Congressman C. W. Bill Young has devoted his life to public service having represented Pinellas County in the Florida State Senate for 10 years (1961-1970) before being elected to Congress in November 1970.

He now serves in his 18^th term as the representative of the 10^th Congressional District, and is the senior Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives and the dean of the Florida Congressional delegation.  As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Defense, he is widely recognized as an expert on national security issues.  His focus has always been on providing for the needs of our men and women serving in uniform to ensure that they have the best training and equipment possible to perform their mission safely.

Congressman Young and his wife Beverly serve our troops with passion as they visit with them here and abroad to inquire about their quality of life and that of their husbands, wives and children.  They also spend long hours at the hospitals taking care of injured service members and providing vital moral support to the families at their bedside.

Through his work on the Appropriations Committee, Congressman Young has been a leader on many critical medical issues.  As Chairman of the Committee for six years (1999-2004), he fulfilled his commitment to double federal funding for biomedical research.  He is widely recognized for his work to establish the National Marrow Donor Program, which in its 20 years has given thousands of children and adults with otherwise terminal blood disorders a second chance at life.

Here at home, the Indian Shores Republican has taken care of his community by fighting for funding to build a replacement hospital for veterans at Bay Pines; protecting Pinellas County’s Gulf beaches from oil drilling; easing congestion on the roads with funding for major highway corridors such as U.S. 19, the Treasure Island and Belleair Causeway bridges, and the Roosevelt connector. 

Born in Harmarville, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 1930, Congressman Young moved with his mother and brother to Pinellas County at the age of 15.  He and Beverly have three sons Rob, Billy and Patrick and four grandchildren.