(Dem.), 16th Assembly District Born Los Angeles, July 4, 1967; single. Graduate Rufus King H.S.; attended UW-Milwaukee. Full-time legislator. Former police aide and police officer. Member: Democratic Party; Harambee Ombudsman Project; Milwaukee Police Association; League of Martin; House of Peace (Love Committee); NAACP; Urban League; Social Development Commission Minority Male Forum on Corrections; National Black Caucus of State Legislators' Task Force on African American Males; 100 Black Men; Milwaukee Metropolitan Fair Housing; Boy Scouts of America (Urban Emphasis Com.); Martin Luther King Community Center (Revitalization Com.). Elected to Assembly since 1992. Biennial committee assignments: 2003 - Criminal Justice (since 1999, resigned 5/13/03); Highway Safety (since 1999); State Affairs (also 1995-2001, vice chp. 1993); Tourism (eff. 2/14/03); Ways and Means (eff. 5/13/03). 2001 - Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (also 1999). 1999 - Transportation. 1997 - Government Operations; Highways and Transportation (also 1995); Housing. 1995 - Urban Education (also 1993). 1993 - Children and Human Services; Small Business and Economic Development; Urban and Local Affairs; Speaker's Task Force on African American Males; Legis. Coun. Com. on Educational Communications Technology. Telephone: Office: (608) 266-3786; (888) 534-0016 (toll free); District: (414) 374-7414. E-mail address: Rep.Young@legis. state.wi.us Voting address: 2224 North 17th Street, Milwaukee 53205. Mailing address: Office: Room 109 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708. (Blue Book 2003-2004)

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