State lawmakers from both parties optimistic about Mayor-elect Young
“Getting Paul Young elected is like hitting the refresh button on the city …” State Rep. Antonio Parkinson said. “He really cares, man. He really cares about the people.” (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Most said Young is a good listener capable of improving the local economy. They described him with words such as “deliberate,” “vision,” “different,” “new” and “refresh.”
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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