Walter C. "Walt" Young is an American educator and politician.

Young was born in New York City

New York City

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. He was a founding member of Pembroke Pines, Florida

Pembroke Pines, Florida

Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city had a population of 154,750 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous city in Broward County, the tenth most populous in Florida, and the 150th most populous in the United States...

 and the state representative

Florida House of Representatives

The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...

 for Broward County

Broward County, Florida

-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...

 for 20 years. He was elected to the state House in 1972 and quickly made his mark on the state’s education industry. He was known in the 1980s as Florida's "Mr. Education."

Due to his efforts for the city of Pembroke Pines, the community named its middle school after him; Walter C. Young Middle School

Walter C. Young Middle School

Walter C. Young Middle School is a middle school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.The Schools 8th grade 2006 eCYBERMISSION team Walter C. Young Middle School is a middle school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.The Schools 8th grade 2006 eCYBERMISSION team Walter C. Young Middle School is a...

 and Resource Center opened its doors in early 1991. After retiring from politics in 1992 he now is a lobbyist for the Florida branch of the AARP

AARP

AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is the United States-based non-governmental organization and interest group, founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, PhD, a retired educator from California, and based in Washington, D.C. According to its mission statement, it is "a...

Florida branch and was even offered a chairmanship post in 1998.