Dave Young | |
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| 57thTreasurer of Colorado | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Governor | Jared Polis |
| Preceded by | Walker Stapleton |
| Member of theColorado House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office July 28, 2011 – January 4, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Riesberg |
| Succeeded by | Rochelle Galindo |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Young |
| Education | Colorado State University (BS) University of Colorado Denver (MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
David L. Young[1] is an American politician and the currentTreasurer of Colorado. He served as aDemocratic member of theColorado House of Representatives, representing District 50 from the time of his appointment on July 28, 2011 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJim Riesberg until his term ended and he took office as State Treasurer in early 2019.[2][3][4] He won a second term as state treasurer in 2022.[5]
Young earned his BS inmathematics fromColorado State University and his MA from theUniversity of Colorado. Young was a math and technology teacher at Heath Junior High in Greeley from 1975 to 1999. He also worked as a senior instructor at the University of Colorado, Denver.[6]
Young was appointed to theColorado House of Representatives in 2011 and was elected to a full term in 2012. He represented the 50th district, encompassingGreeley,Evans andGarden City. He was reelected in2014 and2016.[7]
After the2013 September floods, Young was appointed co-chairman of the Flood Disaster Study Committee.[8][9]
In November 2014, Rep. Young was appointed by SpeakerDickey Lee Hullinghorst as a member of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and was named as chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He served in those positions until November 2018.
Young ran forColorado State Treasurer in the2018 election. He won the Democratic primary versus first-time candidate Bernard Douthit, who ran as aprogressive candidate.[10] In the November 6, 2018 general election, Young defeatedRepublican nomineeBrian Watson.[11]
On January 8, 2019, Young was sworn in as Colorado State Treasurer.[12] In June 2019, Young's wife,Mary Young, was appointed by a vacancy committee to serve in his former state house seat following the resignation of his successor,Rochelle Galindo.[13] In the2022 Colorado State Treasurer election, Young won a second term as state treasurer, defeating Republican nomineeLang Sias.[5]
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| Colorado State Treasurer Elections, 2018 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democrat | Dave Young | 1,292,281 | 52.2 |
| Republican | Brian Watson | 1,111,641 | 44.9 |
| Constitution | Gerald Kilpatrick | 70,475 | 2.8 |
| Colorado State Treasurer Elections, 2022 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democrat | Dave Young | 1,312,705 | 53.6 |
| Republican | Lang Sias | 1,052,337 | 43.0 |
| Libertarian | Anthony J. Delgado | 80,770 | 3.3 |
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| Preceded by | Member of theColorado House of Representatives from the 50th district 2011–2019 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Colorado 2019–present | Incumbent |
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