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Ron Young's Biography

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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

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