Coleman Young II

Coleman Young II
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Preceded by	Hansen Clarke
Personal details
Born	Joel Loving 1982 (age 28–29) Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	None
Profession	Politician
Religion	Church of God in Christ

Coleman A. Young II (born Joel Loving, 1982) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives and is now State Senator for the 1st District, located in Detroit, after being elected in 2010. As a state representative Young represented a district located in Downtown and east central Detroit. He was first elected in 2006. He is the son of the late Coleman A. Young, who served as Detroit Mayor for 20 years (1973–1994).

Political career

Young attended Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA, San Bernardino Valley College and Wayne State University and managed a sandwich shop prior to serving in the legislature. He never graduated. He was born and raised Joel Loving until he was 12 and his father went to court in Michigan to have his birth record match his baptismal record. Young's Roman Catholic baptismal records were sequestered. Prior to being elected to the State House, he worked as an intern for the Detroit City Council Research & Analysis Division and for Subway Restaurant. Since 2005, Young has hosted The "Young Effect," a local Detroit live, call-in talk show concerning current affairs, community advocacy and sports.

During his first term in the state house, Young was able to get legislation passed that: ü Created jobs for the region through movie industry tax credits. ü Provided cost recovery for businesses in alternative energy ü Amended the Michigan Business Tax and Authorizes cities and towns to make improvements to housing facilities ü Created a Michigan Tax Tribunal for the Department of Labor and Economic Growth as a separate interest bearing fund directed by the State Treasurer ü Provided light duty for pregnant police officers and equality for Michigan’s working women

House Bill 4327, which became Public Act 190, also known as the Tisha Prater Act, which stopped anti-civil rights and discriminatory employment practices against female police officers and pregnant women was passed unanimously in the majority Republican Michigan Senate. It was the first time that Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, the ACLU and the Michigan Right to Life Organization came together in one room during the Governor's signing of the bill into law.

In the House, Young advocates jobs programs, universal health care, service to his constituents and capping interest rates on loans, mortgages, and credit cards.^{[citation needed]} He sits on the Transportation, Government Operations, Tax Policy, Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs, Insurance and Transportation Committees.^{[citation needed]} In 2 terms Representative Young has a 98% voting/attendance record.

In October 2008, Young pulled petitions^{[clarification needed]} to run for the unfinished term of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. He came in 5th of 9. In August 2008, Young was successfully re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives with a 70% primary victory and in November 2008, a 94% victory in the general election.

Young won election as a Michigan State Senator in District 1. District 1 is the same District his father, Coleman A. Young, served as State Senator for 8 years.

Personal

Young is a member of the St. Paul Church of God in Christ.

External links

• Coleman Young's official House Democrats Home Page
• Young's official Senate Democrats Home Page

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Name	Young, Coleman, II
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Date of birth	1984
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
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