Ronald Young (August 19, 1947 – May 19, 2019) was an American politician. Young graduated from the Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School. He served on the Aiken County School Board. He was a member of the

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, who represented the 84th district as a

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. He was elected to the House via a

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after the resignation of Chris Corley. Previously, Young served as chairman of the Aiken County Council since 1994, and as a member for 26 years. Young, who had been in hospice care due to pancreatic cancer, liver cancer and a stroke suffered weeks prior, died on May 19, 2019, at the age of 71.

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