Annie Young (died January 22, 2018, age 75) was an American politician and member of the

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. She was an elected at-large member of the

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. Young ran for

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in the 2010 election. On November 8, 2005, Young, Tom Nordyke, and Mary Merrill Anderson were elected as at-large commissioners of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. She was endorsed by the Green Party of Minnesota. Young ran for re-election in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal election. She was one of two elected Green Party members in the Minneapolis city government; the other is city council member

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. Young, who had been suffering from

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, died on January 22, 2018.

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External links

Annie Young's Official Park & Recreation Board SiteAnnie Young Campaign SiteAnnie Young For State Auditor
Year of birth missing 1940s births 2018 deaths 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Candidates in the 2010 United States elections Minnesota Greens Women in Minnesota politics Politicians from Minneapolis Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease {{Minnesota-politician-stub