Noble-Bates Young

Legislative Assistant

Noble-Bates Young was born and raised in Natchez, MS. After graduating high school, she attended Louisiana State University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration. After moving to the Northshore, she went back to LSU to receive a Masters in Public Administration while working in local government in Parks and Recreation. In a prefect combination of those degrees, she transitioned to the non-profit world to run the Miracle League Northshore. While serving the Miracle League, she felt her roots plant firmly into the Northshore community. She currently serves for State Senator Patrick McMath in the district office handling constituent relations and legislative affairs. Additionally, she is the Executive Director of the Northshore Business Council. In her free time she leads the Northshore Young Professionals committee of the Chamber of commerce and is a member of the Leadership St Tammany Alumni Foundation.

Accomplishments

With the Miracle League, I served children with disabilities and their families by helping fulfill their dreams of playing baseball. But when they asked for basketball and soccer, we certainly made a valiant effort to make it work. This job was so much more than a job. These families became my own and I am forever grateful for the love they allowed me to rain on them. We raised over $1 million to build an artificial surface baseball field to accommodate the kids who use wheelchairs and walkers. The smiles made all the hard work more than worth it.

Knowing that I had a part in building a facility that will outlast me and my children and reach people I will never know has been the most rewarding accomplishment of my life, personally and professionally. I knew, without a doubt, that I was doing exactly what God put me on this earth to do.

When my friend, Patrick, asked me to help him campaign, it was a no brainer. The night he won, as the underdog, we were blown away. He immediately asked me to work with him. He recognized my ability and connections and finally made an offer I couldn’t refuse. Little did we know that we would take office, the Tigers would win a National Championship, and then the world would fall apart due to Covid. It was an incredibly trying time to leave the warm and fuzzy world where everyone appreciates you at the Miracle League to politics. But I haven’t looked back. He allows me to work with constituents, local elected officials, and community organizations to make our community better. He once told me, “As long as you are using the name of this office to do good, go forth and do good.”

As everyone knows, legislation and politics are hard fields to be in. I hope that through our work, we can improve the public’s trust and faith in government through honesty and transparency. My work with the Business Council and Chamber of Commerce allows me to open that door and build those relationships.