credits for the movie industry.[33]

In 2009, Young passed House Bill 4327, the Tisha Prater Act, which guarantees anti-discrimination protections for women affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The legislation, named for Detroit Police Officer Tisha Prater, followed a 2008 Federal lawsuit filed when Prater was denied paid leave from work after she told the department that she was pregnant.[34] At the time, Detroit Police Department policy required pregnant women to take sick leave, instead of getting light-duty assignments offered to males limited by injuries suffered outside work. The legislation banned job discrimination based on a woman’s pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, and mandated paid maternity leave for pregnant police officers and firefighters. The bill passed the Michigan Senate unanimously. Governor Jennifer Granholm's signing of the bill marked the first time that the Governor, the ACLU and Michigan Right to Life came together in one room.[35]

In 2014, Young passed SB 146, which amended the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) Act to expand eligibility for NEZ certificates. Owners and developers rehabilitating property located in a NEZ qualify for reduced property taxes.[36]

In 2016, Young passed SB 141, which regulated Michigan's medical marijuana industry.[37]

Electoral history

2006 Michigan 4th House District Democratic Primary Election[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' 2,450 34.7
Democratic Maureen Stapleton 1,522 21.5
Democratic Frazier Kimson 995 14.1
Democratic Kimberly Hill 482 6.9
Democratic Daniel Crockett 301 4.3
Democratic Diane McMillan 236 3.3
Democratic Patricia Scott 224 3.2
Democratic Keith Hollowell 192 2.7
Democratic Sharon King 142 2.0
Democratic Christopher Collins 120 1.7
Democratic Omari Barksdale 119 1.7
Democratic Wanda Canty 78 1.1
Democratic Ellen Logan 76 1.1
Democratic Ron Liscombe 52 0.7
Democratic Verl Pittman 51 0.7
Democratic Tom Allison 23 0.3
2006 Michigan 4th House District General Election[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' 18,841 93.9
Republican Scott Withington 1,223 6.1
2008 Michigan 4th House District Democratic Primary Election[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' (Incumbent) 5,624 70.4
Democratic Sheila Jackson 919 11.5
Democratic Rita Jordan 546 6.8
Democratic Willie Burton 450 5.6
Democratic Wanda Canty 446 5.6
2009 Detroit Mayoral Primary Election[41]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Bing 26,337 28.82
Ken Cockrel, Jr. (Incumbent) 24,677 27.00
Freman Hendrix 21,208 23.21
Warren Evans 9,193 10.06
Coleman Young II 3,744 4.10
Sharon McPhail 2,565 2.81
Nicholas Hood 2,077 2.27
Jerroll Sanders 336 0.37
D. Etta Wilcoxon 309 0.34
Brenda Sanders 199 0.22
Donald Bradley 157 0.17
Duane Montgomery 152 0.17
Stanley Michael Christmas 103 0.11
Joseph Holt 101 0.11
Frances Culver 87 0.10
2010 Michigan 1st Senate District Democratic Primary Election[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' 8,138 41.2
Democratic Lisa Nuszkowski 5,701 28.9
Democratic LaMar Lemmons 3,812 19.3
Democratic Mary Waters 1,911 9.7
Democratic Dobey Gavin 179 0.9
2010 Michigan 1st Senate District Democratic General Election[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' (Incumbent) 40,122 93.3
Republican Dakeisha Harwick 2,895 6.7
2014 Michigan 1st Senate District Democratic General Election[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 'Coleman Young II' (Incumbent) 48,510 71.8
Republican Barry Berk 19,021 28.2
2017 Detroit Mayoral Primary Election[45]
Candidate Votes %
Mike Duggan (Incumbent) 43,535 67.69
Coleman Young II 17,180 26.71
Donna Marie Pitts 528 0.82
Edward D. Dean 433 0.67
Danetta L. Simpson 424 0.66
Curtis Christopher Greene 307 0.48
Angelo Brown 228 0.35
Articia Bomer 201 0.31
2017 Detroit Mayoral General Election[46]
Candidate Votes %
Mike Duggan (Incumbent) 72,450 72.0
Coleman Young II 28,164 28.0

External links

References

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  4. ^ "Appropriations Subcommittees". Michigan Senate.
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  8. ^ "Bio". Michigan Municipal League.
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  10. ^ "HR 403: A resolution of tribute for the Honorable Coleman Young, II". Michigan House of Representatives.
  11. ^ Dillon, Andy (January 26, 2009). "Speaker Dillon Announces Committee Assignments for 2009-10" (DOC) (Press release). Michigan Association of Railway Passengers. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "Coleman Young II running for Congress". Detroit News.
  13. ^ "In his first public acknowledgment..." Orlando Sentinel.
  14. ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CAYJ_Baptismal_Record.jpg. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  16. ^ Terry, Nicquel. "Tensions flare in studio before debate". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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  18. ^ "The Detroit News". Press Reader.
  19. ^ Bach, Trevor. "Everybody Loves Coleman". Hour Detroit. Hour Detroit. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Young, Coleman. "About Me". State Senate Democrats. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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  22. ^ "The Young Effect on Detroit". BET.
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  35. ^ "Coleman Young II declares bid for Detroit mayor". Detroit News.
  36. ^ "Senate Bill 146". Michigan Legislature.
  37. ^ "Senate Bill 141". Michigan Legislature.
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  44. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 4th, 2014". Michigan Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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  46. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 8th, 2017". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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