Pat Young


Patrick Young Jr. is an American politician from Maryland. He currently represents District 44B in the Maryland House of Delegates and serves as the Chair of the Baltimore County House Delegation.

Early life

Pat Young was born in Catonsville, Maryland and graduated from Mount St. Joseph High School in 2001. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 140 in Woodlawn where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2001. After graduation, Young enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry and served through two combat tours in Iraq as well as a humanitarian mission to Liberia. In November 2004 he was awarded a combat promotion for actions rendered during the Second Battle of Fallujah. After returning home he attended Towson University, where he founded the Student Veterans Group of Towson and earned three bachelor's degrees. In 2010 he was hired by Towson as the coordinator of veterans services and in 2012 was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to the Maryland Veterans Commission.

Political career

Young was elected a member of House of Delegates in the 2014 General Assembly elections and took office on January 14, 2015. He has been a member of the following: