He attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio and received his B. A. degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. He secured his Juris Doctorate from the College of Law, University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. Mr. Young is a graduate of the College of Financial Planning, Denver, Colorado, and practiced as a CFP professional. He served as an intern for the United States Attorney, Southern District, Illinois while in law school. He served as an Assistant States Attorney in Rock Island County, Illinois and worked as an attorney for the Acquisition Branch of the Real Estate Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, Illinois. He practiced law as a sole practitioner in Moline, Illinois.