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| place_of_birth =Pensacola

| spouse =[[James S. Young]]

| children =James "Jay" Young, Jr.

'''Marie K. Young''' is the current [[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|County Commissioner]] for [[Escambia County District 3]]. She Formerly a [[Pensacola City Council]] member representing [[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]], she was appointed in [[2002]] by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]] following the [[soccer complex corruption scandal]] and subsequent removal from office of [[Willie Junior]] and three other commissioners. She previously served on the [[Pensacola City Council]] from [[1997]] to [[2002]].

==Early life & education career==Young has prewas born in Pensacola on [[August 31]], [[1934]], the youngest of five children. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Florida A&M University in {{date needed}}, then worked as a physical education teacher and basketball coach in Georgiana, Alabama. In anticipation of the [[Wikipedia:Montgomery Bus Boycott|1955 Montgomery bus boycotts]], she participated in twice-filed for re-electionweekly boycott planning sessions at a local church, including several attended by Dr. [[Wikipedia:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King]], whom she saw at the time as "just a regular preacher":{{cquote|I couldn't see the total picture. When I moved back to Pensacola, I realized that I had been a part of history. I'd seen him, I shook hands with him, I'd sat in meetings with him.<ref>"40 years later, residents recall MLK's legacy." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 4, 2008.</ref>}}

Young's career in the [[Escambia County School District]] spanned nearly forty years and numerous positions ranging from art teacher to assistant director of Title I. She retired in [[1994]] and began working as an education consultant. ==Political career==Young first ran for [[Pensacola City Council]] in [[1995]], but lost. At the urging of her friend [[Jacqueline Harris]], she ran again in [[1997]] and won. In [[1999]] she supported efforts by [[Movement for Change]] that eventually renamed a portion of [[Alcaniz Street]] for [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive|Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]] She drew the ire of some black constituents, however, when she broke with fellow African-American council members and voted to elect [[John Fogg]] and [[Jack Nobles]] as mayor and mayor pro tem. When four [[Escambia County Commission]]ers were removed from office in the [[soccer complex corruption scandal]] of [[2002]], Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]] appointed Young to the [[Escambia County District 3|District 3]] seat formerly held by [[Willie Junior]]. She was promptly elected by the other commissioners to serve as chairperson. When Governor Bush made the appointments, he asked the four appointees to accept with the understanding that they would step down at the next election. He later released the candidates from this obligation, at the request of banker [[Tommy Tait]], but Young was the only appointment who ran for election in [[2004]]. Her challengers criticized her on this point during their campaigns: "She promised she was going to sit down, and she didn't," noted Republican candidate [[John R. "Dooley" Johnson]].<ref>"Challengers seek change in Dist. 3." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 28, 2004.</ref> Young was affirmed to the seat by the election, becoming the first black woman to serve on the Commission. She has filed for reelection and will face several challengers in the [[Escambia County elections, 2008|2008 election]]. {{esccogovt}| class="wikitable"|+ [[Escambia County elections, 2004]]|-! style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">•</span>'''DEM'''| '''Marie Young'''| 14,860|-! style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">•</span>'''REP'''| [[John R. "Dooley" Johnson]]| 4,485|-! style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: black;">•</span>'''NPA'''| [[Robert "Rocky" Boyd]]| 1,090|} ==Community involvement==*[[WSRE Foundation]]*[[Community Equity Investment Board]]*[[Council on Aging of West Florida]]*Delta Sigma Theta Sorority*[[Mt. Canaan Baptist Church]], Sunday School Teacher*[[Area Housing Commission]], Chairman*[[Community Action Program Committee]]*[[Clean & Green Commission]]*Mentor, [[Hallmark Elementary School]]*[[Transportation Disadvantaged Board]], Chairman*Transportation Planning Organization*[[Family Law Advisory Group]]*[[Value Adjustment Board]]

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