Full Name:
Ronald 'Ron' Nelson Young
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karen; 4 Children, 1 Stepchild
Birth Date:
10/19/1940
Birth Place:
Frederick, MD
Home City:
Frederick, MD
MEd, Administration and Supervision, Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), 1970
BA, History & Government, University of Maryland-College Park, 1967
AA, Frederick Community College, 1962
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 3, 2010-2023
Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 3, 2018
Mayor, City of Frederick, 1974-1990
Member, Board of Alderman, City of Frederick, 1970-1974
Former Member, Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission
Former Member, Death with Dignity Workgroup, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Member, Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing, 2011-present
Former Vice-Chair, Patuxent River Commission
Former Member, Power Plant Research Advisory Committee
Former Member, Subcommittee on Comptroller Issues, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Environment, Maryland State Senate
Member, Task Force on Green Technology, Life Science, and Health Information Technology Loan-Assistance Repayment Program, 2011-present
Consultant, Commercial Real Estate Sales, 2005-present
Town Manager, Town of Indian Head, 2001-2005
Deputy Secretary, Department of Planning, 1991-1995, 1996-2002
Newspaper Columnist, Fredrick, 1990-1998
Deputy Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, 1995-1996
Consultant, Commercial Real Estate, and College Instructor, 1990-1991
Teacher, Frederick County Public Schools, 1967-1973
Member, Maryland State Arts Council, 2019-present
Member, Complete Streets Program Workgroup, 2018-present
Member, Governor's Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 2015-present
Member, Financial Education & Capability Commission, 2012-present
Member, Advisory Board, Maryland Shakespeare Theater, 2008-present
Member, 1000 Friends of Maryland
Member, American Legion, Fredrick, Maryland
Member, American Planning Association
Former Member, Board of Directors, Way Station
Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Former President, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Former Member, Forum for Rural Maryland
Member, Fraternal Order of Elks
Member, Fraternal Order of Owls
Former President, Frederick Arts Council
Former President, Frederick Festival of the Arts
Former Trustee, Maryland Art Place
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Former Member, Rural Legacy Board, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Member, United States Tennis Association
Member, Urban Land Institute
Member, Maryland Comptroller's "Reform on Tap" Task Force, 2017
Member, Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries, 2006-2010
President, East Frederick Rising, 2006-2010
Number of Grandchildren:
9