Background
Young, Leon D. was born on July 4, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Young, Leon D. was born on July 4, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Attended, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Only one potential competitor had time to file nomination papers, since no challengers had planned to file against Coggs for the Democratic nomination (tantamount to election in this heavily-African-American, reliably Democratic district). (Wisconsin"s statutes have been changed to prevent such a surprise being repeated) Young was elected to his aunt’s seat and has been re-elected ever since.
Member National Black Caucus State Legislators’ Task Force African-American Males. Member revitalization committee Martin Luther King Community Center. Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Milwaukee Police Association, 100 Black Men, Urban League.