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Leon Young
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Wisconsin State Assembly District 16
Years in office: 1993 - 2019
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2016

Leon D. Young (b. July 4, 1967) is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 16 from 1993 to 2019.

Biography

Young is a former police officer and police aide.[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
• Financial Institutions
• Housing and Real Estate
• Insurance
• Tax Exemptions

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Young served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Young served on the following committees:

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Young served on these committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Young served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

Leon Young did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Leon Young ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 16 general election.[2][3]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leon Young Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 18,019
Total Votes 18,019
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Leon Young defeated Edgar Lin, Brandy Bond and Stephen Jansen in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 16 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leon Young Incumbent 49.31% 2,211
     Democratic Edgar Lin 36.60% 1,641
     Democratic Brandy Bond 9.32% 418
     Democratic Stephen Jansen 4.77% 214
Total Votes 4,484


2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Leon D. Young defeated Tracey Dent in the Democratic primary. Young was unopposed in the general election [6][7][8] and was re-elected to another term.[9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLeon D. Young Incumbent 62.7% 2,309
Tracey Dent 37.3% 1,376
Total Votes 3,685

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Young won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 16. Young was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLeon Young Incumbent 98.8% 16,881
     – Scattering 1.2% 208
Total Votes 17,089

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Young was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 16. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010. Young defeated Democrat James Dieter in the September 14, 2010, primary election.[12]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16 Democratic primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Leon Young (D) 1,767 69.68%
James Dieter (D) 753 29.69%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Young won re-election to Assembly District 16, receiving 98.81% of the vote.[13]

Wisconsin Assembly District 16
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Leon Young (D) 19,200
Scattering 232

Campaign finance summary

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Leon Young campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $11,600 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $8,225 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $9,391 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $11,790 N/A**
2008Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $14,650 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $8,894 N/A**
2004Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $7,940 N/A**
2002Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $9,200 N/A**
2000Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $7,590 N/A**
1998Wisconsin State Assembly, District 16Won $950 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Young is a member of a number of organizations, including 100 Black Men, Urban Emphasis Committee, Boy Scouts of America, Harambee Ombudsman Project, Revitalization Committee, Martin Luther King Community Center, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.[14]

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
  8. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
  10. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  11. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  12. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
  13. ↑ Wisconsin State Elections Board, "Results of Fall General Election-11/04/2008," accessed May 6, 2014
  14. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Assemblyman Young," accessed May 6, 2014
  15. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  16. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  17. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  18. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
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- 		Wisconsin State Assembly District 16
1992–2018 		Succeeded by
Kalan Haywood (D)


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