Mary Young is an American politician, psychologist, and special education teacher from the state of Colorado. A

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, Young has represented the 50th district of the

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, based in Greeley, since 2019.

Career

From 1973 until 2001, Young worked as a special education teacher, initially in

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, Illinois before moving to Weld County, Colorado. After getting a Ph.D. in psychology in 2000, Young began working as a school psychologist, which she continues to do.

Political career

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, 50th district incumbent – and Young's husband – Dave Young ran successfully for Colorado State Treasurer, and was succeeded in the State House by fellow

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. Galindo resigned only 5 months into her term, however, after being accused of sexual misconduct and providing alcohol to a minor. That June, a Weld County Democratic vacancy committee met to determine Galindo's successor. Young won 6 of the committee's 9 votes, while Greeley-Evans school board member Rhonda Solis received 3; four other candidates applied but received no votes. Young assumed office immediately. She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022.

Tenure

In the 2021-2022 legislative sessions, Young sat in the Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee and was vice-chair of the Education Committee. In the 2022 legislative session, Young sponsored bills which aimed at improving supportive learning, special education, mental health, reducing license fees and other similar measures. For the 2023-2024 Legislative Sessions, Young sat on the same committees however became the Vice-Chair of the Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee. In September 2022, the Colorado Behavioral Health Council recognized Young for her legislative work on behavioral health.

Personal life

Young lives in Greeley with her husband

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. She is a school psychologist. Young is also a co-guardian of her sister-in-law after a liver transplant.https://maryyoungforcolorado.com/about-mary/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Mary Living people Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives 21st-century Colorado politicians 21st-century American legislators Women state legislators in Colorado 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people)