[6] Following a transfer, she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in mass communication from St. Bonaventure University.

[10] Rarely facing more than token opposition in subsequent campaigns, Young was unopposed in 2006 and won 78 percent of the vote against 2008 challenger Christopher Schaeffer.

[11] Mentioned as a potential candidate in 2010 to run against Eric Massa for New York's 29th congressional district,[9] she stated that although the opportunity was "very tempting," her seat had to be retained in order to help Senate Republicans retake control of the chamber.

[10] Young indicated that she would begin work as Executive Director for the Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture at Cornell University's AgriTech campus in Geneva, New York on March 11, 2019.

[21] In 2014, Young was recognized for helping to achieve the award of $700,000 in compensation monies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Gowanda, New York as a result of the devastating flood that occurred there in 2009.

[22][23] Of the anticipated disbursement of FEMA monies to Gowanda, New York due to the 2009 flood damage experienced there, Young is quoted, stating in the January 31, 2014 edition of Dunkirk's Observer: