Kurt Young
Kurt Young is a former at-large representative on the Toledo City Council in Ohio. Young was initially appointed to the position in 2017 by the Toledo City Council. Young lost a re-election campaign in the general election on November 7, 2017.[1] Although municipal positions in Toledo are officially nonpartisan, Young was affiliated with the Democratic Party.[2] Click here to read Young's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Biography
Young earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Akron. He later received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Young is an attorney in private practice.[1][3]
Elections
2017
The city of Toledo, Ohio, held elections for mayor and six seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.[4][5] The following candidates ran in the general election for six at-large seats on the Toledo City Council.
| Toledo City Council, At-large General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sandy Spang Incumbent |
12.12% | 27,459 |
| Rob Ludeman Incumbent |
11.04% | 25,004 |
| Cecelia Adams Incumbent |
9.72% | 22,030 |
| Gary Johnson |
9.40% | 21,296 |
| Nick Komives |
9.13% | 20,689 |
| Larry Sykes Incumbent |
8.94% | 20,246 |
| Harvey Savage Jr. | 8.23% | 18,656 |
| Sam Melden | 8.13% | 18,410 |
| Kurt Young Incumbent | 6.90% | 15,637 |
| Patricia Robinson | 6.55% | 14,847 |
| Alfonso Narvaez | 5.99% | 13,566 |
| Clyde Phillips Jr. | 3.85% | 8,722 |
| Total Votes | 226,562 | |
| Source: Lucas County, Ohio, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the primary election for six at-large seats on the Toledo City Council.
| Toledo City Council, At-large Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sandy Spang Incumbent |
12.16% | 12,679 |
| Rob Ludeman Incumbent |
10.75% | 11,205 |
| Larry Sykes Incumbent |
10.55% | 11,004 |
| Cecelia Adams Incumbent |
10.27% | 10,704 |
| Harvey Savage Jr. |
8.81% | 9,186 |
| Gary Johnson |
8.39% | 8,745 |
| Nick Komives |
8.24% | 8,595 |
| Sam Melden |
7.33% | 7,646 |
| Kurt Young Incumbent |
6.30% | 6,570 |
| Patricia Robinson |
5.75% | 5,994 |
| Alfonso Narvaez |
5.03% | 5,243 |
| Clyde Phillips Jr. |
3.60% | 3,754 |
| Thomas Names | 2.83% | 2,949 |
| Total Votes | 104,274 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Board of Elections," accessed September 12, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Young participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[6] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Make our neighborhoods stronger & safer.[7] | ” |
| —Kurt Young (August 2, 2017)[3] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Unemployment | Civil rights | ||
| Crime reduction/prevention | City services | ||
| Transportation | K-12 education | ||
| Housing | Environment | ||
| Homelessness | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Government transparency | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| A little important, but required by state law | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Focusing on small business development | |
| Our diversity and inclusion. | |
| Create new business and employment opportunities as a way to revitalize all of the City. |
Young provided the following additional comments with the survey:
| “ |
If you allow me to continue to serve on Toledo City Council, I will help create new small businesses, work on repairing on infrastructure and focus on revitalizing all of Toledo's neighborhoods.[3][7] |
” |
| —Kurt Young (2017) | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Toledo Blade, "Kurt Young sworn in as at-large Toledo councilman," April 25, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Lucas County Democrats," July 13, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Kurt Young's Responses," August 2, 2017
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with LaVera Scott," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County Board of Elections, "Historic Election Results," accessed September 16, 2021
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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