Coleman Young II
| Coleman Young II | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 1st district |
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Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Hansen Clarke |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 4th district |
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In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Waters |
| Succeeded by | Maureen Stapleton |
| Personal details | |
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Joel Loving (later birth certificate legally changed to match baptism record) 1982 (age 34–35) Royal Oak, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parents | Annivory Calvert |
| Profession | Politician |
Coleman Alexander Young II, born Joel Loving, 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.
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.
During his first term in the state house, Young was able to get legislation passed that:
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.
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