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'''Jesse L. Young''' is an ] politician, who was appointed to the ] on January 17, 2014 to succeed ] following the latter's election to the ].<ref>. '']'', January 17, 2014.</ref> He represents the 26th District as a member of the ]. '''Jesse L. Young''' is an ] politician serving his first full term in the ] representing ], ], ], and ]. He serves on the Technology & Economic Development, Transportation, and Rules Committees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Representatives|url=http://leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/default.aspx#young|website=Washington State Legislature}}</ref>


He was appointed to the ] on January 17, 2014 to succeed ] following the her election to the ].<ref>. '']'', January 17, 2014.</ref> He represents ] and is a member of the ].
⚫ ==References==

Representative Young is a software developer and currently works as a technology consultant. He and his wife, Jennie, have five children, including one adopted son from Ethiopia. They live in Gig Harbor.<ref>{{cite web||title=About Jesse Young|url=http://www.jesseyoungforstaterep.com/about.php|website=jesseyoungforstaterep.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web||title=About Jesse|url=http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/jesse-young/about/|website=Washington State House Republicans}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Grimley|first1=Brynn|title=Candidates Looking To Shift Party Control In Bipartisan 26th District|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/03/3413461/candidates-looking-to-shift-party.html|work=Tacoma News Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kitsap Sun 2014 Election Guide|url=http://elections.kitsapsun.com/candidates/jesse-young|work=Kitsap Sun}}</ref>

== Education ==
Growing up homeless in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Jesse|title=Jesse's Story|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=segRnqj5KPY|website=Youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Jesse|title=Why Jesse Young Is Running|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy6uZMrCmVM|website=Youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Jesse|title=Growing Up In Hilltop|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Berk64kFU|website=Youtube.com}}</ref>, Jesse worked hard to support his mother and brother and graduated a Washington State Scholar and was named class valedictorian from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1995. He was active in varsity athletics and was captain of the Woodrow Wilson High School Football and Track & Field teams. He would later marry his wife Jennie, who also attended Wilson High School.

He went on to study at the prestigious University of Notre Dame earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems from their renowned School of Business. He continued his varsity athletics career as a Notre Dame athlete.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Jesse|title=Jesse Young Voter Guide 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlY6trPAjU|website=Youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Jesse|title=Jesse Young Voter Guide 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTlSoomY3g8|website=Youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Primary Voters' Guide - Legislative District 26 - State Representative Pos. 1 Legislative|url=https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVote/OnlineVotersGuide/GetCandidateStatement?electionId=53&candidateId=33559&raceJurisdictionName=Legislative&Display=Statewide&partyName=(Prefers%20Republican%20Party)&raceName=Legislative%20District%2026%20-%20State%20Representative%20Pos.%201|website=Washington Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

== Political Career ==
Republican Jesse Young previously ran for election to the ] seeking to serve ] in and , but was not elected.<ref>{{cite web|title=August 17, 2010 Primary - Congressional District 6|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20100817/CongressionalDistrict6.html|website=Washington Secretary of State's Office}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=August 07, 2012 Primary - Congressional District 6|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/CongressionalDistrict6.html|website=Washington Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

State Senator ], who represented Washington’s 26th Legislative District was subsequently elected to the ] replacing former Congressman ].
The vacancy in the ] left by Congressman Kilmer prompted the appointment of ] to the State Senate. State Representative ] would later defeat Senator Schlicher in a special election held in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=November 5, 2013 General Election - Legislative District 26|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20131105/LegislativeDistrict26.html|website=Washington Secretary of State's Office}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Grimley|first1=Brynn|title=Candidates Looking To Shift Party Control In Bipartisan 26th District|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/03/3413461/candidates-looking-to-shift-party.html|work=Tacoma News Tribune}}</ref>

Following the vacancy in the ] left by Senator Angel, Jesse Young was unanimously appointed by the Pierce County Council and Kitsap County Commissioners to serve in the House of Representatives to represent Washington’s 26th Legislative District in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gardner|first1=Steven|title=Gig Harbor Republican Jesse Young appointed to 26th District House seat|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/young-appointed-to-26th-district-house-seat|work=Kitsap Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Strow|first1=Mary|title=Jesse Young, New 26th District House Member, Gets To Work|url=http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/jesse-young-new-26th-district-house-member-gets-to-work/|work=Washington State House Republicans}}</ref>

An election was subsequently held between former Senator Nathan Schlicher and incumbent Representative Jesse Young. Representative Young would defeat Nathan Schlicher in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=November 4, 2014 General Election - Legislative District 26|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20141104/LegislativeDistrict26.html|website=Washington Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

==Puget Sound Armed-Services Legacy Memorial (PSALM)==
An item Young inserted into a transportation budget proposal in April 2015 attracted national attention. Young proposed $90,000 be spent studying whether it would be feasible to repurpose retired naval ]s to build a national monument bridge between ] and ]. The proposal included in the transportation budget passed the State House; yeas, 78; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=House Bill 1299|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1299&year=2015|website=Washington State Legislature}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Banse|first1=Tom|title=Puget Sound Lawmaker Pitches New Bridge Built With Old Aircraft Carriers|url=http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/puget-sound-lawmaker-pitches-new-bridge-built-old-aircraft-carriers|work=Northwest Public Radio|date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/04/10/a-washington-state-representative-wants-to-build-a-bridge-out-of-retired-aircraft-carriers/|agency=The Washington Post|title=A Washington state representative wants to build a bridge out of retired aircraft carriers|first=Reid|last=Wilson|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=April 10, 2015}}</ref>

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Jesse L. Young
File:Rep. Jesse L. Young (2015).jpg
Washington State Representative
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 26th Legislative district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
Preceded byJan Angel
Personal details
BornJesse Lee Young
(1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 48)
Boise, Idaho
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJennifer Elizabeth Young
ResidenceGig Harbor, Washington
EducationWoodrow Wilson High School
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (B.A.)
ProfessionBusiness Consultant and Software Engineer
Websitewww.houserepublicans.wa.gov/jesse-young/

Jesse L. Young is an American politician serving his first full term in the House of Representatives representing Gig Harbor, Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Key Peninsula. He serves on the Technology & Economic Development, Transportation, and Rules Committees.

He was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives on January 17, 2014 to succeed Jan Angel following the her election to the Washington State Senate. He represents Washington’s 26th Legislative District and is a member of the Republican Party.

Representative Young is a software developer and currently works as a technology consultant. He and his wife, Jennie, have five children, including one adopted son from Ethiopia. They live in Gig Harbor.

Education

Growing up homeless in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, Jesse worked hard to support his mother and brother and graduated a Washington State Scholar and was named class valedictorian from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1995. He was active in varsity athletics and was captain of the Woodrow Wilson High School Football and Track & Field teams. He would later marry his wife Jennie, who also attended Wilson High School.

He went on to study at the prestigious University of Notre Dame earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems from their renowned School of Business. He continued his varsity athletics career as a Notre Dame athlete.

Political Career

Republican Jesse Young previously ran for election to the United States House of Representatives seeking to serve Washington’s Sixth Congressional District in 2010 and 2012, but was not elected.

State Senator Derek Kilmer, who represented Washington’s 26th Legislative District was subsequently elected to the United States House of Representatives replacing former Congressman Norm Dicks.

The vacancy in the State Senate left by Congressman Kilmer prompted the appointment of Nathan Schlicher to the State Senate. State Representative Jan Angel would later defeat Senator Schlicher in a special election held in November 2013.

Following the vacancy in the State House of Representatives left by Senator Angel, Jesse Young was unanimously appointed by the Pierce County Council and Kitsap County Commissioners to serve in the House of Representatives to represent Washington’s 26th Legislative District in January 2014.

An election was subsequently held between former Senator Nathan Schlicher and incumbent Representative Jesse Young. Representative Young would defeat Nathan Schlicher in November 2014.

Puget Sound Armed-Services Legacy Memorial (PSALM)

An item Young inserted into a transportation budget proposal in April 2015 attracted national attention. Young proposed $90,000 be spent studying whether it would be feasible to repurpose retired naval aircraft carriers to build a national monument bridge between Port Orchard and Bremerton. The proposal included in the transportation budget passed the State House; yeas, 78; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.

References

  1. "Representatives". Washington State Legislature.
  2. "Councils appoint Jesse Young and Graham Hunt to state House seats". Kitsap Sun, January 17, 2014.
  3. "About Jesse Young". jesseyoungforstaterep.com. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. "About Jesse". Washington State House Republicans. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. Grimley, Brynn. "Candidates Looking To Shift Party Control In Bipartisan 26th District". Tacoma News Tribune.
  6. "Kitsap Sun 2014 Election Guide". Kitsap Sun.
  7. Young, Jesse. "Jesse's Story". Youtube.com.
  8. Young, Jesse. "Why Jesse Young Is Running". Youtube.com.
  9. Young, Jesse. "Growing Up In Hilltop". Youtube.com.
  10. Young, Jesse. "Jesse Young Voter Guide 2010". Youtube.com.
  11. Young, Jesse. "Jesse Young Voter Guide 2014". Youtube.com.
  12. "2014 Primary Voters' Guide - Legislative District 26 - State Representative Pos. 1 Legislative". Washington Secretary of State's Office.
  13. "August 17, 2010 Primary - Congressional District 6". Washington Secretary of State's Office.
  14. "August 07, 2012 Primary - Congressional District 6". Washington Secretary of State's Office.
  15. "November 5, 2013 General Election - Legislative District 26". Washington Secretary of State's Office.
  16. Grimley, Brynn. "Candidates Looking To Shift Party Control In Bipartisan 26th District". Tacoma News Tribune.
  17. Gardner, Steven. "Gig Harbor Republican Jesse Young appointed to 26th District House seat". Kitsap Sun.
  18. Strow, Mary. "Jesse Young, New 26th District House Member, Gets To Work". Washington State House Republicans.
  19. "November 4, 2014 General Election - Legislative District 26". Washington Secretary of State's Office.
  20. "House Bill 1299". Washington State Legislature.
  21. Banse, Tom (April 9, 2015). "Puget Sound Lawmaker Pitches New Bridge Built With Old Aircraft Carriers". Northwest Public Radio.
  22. Wilson, Reid (April 10, 2015). "A Washington state representative wants to build a bridge out of retired aircraft carriers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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Speaker pro tempore
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Drew Stokesbary (R)
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