Leon Young

Leon Young

Young in 2009
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
1993  Present
Personal details
Born (1967-07-04) July 4, 1967
Los Angeles, California
Political party Democratic
Residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation former police officer

Leon D. Young (born July 4, 1967) is a former police officer who has been a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 16th Assembly District, since his 1992 election.

Gaining office

In 1992, his aunt, incumbent Marcia P. Coggs, 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).[1] (Wisconsin's statutes have been changed to prevent such a surprise being repeated.[2]) Young was elected to his aunt’s seat and has been re-elected ever since.

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