Young announces he’s running for statewide office

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WTOK) - A candidate who first entered the political ring in 2022 said Thursday he’s running again this year for a statewide office.

Shuwaski Young, of Philadelphia, said he will announce his plans Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 a.m. on the south steps of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.

Young was the Democratic nominee for Mississippi’s Third District Congressional seat, won by incumbent Republican Michael Guest in November.

Young graduated from East Central Community College in Decatur and Jackson State University, with a bachelor’s degress in political science. He worked under both Democrat and Republican administrations at the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Young also worked at the federal Department of Homeland Security, the Union Presbyterian Seminary and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He said he specialized in election training, nonprofit development, advocacy and communications.

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