Coleman Young II

Coleman Young II
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Hansen Clarke
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 4th district
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Mary Waters
Succeeded by	Maureen Stapleton
Personal details
Born	Coleman A. Young (later birth certificate legally changed to match baptism record) 1982 (age 41–42) Royal Oak, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	None
Profession	Politician
Religion	Church of God in Christ

Coleman Alexander Young II is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He currently serves as state senator for the 1st District, which reaches from Alter Road in Detroit to Gibraltar, Michigan. Previously he served two terms as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. His district then, served east Detroit, Midtown Detroit and Downtown 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) and Annivory Calvert. He was named at 2 months at a baptism arranged by his father with his longtime friend Monsignor James Robinson. His father went to court in Detroit when the Senator was 12 years old to have the birth certificate match his baptismal record.

Senator Young was raised in California by his mother and visited his father 4 times per year. He decided to return to Detroit and brought his family with him. Prior to being elected to the State House of Representatives, he worked as an intern for JoAnn Watson, Detroit City Councilwoman, City Council Research & Analysis Division and in California for a Subway Restaurant. Young attended Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA, San Bernardino Valley College and Wayne State University Since July 2005, Young has hosted The "Young Effect," a local Detroit live, call-in talk show concerning current affairs, community advocacy and sports.

Political career

During his first term in the state house, Young was able to get legislation passed that:

• Created jobs for the region through movie industry tax credits
• Provided cost recovery for businesses in alternative energy
• Amended the Michigan Business Tax and Authorizes cities and towns to make improvements to housing facilities
• Created a Michigan Tax Tribunal for the Department of Labor and Economic Growth as a separate interest bearing fund directed by the State Treasurer
• 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.

Young was re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives with a 70% primary victory and in November 2008, a 94% victory in the general election.

In 2010, Young won election as a Michigan State Senator in District 1 with a 94% victory in the general election. His slogan was "Everybody loves Coleman... And Coleman loves The People." 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.

Electoral History

2006 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 4th state House of Representatives District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II	2,450	34.7	N/A
	Democratic	Maureen Stapleton	1,522	21.5	N/A
	Democratic	Frazier Kimson	995	14.1	N/A
	Democratic	Kimberly Hill	482	6.9	N/A
	Democratic	Daniel Crockett	301	4.3	N/A
	Democratic	Diane McMillan	236	3.3	N/A
	Democratic	Patricia Scott	224	3.2	N/A
	Democratic	Keith Hollowell	192	2.7	N/A
	Democratic	Sharon King	142	2.0	N/A
	Democratic	Christopher Collins	120	1.7	N/A
	Democratic	Omari Barksdale	119	1.7	N/A
	Democratic	Wanda Canty	78	1.1	N/A
	Democratic	Ellen Logan	76	1.1	N/A
	Democratic	Ron Liscombe	52	0.7	N/A
	Democratic	Verl Pittman	51	0.7	N/A
	Democratic	Tom Allison	23	0.3	N/A

2006 General Election - Michigan's 4th state House of Representatives District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II	18,841	93.9	-2.1
	Republican	Scott Withington	1,223	6.1	+2.1

2008 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 4th state House of Representatives District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II (I)	5,624	70.4	N/A
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson	919	11.5	N/A
	Democratic	Rita Jordan	546	6.8	N/A
	Democratic	Willie Burton	450	5.6	N/A
	Democratic	Wanda Canty	446	5.6	N/A

2008 General Election - Michigan's 4th state House of Representatives District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II (I)	28,114	100	+6.1

2010 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 1st State Senate District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II	8,138	41.2	N/A
	Democratic	Lisa Nuszkowski	5,701	28.9	N/A
	Democratic	LaMarr Lemmons	3,812	19.3	N/A
	Democratic	Mary Waters	1,911	9.7	N/A
	Democratic	Dobey Gavin	179	0.9	N/A

2010 General Election - Michigan's 1st State Senate District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman A. Young II	40,122	93.3	-2.2
	Republican	Dakeisha Harwick	2,895	6.7	+2.2

External links

• Young's official Senate Democrats biography page