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Dave Young (Colorado politician)

Dave Young (Colorado politician)

American politician

David L. Young[1] is an American politician and the current Treasurer of Colorado. He served as a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 50 from the time of his appointment on July 28, 2011 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jim Riesberg until his term ended and he took office as State Treasurer in early 2019.[2][3][4] He won a second term as state treasurer in 2022.[5]

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Education

Young earned his BS in mathematics from Colorado State University and his MA from the University of Colorado.

Career

Young was an educator, teaching math and technology in the Greeley Weld 6 School District at Heath Junior High in Greeley from 1975 to 1999. He worked for two years as an information architect with iXL, an international Web design firm, and as a coder for a small programming company in Colorado Springs that performed DoD programming for NORAD. He worked as a senior instructor for the Information and Learning Technologies program at the University of Colorado, Denver.[citation needed]

Political career

Colorado House of Representatives (2011-2019)

Young was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2011 and was elected to a full term in 2012. He represented the 50th district, encompassing Greeley, Evans and Garden City. He was reelected in 2014 and 2016.[6]

After the 2013 September floods, Young was appointed co-chairman of the Flood Disaster Study Committee.[7][8] Members of the bipartisan committee toured communities damaged by the flooding and created legislation to help homeowners and communities rebuild and recover.[9] Young was the prime sponsor of legislation creating a grant program to repair damaged water and wastewater facilities.[10][11]

In 2013, Young was one of the prime sponsors of bipartisan legislation creating an Advanced Industries Accelerator program for startup companies in Colorado.[12] In 2014 he was a prime sponsor of a bill extending the program after its successful first year.[13] During 2014 he was also a prime sponsor of a bill creating a tax break for small businesses with less than $15,000 in business personal property.[14]

Young crafted legislation to overhaul the state's Medicaid program.[15]

In November 2014, Rep. Young was appointed by Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst as a member of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and was named as chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He served in those positions until November 2018.

Colorado State Treasurer (2018-present)

Young ran for Colorado State Treasurer in the 2018 election. He won the Democratic primary versus first-time candidate Bernard Douthit, who ran as a progressive candidate.[16] In the November 6, 2018 general election, Young defeated Republican nominee Brian Watson.[17]

On January 8, 2019, Young was sworn in as Colorado State Treasurer.[18] In June 2019, Young's wife, Mary Young, was appointed by a vacancy committee to serve in his former state house seat following the resignation of his successor, Rochelle Galindo.[19] In the 2022 Colorado State Treasurer election, Young won a second term as state treasurer.[5]

Elections

  • 2012: Young was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,494 votes;[20] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,937 votes (60.0%) against Republican nominee Skip Carlson.[21]
  • 2018: Young was the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer, having won the primary election in June 2018.[22]
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References

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    "David Young's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Dave Young". Denver, Colorado: Colorado General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Sinclair, Ashley (July 22, 2011). "Weld County Dems appoint Young to legislature". The Colorado Statesman. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Colorado election results: November 6, 2018, 2018 general election". Colorado Secretary of State. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. [5]
    Zialcita, Paolo (9 November 2022). "Democrat Dave Young wins second term as Colorado State Treasurer over Lang Sias". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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    "Tribune Endorsement: Dave Young is our choice for the Democratic nomination for state treasurer". Greeley Tribune. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  7. [7]
    "Colorado Legislative Council -". www.colorado.gov.
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    "Flood disaster committee visits hard-hit areas - Colorado Politics". coloradostatesman.com.
  9. [9]
    "Legislators tour flood-damaged areas in Milliken, Evans".
  10. [10]
    http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/B8AE4550353581B287257C550066B6D5?Open&file=1002_enr.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. [11]
    "Colorado house speaker: Flood recovery, disaster readiness tops agenda". 7 January 2014.
  12. [12]
    "Colorado's "Advanced Industries" proposal would help startups, high tech - Denver Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28.
  13. [13]
    "Colorado Legislature passes 5 bills on energy, tax, other business issues - Denver Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-05-30.
  14. [14]
    "At last, a personal property tax break for Colorado business is headed to Hickenlooper - Denver Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-05-09.
  15. [15]
    "House passes Rep. Dave Young's Medicaid reform bill".
  16. [16]
    Paul, Jesse; Skilling, Chaney (2018-06-27). "Dave Young positioned to win Democratic primary for Colorado treasurer; Justin Everett, Brian Watson locked in close battle". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  17. [17]
    Goodland, Marianne (2021-05-16). "UNDER THE RADAR | Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young prefers to stay out of the limelight". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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    Garcia, Nic (2019-01-08). "Jared Polis sworn in as Colorado governor: "This is a moment in history"". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  19. [19]
    Goodland, Marianne (2019-06-27). "Mary Young sworn in as representative for Colorado House District 50". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  20. [20]
    "2012 Democratic Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  21. [21]
    "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  22. [22]
    Luning, Ernest; Harden, Mark (2018-06-27). "PRIMARY 2018: Watson, Young advance in treasurer's race". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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