Leon D. Young (born July 4, 1967) is a police officer and former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 16th Assembly District from 1992 until 2018.
Political career
In 1992, his aunt, incumbent Marcia P. Coggs (18th District), 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.
In 2018, Young announced that he was retiring from politics, and that he intended to resume working as a police officer.State Rep. Leon Young Announces Retirement at Wisconsin Public Radio; published May 24, 2018; retrieved November 14, 2018
References
External links Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Leon D. Young official government website (archived
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