Andrew Young (political operative)
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]
Personal life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Publications[edit]
- The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, Thomas Dunne Books, 2010
References[edit]
- ↑ Baker, Mike. Edwards admits he fathered videographer's child, Associated Press, January 21, 2010.
- ↑ 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Obituary for Robert T. Young
- ↑ http://todaynewsupdate.com/?p=677[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Ex-Edwards aide charged with DWI, child abuse". Associated Press. June 6, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ NBC News<"NBC News.msn.com"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lewis, Neil (2009-09-19). "For Edwards, Drama Builds Toward a Denouement". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ↑ "Ex-Edwards aide charged with DWI, child abuse". Associated Press. June 6, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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