Yolanda Young
Yolanda Young (Democratic Party) is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 22. She assumed office on January 8, 2020. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Young (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 22. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Young was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Young was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young defeated Mireya Barragan in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young (D) | 77.3 | 9,434 | |
| Mireya Barragan (R) | 22.7 | 2,769 | ||
| Total votes: 12,203 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young | 100.0 | 2,915 | |
| Total votes: 2,915 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Mireya Barragan advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mireya Barragan | 100.0 | 735 | |
| Total votes: 735 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young (D) | 100.0 | 6,739 | |
| Total votes: 6,739 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young defeated Kevon Graves and Davitta Hanson in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young | 79.9 | 2,280 | |
 | Kevon Graves | 13.7 | 390 | |
| Davitta Hanson | 6.4 | 183 | |
| Total votes: 2,853 | ||||
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2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young (D) | 100.0 | 11,757 | |
| Total votes: 11,757 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Yolanda Young defeated Kevon Graves, Jeff Francis, Bryce Bradford, and Sheoni Givens in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young | 67.6 | 2,836 | |
| Kevon Graves | 15.4 | 647 | |
| Jeff Francis | 7.6 | 317 | ||
| Bryce Bradford | 6.2 | 258 | |
| Sheoni Givens | 3.2 | 136 | |
| Total votes: 4,194 | ||||
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2019
See also: Missouri state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22
Yolanda Young defeated Tammy Louise Herrera and Jeff Francis in the special general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yolanda Young (D) | 81.6 | 2,360 | |
| Tammy Louise Herrera (R) | 11.2 | 325 | |
| Jeff Francis (G) | 7.1 | 206 | ||
| Total votes: 2,891 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Yolanda Young completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Young's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Voters want honest representatives who fulfill their duty to advocate for their needs and desires, keeping open lines of communication throughout their tenure. As the incumbent candidate in this race, I have an established track record of continually gaining the trust of my constituents through communicating with them regularly, understanding their needs, and doing what I say I will do. In my time at the legislature, I have built relationships and moved policy, ensuring I am voting in the interest of my constituents. In doing so, I have gained the trust of my constituents.
- Healthcare (including mental healthcare) should be a right that is afforded to all Missourians, not just to those who are more affluent or because one’s health insurance is tied to their employment. A model like this leaves out far too many people, especially the most vulnerable.
- Although minimum wages in Missouri will be $12/hr in 2023, it is still not in alignment with the federal minimum wage of $15/hr. Missouri workers deserve to have sustainable, living wages and benefits that help them keep up with everyday struggles of living and increased inflation.
- There is a lack of adequate funding for our public schools in urban and rural areas. This negatively impacts class sizes, student resources, and the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers. We need to make sure funds for public education are not diverted and the schools are truly "fully funded".
I'm personally passionate about protecting voting rights and increasing voter participation. We need to make voting easier, not harder by creating more opportunities for voters to cast their ballots. Some ways of increasing participation could be enacting automatic registration, same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting periods prior to elections, and making election day a holiday.
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2020
Yolanda Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Yolanda Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2022
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In 2022, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 13.
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2021
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In 2021, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 14.
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2020
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In 2020, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 15. A special session was held from July 27 to September 16. A veto session convened on September 16. A second special session convened on November 5.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Candidate Missouri House of Representatives District 22 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brandon Ellington |
Missouri House of Representatives District 22 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
