Caylin A. Young (born October 18, 1987) is an American politician. He is a member of the

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for District 45 in Baltimore City. He previously served as the public policy director of the

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of Maryland.

Background

Young graduated from Hampton University with a

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in mathematics. He later attended the

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, where he earned his

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degree. Young interned for the Maryland Court of Appeals, served as a legal fellow to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, and was a legislative assistant for former state senator Nathaniel J. McFadden and former state delegate

Cheryl Glenn Cheryl Diane Glenn (born May 27, 1951) is an American politician. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's 45th legislative district which is situated in northeast Baltimore. She resigned in December 2019 in ...

. He also served as the legislative director for then-

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president Brandon Scott. In 2018, Young unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 45, coming in fourth place with 12.1 percent of the vote. In December 2019, Young applied to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates to serve the rest of the term of state delegate Cheryl Glenn, who resigned and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. In January 2020, the Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee voted to nominate

Chanel Branch Chanel Branch (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician who represented the 45th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2020 to 2023. Governor Larry Hogan appointed Branch to replace Cheryl Glenn after Glenn resign ...

to the seat, with Young placing second behind Branch. After the controversial vote, Young sought legal advice to challenge the results, arguing that succession votes have traditionally required four votes, whereas Branch got three. In January 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland hired Young to serve as its public policy director. He left the ACLU in December to serve as the deputy director for the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights. In 2022, Young ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 45, running on a ticket with state senator

Cory V. McCray Cory V. McCray (born October 31, 1982) is an American politician who serves as a member of the Maryland Senate for Maryland's 45th district, located in northeast Baltimore City. Previously, McCray served as a member of the Maryland House of D ...

and Jackie Addison, a community activist. He won the Democratic primary on July 19, narrowly defeating incumbent state delegate Chanel Branch by 116 votes.

In the legislature

Young was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023. He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Political positions

In January 2024, Young attended and spoke at a rally at the Maryland State House to support a resolution calling on Maryland's congressional delegation to support a ceasefire in the

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Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Caylin A. 1987 births 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century American legislators African-American state legislators in Maryland American Civil Liberties Union people Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Living people University of Baltimore School of Law alumni Hampton University alumni 21st-century Maryland politicians