Coleman Young II

Coleman Young
Young in 2024
Member of the Detroit City Council
from the at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byJaneé Ayers
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byHansen Clarke
Succeeded byStephanie Chang
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byMary D. Waters
Succeeded byMaureen Stapleton
Personal details
Born
Coleman Alexander Young II

(1982-10-18) October 18, 1982 (age 42)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesColeman Young (father)
EducationAzusa Pacific University
Wayne State University (BA)
WebsiteState Senate website

Coleman Alexander Young II (born October 18, 1982) is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Detroit City Council and a former member of the Michigan Senate. In the Michigan Senate, he represented the 1st district, which included the municipalities of Ecorse, Gibraltar, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and a portion of Detroit.[1] He served as the vice chair of the Local Government and Elections Committee,[2] General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, Licensing And Regulatory Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee.[3] Young also sat on the Appropriations Committee[4] and Insurance Committee.[5] He 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.[6] From 2011 to 2014, Young served as the Senate Assistant Minority Caucus Chair and also served as the Senate Assistant Minority Floor Leader.[7]

From 2007 to 2010, Young served as the representative in the 4th District of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8] The 4th District was 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]

Young unsuccessfully ran in both the 2009 Detroit mayoral special election and the 2017 Detroit mayoral election, being the runner-up in the latter. In 2018, Young ran to represent Michigan's 13th U.S. Congressional district. The seat was vacant, due to the resignation of John Conyers.[12] Young lost the primary to Rashida Tlaib, who won the general election. In 2022, Young was elected to the Detroit City Council.

Personal life

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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 born Joel Loving, and raised in California, his father denying his existence until a paternity suit in 1989.[14] Due to death threats his father had received, Young's name was changed to Joel Loving at the age of six and his mother moved with him to California. His father later changed Young's name back. [15][16] Young says he received a phone call from his father at the age of twelve wherein his father "basically asked [him] to carry on the name and the legacy".[17]

In 2005, Young returned to Detroit. He is a member of St. Paul Church of God in Christ.[18]

As of 2013, Young hosted a live call in show called The Young Effect.[19]

Education

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Young graduated from P.A.L. Charter Academy High School in San Bernardino, California.[18] After graduating High School, he enrolled at Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian college in Azusa, California.[20] In 2005, Young transferred to Wayne State University, to complete his Bachelor of Arts in communications.[21] As of 2018, Young attends Wayne State as a part-time student.[18]

Political career

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Coleman Young II announces his run for the 13th Congressional District

In 2005, Young worked as an intern for Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson.[22] He has also worked for the Detroit City Council Research & Analysis Division.[23]

In the 2006 Primary Election, Young ran to fill a vacancy in the 4th District of Michigan's House of Representatives.[24]

Legislative achievements

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Coleman Young II interviews with Channel 4
Senator Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) meets with marijuana dispensary owners in Detroit

In 2009, Young helped pass HB 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.[19]

Electoral history

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2006 Michigan 4th House District Democratic Primary Election[25]
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[26]
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[27]
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[28]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Bing 26,337 28.82
Kenneth 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[29]
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 D. Waters 1,911 9.7
Democratic Dobey Gavin 179 0.9
2010 Michigan 1st Senate District Democratic General Election[30]
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[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Coleman Young II (incumbent) 48,510 71.8
Republican Barry Berk 19,021 28.2
2017 Detroit Mayoral Primary Election[32]
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[33]
Candidate Votes %
Mike Duggan (incumbent) 72,450 72.0
Coleman Young II 28,164 28.0
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References

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  1. ^ "Legislator". Michigan Votes.
  2. ^ "Local Government Committee". Michigan Senate. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Appropriations Subcommittees". Michigan Senate. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Appropriations Committee". Michigan Senate. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Insurance Committee". Michigan Senate. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "MIRS Biographical Profiles". MIRS.
  7. ^ "Bio". Michigan Municipal League.
  8. ^ "Legislator". Michigan Votes.
  9. ^ "Bio". Vote Smart.
  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. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Bach, Trevor (May 21, 1989). "FOR DETROIT MAYOR, PATERNITY NO LIABILITY". Hour Detroit. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Terry, Nicquel. "Tensions flare in studio before debate". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Coleman A. Young II picks up petitions for mayoral run". Detroit News.
  17. ^ Bach, Trevor (August 2017). "Everybody Loves Coleman". Hour Detroit. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  18. ^ a b c Young, Coleman. "About Me". State Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  19. ^ a b "The Young Effect on Detroit". BET.
  20. ^ "Diary of a longshot: Inside Coleman Young's no-frills bid for Detroit mayor". Bridge MI. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "Young evokes dad while running for mayor as own man". Detroit News.
  22. ^ "Young evokes dad while running for mayor as own man". Detroit News.
  23. ^ "Coleman A. Young II picks up petitions for mayoral run". Detroit News.
  24. ^ "Can Detroit's Mayor Survive?". Newsweek. January 30, 2008.
  25. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 8th, 2006". Michigan Department of State. August 8, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  26. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 7th, 2006". Michigan Department of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  27. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 5th, 2008". Michigan Department of State. August 8, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  28. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - February 24th, 2009". Michigan Department of State. February 24, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  29. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 3, 2010". Michigan Department of State. August 3, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  30. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 2, 2010". Michigan Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  31. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 4th, 2014". Michigan Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  32. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - August 17th, 2017". Michigan Department of State. August 17, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  33. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Election - November 8th, 2017". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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