Andrew Young (political operative)

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Andrew Aldridge Young (born March 23, 1966) is a former key staff member in the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign, and is noted as the author of political biographical writing. Young came to prominence via a scandal in which he claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter's child born on February 27, 2008. John Edwards had admitted a past affair with Hunter, but denied paternity of the baby even though Edwards was in fact the father. [1] Young has since renounced that statement, and Edwards publicly admitted paternity on January 21, 2010. [2]

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Personal life

Young is the son of the late Robert T. Young (1935–2009), a Methodist minister who held positions at churches in Asheville, Boone, Statesville and at Duke Chapel, all in North Carolina; his uncle is the author Perry Deane Young. [3] Young married Cheri Pfister Young [4] in 1999, with whom he now has three children. Young now resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [5]

Young is a 1984 graduate of C.E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, where he was a captain of the football team.

Career

Young has worked for the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. He registered as a lobbyist in 1999 and started working for John Edwards as a campaign staffer. [6] He is a graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law, though he is not a licensed lawyer. Young is ex-owner of Winner's Deli in Asheville, North Carolina.

Paternity scandal

Through his attorney, Pamela J. Marple, Andrew Young publicly claimed fatherhood of Rielle Hunter's daughter Quinn in December 2007. [7] As both Young and John Edwards later confirmed, the child was Edwards's, and Young's claim of paternity was part of a cover-up. [8]

DWI and child abuse charges

Shortly before midnight on June 8, 2014, Young was arrested and later charged with impaired driving and misdemeanor child abuse. According to court records, Young "was involved in a road rage incident where he punched a vehicle." Young had twice previously been charged with driving while intoxicated. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Baker, Mike. Edwards admits he fathered videographer's child, Associated Press, January 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Myers, Lisa; Austin, Michael (21 January 2010). "Edwards admits fathering child with mistress". NBC News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Obituary for Robert T. Young
  4. ↑ http://todaynewsupdate.com/?p=677%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Ex-Edwards aide charged with DWI, child abuse". Associated Press. June 6, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ↑ NBC News<"NBC News.msn.com"
  7. ↑ No dad listed for child; John Edwards aide claims paternity, August 1, 2008, The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina. Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Lewis, Neil (2009-09-19). "For Edwards, Drama Builds Toward a Denouement". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Edwards aide charged with DWI, child abuse". Associated Press. June 6, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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