Jackie Young (politician)

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Jacqueline Eurn Hai Young (May 20, 1934 – February 10, 2019) was an American politician and activist.

Young was born in

Hawaii Territory and graduated from Punahou School in 1952. She was of Korean
descent.

Young received her bachelor's degree from University of Hawaiʻi in 1969; her master's degree from Old Dominion University, in 1982, and her doctorate degree from Union Institute & University, in 1989.

Public office

Young was first elected to the

Lieutenant Governor, losing to fellow Representative Mazie Hirono
, who pulled 65.24% of the vote; Young's 26.29% was second, in a six-way race. (Her House seat was taken by Anderson.)

She was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for

Whitney T. Anderson
), and again in 2002.

She was appointed to the Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission in 2013 by Senate President

After office

Young was involved with the Hawaii American Civil Liberties Union. Young died at St. Francis Hospice, in Honolulu, Hawaii, after suffering a severe stroke. She is survived by four children and three grandchildren.[3][4][5]

References

  1. Honolulu Advertiser
    September 14, 1990]
  2. ^ Judicial Selection Commission Member Archive Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission
  3. ^ Dayton, Kevin (13 February 2019). "Former Hawaii lawmaker Jackie Young dies at 84". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jackie Young". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Obituary for Jackie Young". Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary. February 10, 2019.