Geoff Young
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affiliationsGreen (2012)
Republican (2020)
Democratic Party (2022)
Geoff Young | |
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.jpg) Young in 2016 | |
| Born | June 25, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Kentucky |
| Political party | Kentucky Party (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Green (2012) Republican (2020) Democratic Party (2022) |
| Website | https://www.young4ky.com/ |
Geoffrey M. Young (born June 25, 1956) is an American perennial candidate and agricultural economist who has run for numerous offices in Kentucky. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, as well as for Governor of Kentucky in 2015, 2019 and 2023. Young has sought office as a member of the Green, Democratic, and Republican parties, and has been a member of the Kentucky Party since 2024.
Young was born in Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Marblehead High School in 1974 and earned a Bachelor's degree in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1981.[2] In 1982, he moved to Fayette County, Kentucky to attend the University of Kentucky;[1] he graduated with a master's degree in Agricultural economics in 1988.[2]