John Andrew Young

John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979.

He ran successfully as a Democrat for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956, defeating incumbent John J.

[4][5] Young came under fire in 1976 when a former female member of his staff, Colleen Gardner, accused him of requiring her to have sex with him in order to keep her job.

[6] Young, who was married with five children at the time, denied the accusation and an investigation produced no evidence.

[7] The scandal caused his defeat to Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. in the primary election in 1978[8] and he left office in 1979.