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'''Charles Albert Younger''', known as '''Chuck Younger''' (born c. 1963), is a [[farmer]] and rancher from Columbus in Lowndes County,  [[Mississippi]], who has been since 2014 the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 17 in Lowndes and Monroe counties in the northeastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/younger.xml|title=Charles Younger Haney|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

'''Charles Albert Younger''', known as '''Chuck Younger''' (born August 11, 1963), is a [[farmer]] and rancher from Columbus in Lowndes County,  [[Mississippi]], who has been since 2014 the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 17 in Lowndes and Monroe counties in the northeastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/younger.xml|title=Charles Younger Haney|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

Younger graduated from Heritage Academy, a private college-preparatory school in Columbus, and attended East Mississippi Community College in Scooba in Kemper County and Mississippi State University at Starkville. He is a member of First [[Baptist]] Church of Columbus, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Gideon's International, an organization which distributes [[Bible]]s in public places. He is also affiliated with the Prairie Land Water Association and the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, and is a board member of the Lowndes County Farm Bureau. Younger and his wife, Missy have three children, JoAnna, Charles Colton, and Michael Albert Younger.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156194/charles-younger#.WeVWZrpFzb0|title=Charles Younger's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

Younger graduated from Heritage Academy, a private college-preparatory school in Columbus, and attended East Mississippi Community College in Scooba in Kemper County and Mississippi State University at Starkville. He is a member of First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Columbus, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Gideon's International, an organization which distributes [[Bible]]s in public places. He is also affiliated with the Prairie Land Water Association and the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, and is a board member of the Lowndes County Farm Bureau. Younger and his wife, Missy have three children, JoAnna, Charles Colton, and Michael Albert Younger.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156194/charles-younger#.WeVWZrpFzb0|title=Charles Younger's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

Younger won a special election on November 25, 2014 to succeed fellow Republican Terry W. Brown, who died of cancer while serving in the state Senate. In that contest, Younger defeated Robert A. "Bobby" Patrick, Jr., a Republican, though Mississippi special elections are officially non-partisan.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Younger|title=Charles Younger|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> On  August 4, 2015, Younger again defeated Patrick, this time in the Republican primary, 4,620 (64.4 percent) to 2,551 (35.6 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/> He then ran without  opposition in the November 3 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>  

Younger won a special election on November 25, 2014 to succeed fellow Republican Terry W. Brown, who died of cancer while serving in the state Senate. In that contest, Younger defeated Robert A. "Bobby" Patrick, Jr., a Republican, though Mississippi special elections are officially non-partisan.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Younger|title=Charles Younger|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> On  August 4, 2015, Younger again defeated Patrick, this time in the Republican primary, 4,620 (64.4 percent) to 2,551 (35.6 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/> He then ran without  opposition in the November 3 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>  

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