Steve Young (Washington politician)

Steve Young
40th Mayor of Kennewick, Washington
In office
2009–2017
Preceded by Jim Beaver
Succeeded by Don Britain
Personal details
Spouse(s) Anita Young
Residence Kennewick, Washington, U.S.
Education University of Tulsa

Steve Young is an American politician from the U.S. State of Washington who is currently serving on the Kennewick city council and was the 40th mayor of Kennewick.[1][2] Young has also served on several committees in the Tri-Cities area. Outside of his public service, Young has held administrative roles at the Hanford Site and is currently Vice President of Mission Support Alliance which works with the Department of Energy.[3]

In the October 2017, it was determined that Young and his employer, Mission Support Alliance, were found to have discriminated against a former manager after forcing her to retire in 2013, a decision which is being appealed.[4][5] Young resigned as major of Kennewick in December 2017 after serving in the position for four terms citing recent changes in the city council as his reasoning. He will continue to serve out the remainder of his city council term.[6]

Personal life

Young studied economics at the University of Tulsa before moving to Kennewick in 1986. He worked at the Hanford Site as a budget and program manager for prime contractors as well as working at the Office of River Protection. He became Vice President of Portfolio Management at Mission Support Alliance's Richland Operations Office in 2011.[3][7]

He took an active role in Kennewick's city planning since moving there. He served as Chairman of the Planning Commission, promoting economic development in the region, as well as being Chairman of Kennewick's Civil Service Commission, which deals with public safety.[2]

Political career

Steve Young's political service started by serving as one of the seven original board members of the Kennewick Public Facilities District, where he was assigned the role of overseeing the design and construction of the Three Rivers Convention Center and the Tri-Cities Business and Visitor Center, both of which are located adjacent to the Toyota Center.

He was appointed to the Kennewick City Council in 2008 after former Kennewick mayor, Jim Beaver was elected as Benton County Commissioner. Beaver still serves in this position.[8] Young was elected mayor by the city council in 2009, where he served for four consecutive terms until 2017 when we resigned and was replaced by Don Britain, who was elected to the city council in 2010.[9] He remains as a member of the Kennewick City Council, with his term expiring on December 31, 2019.[10] He was the second-longest serving mayor in the city's history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayors of Kennewick, Washington". Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Steve Young". City of Kennewick. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Board Information". Ben Franklin Transit. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kennewick mayor, Hanford contractor hit with $8.1M verdict. Now they want a retrial". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hanford contractor, former mayor appealing $8 million jury verdict". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Steve Young steps down as Kennewick mayor". NBC Right Now. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2012 Streamline Winter" (PDF). Mission Support Alliance. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "District 3 - James Beaver". Benton County, Washington. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Don Britain chosen to serve as Kennewick Mayor". KEPR-TV. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "City Council". City of Kennewick. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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