# Coleman Young II

Coleman Alexander Young II (born October 18, 1982) is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Detroit City Council and a former member of the Michigan Senate. In the Michigan Senate, he represented the 1st district, which included the municipalities of Ecorse, Gibraltar, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and a portion of Detroit. He served as the vice chair of the Local Government and Elections Committee, General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, Licensing And Regulatory Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. Young also sat on the Appropriations Committee and Insurance Committee. He previously served as the vice chair of the Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee and Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee, as well as having previously served on the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Education Committee and Energy and Technology Committee. From 2011 to 2014, Young served as the Senate Assistant Minority Caucus Chair and also served as the Senate Assistant Minority Floor Leader.
From 2007 to 2010, Young served as the representative in the 4th District of the Michigan House of Representatives. The 4th District was composed of the Lower East Side of Detroit, including a portion of Downtown and Midtown. During his time in the House, Young served as the vice chair of the Insurance Committee and sat on the Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee, Labor Committee and Transportation Committee.
Young unsuccessfully ran in both the 2009 Detroit mayoral special election and the 2017 Detroit mayoral election, being the runner-up in the latter. In 2018, Young ran to represent Michigan's 13th U.S. Congressional district. The seat was vacant, due to the resignation of John Conyers. Young lost the primary to Rashida Tlaib, who won the general election. In 2022, Young was elected to the Detroit City Council.

## Personal life

Coleman Young II was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is the only son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and former Assistant Public Works Director Annivory Calvert. He was born Joel Loving, and raised in California, his father denying his existence until a paternity suit in 1989. Due to death threats his father had received, Young's name was changed to Joel Loving at the age of six and his mother moved with him to California. His father later changed Young's name back. Young says he received a phone call from his father at the age of twelve wherein his father "basically asked [him] to carry on the name and the legacy".
In 2005, Young returned to Detroit. He is a member of St. Paul Church of God in Christ.
As of 2013, Young hosted a live call in show called The Young Effect.

## Education

Young graduated from P.A.L. Charter Academy High School in San Bernardino, California. After graduating High School, he enrolled at Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian college in Azusa, California. In 2005, Young transferred to Wayne State University, to complete his Bachelor of Arts in communications. As of 2018, Young attends Wayne State as a part-time student.

## Political career

In 2005, Young worked as an intern for Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson. He has also worked for the Detroit City Council Research & Analysis Division.
In the 2006 Primary Election, Young ran to fill a vacancy in the 4th District of Michigan's House of Representatives.

### Legislative achievements

In 2009, Young helped pass HB 4327, the Tisha Prater Act, which guarantees anti-discrimination protections for women affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The legislation, named for Detroit Police Officer Tisha Prater, followed a 2008 Federal lawsuit filed when Prater was denied paid leave from work after she told the department that she was pregnant.

### Electoral history

2006 Michigan 4th House District Democratic Primary Election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Coleman Young II | 2,450 | 34.7 |
| Democratic | Maureen Stapleton | 1,522 | 21.5 |
| Democratic | Frazier Kimson | 995 | 14.1 |
| Democratic | Kimberly Hill | 482 | 6.9 |
| Democratic | Daniel Crockett | 301 | 4.3 |
| Democratic | Diane McMillan | 236 | 3.3 |
| Democratic | Patricia Scott | 224 | 3.2 |
| Democratic | Keith Hollowell | 192 | 2.7 |
| Democratic | Sharon King | 142 | 2.0 |
| Democratic | Christopher Collins | 120 | 1.7 |
| Democratic | Omari Barksdale | 119 | 1.7 |
| Democratic | Wanda Canty | 78 | 1.1 |
| Democratic | Ellen Logan | 76 | 1.1 |
| Democratic | Ron Liscombe | 52 | 0.7 |
| Democratic | Verl Pittman | 51 | 0.7 |
| Democratic | Tom Allison | 23 | 0.3 |
2006 Michigan 4th House District General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Coleman Young II | 18,841 | 93.9 |
| | Republican | Scott Withington | 1,223 | 6.1 |
2008 Michigan 4th House District Democratic Primary Election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Coleman Young II (incumbent) | 5,624 | 70.4 |
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson | 919 | 11.5 |
| Democratic | Rita Jordan | 546 | 6.8 |
| Democratic | Willie Burton | 450 | 5.6 |
| Democratic | Wanda Canty | 446 | 5.6 |
2009 Detroit Mayoral Primary Election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dave Bing | Dave Bing | 26,337 | 28.82 |
| Kenneth Cockrel Jr. (incumbent) | Kenneth Cockrel Jr. (incumbent) | 24,677 | 27.00 |
| Freman Hendrix | Freman Hendrix | 21,208 | 23.21 |
| Warren Evans | Warren Evans | 9,193 | 10.06 |
| Coleman Young II | Coleman Young II | 3,744 | 4.10 |
| Sharon McPhail | Sharon McPhail | 2,565 | 2.81 |
| Nicholas Hood | Nicholas Hood | 2,077 | 2.27 |
| Jerroll Sanders | Jerroll Sanders | 336 | 0.37 |
| D. Etta Wilcoxon | D. Etta Wilcoxon | 309 | 0.34 |
| Brenda Sanders | Brenda Sanders | 199 | 0.22 |
| Donald Bradley | Donald Bradley | 157 | 0.17 |
| Duane Montgomery | Duane Montgomery | 152 | 0.17 |
| Stanley Michael Christmas | Stanley Michael Christmas | 103 | 0.11 |
| Joseph Holt | Joseph Holt | 101 | 0.11 |
| Frances Culver | Frances Culver | 87 | 0.10 |
2010 Michigan 1st Senate District Democratic Primary Election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Coleman Young II | 8,138 | 41.2 |
| Democratic | Lisa Nuszkowski | 5,701 | 28.9 |
| Democratic | LaMar Lemmons | 3,812 | 19.3 |
| Democratic | Mary D. Waters | 1,911 | 9.7 |
| Democratic | Dobey Gavin | 179 | 0.9 |
2010 Michigan 1st Senate District General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Coleman Young II (incumbent) | 40,122 | 93.3 |
| | Republican | Dakeisha Harwick | 2,895 | 6.7 |
2014 Michigan 1st Senate District General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Coleman Young II (incumbent) | 48,510 | 71.8 |
| | Republican | Barry Berk | 19,021 | 28.2 |
2017 Detroit Mayoral Primary Election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mike Duggan (incumbent) | Mike Duggan (incumbent) | 43,535 | 67.69 |
| Coleman Young II | Coleman Young II | 17,180 | 26.71 |
| Donna Marie Pitts | Donna Marie Pitts | 528 | 0.82 |
| Edward D. Dean | Edward D. Dean | 433 | 0.67 |
| Danetta L. Simpson | Danetta L. Simpson | 424 | 0.66 |
| Curtis Christopher Greene | Curtis Christopher Greene | 307 | 0.48 |
| Angelo Brown | Angelo Brown | 228 | 0.35 |
| Articia Bomer | Articia Bomer | 201 | 0.31 |
2017 Detroit Mayoral General Election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mike Duggan (incumbent) | Mike Duggan (incumbent) | 72,450 | 72.0 |
| Coleman Young II | Coleman Young II | 28,164 | 28.0 |