| Larry Young | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district |
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| In office 1975–1988 |
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| Succeeded by | [[]] |
| State Senator | |
| In office 1988–1998 |
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| Born | November 25, 1949 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Baptist |
Larry Young (born Baltimore, Maryland 25 November 1949)[1] was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1988 to 1998,[2] representing Baltimore's 44th district.[3] He was expelled from the senate in 1998 over ethics charges, [4] but later acquitted at his own trial.[5]
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 25, 1949, Young attended Baltimore City public schools.
Young was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1975 to 1988, representing District 38 (Baltimore City). He was Chair of the Environmental Matters Committee, 1983-87 (member, 1975-83) and Chair of the Baltimore City Delegation, 1987-88. Young was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1988 to 1998, representing Baltimore City District 44 (1992-98) and Baltimore City District 39 (1988-92). He served on the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee from 1988 to 1990. From 1990 to 1998 he served on the Senate Finance Committee.
The Maryland Senate expelled Young on Jan. 16, 1998, for using his position to profit his private business. Young, who sat as chairman of the Health subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee, was also president of a private, for-profit health consulting firm called the LY Group. The ethics committee found that Young used his position and influence to leverage tens of thousands of dollars into the LY Group. In addition, the committee found that Young solicited and accepted a number of gifts in violation of the ethics law, including a $24,800 1995 blue Lincoln Town Car. He was later acquitted of criminal bribery charges.[6]
Young has since presented a talk radio show,[7] and played a talk radio show host in the HBO drama The Wire.[8]
In an essay in the official series guide The Wire: Truth Be Told, William Zorzi implies that the character of the corrupt and venal Maryland State Senator Clay Davis is patterned on Young.[9]