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“In times of need, you step up and serve your community,”
said Young in his opening remarks. “We need to ensure that
we have community development right here in our own
neighborhoods.”
Young is the owner of The Law Offices of Kurt M. Young, LLC,
which has been helping working families in Toledo for 13
years and is located in UpTown. Kurt's wife of 18 years,
Cheri Holdridge, is a spiritual care coordinator for
Heartland Hospice. His daughter is headed to The Ohio State
University next year while his son will be starting Toledo
Technology Academy.
A first-time candidate, Young has been endorsed by the Lucas
County Democratic Party, the Lucas County Young Democrats,
the University of Toledo College Democrats and Sheet Metal
Workers Local 33.
Young listed three major issues that his campaign will focus
on: “First, we need to fight to create jobs – good paying
jobs .. then we need to work on our infrastructure – I will
work with anyone willing to help us … and third, I will help
to create more safe, livable neighborhood like this [Old
West End neighborhood].”
Young held his announcement at the Arboretum, three houses
down from his house on Robinwood where he and his family
have lived for 18 years. The Arboretum is the former site of
St. Luke’s Hospital and is a result of a concerted effort by
the neighborhood residents to revitalize that section of the
Old West End.
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