Missouri State House District 22 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: Yolanda Young (D).

Yolanda Young

Young, a Democrat, represents Jackson County (District 22) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was elected in a special election to her first term beginning in January 2020.Representative Young also currently serves as a Board member of the Children’s Trust Fund, and has been appointed by the Governor to serve on the Victims of Sexual Assault Task Force. Representative Young’s goals include pushing legislation that addresses the current needs of children, youth, families, and seniors especially as we seek recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

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“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.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection)