Don Young
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's At-large district |
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Assumed office March 6, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Begich |
| Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bud Shuster |
| Succeeded by | Jim Oberstar |
| Chairman of the House Committee on Resources | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | George Miller |
| Succeeded by | James V. Hansen |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the I district |
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In office January 11, 1971 – March 6, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Haggland |
| Succeeded by | George Silides |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 16 district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Mayor of Fort Yukon | |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Mardo Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mott |
| Personal details | |
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Donald Edwin Young June 9, 1933 Meridian, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Lu Fredson (1963–2009; her death) Anne Garland Walton (2015-Present) |
| Children | Joni Dawn |
| Alma mater |
Yuba College California State University, Chico |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1957 |
| Unit | 41st Tank Battalion |
Lu Fredson (1963–2009; her death)
Donald Edwin "Don" Young (born June 9, 1933) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since March 1973. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Alaska and the second-longest currently serving House member, behind only John Conyers of Michigan.
Born in California, Young moved to Alaska in 1959. His political career began in 1964, when he was elected Mayor of Fort Yukon. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 and then in the Alaska Senate from 1971 to 1973. He first ran for Congress in 1972, but lost to incumbent Democrat Nick Begich, who disappeared in a plane crash days before the election. Begich was declared legally dead in December 1972 and Young won the resulting special election in March 1973. Young has been re-elected twenty-one times, usually without significant opposition, although he did face strong challenges in the 2008 primary election and the 1974, 1990, 1992 and 2008 general elections. He won his 2016 primary with over 70% of the vote and faced Democrat Steve Lindbeck and Libertarian Jim McDermott in the general election, where he captured 50% of the vote to win his 23rd term in office.
Young is the second most-senior U.S. Representative and the most-senior Republican Representative. He is the second-highest ranking Republican on the Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. He chaired the former committee from 1995 to 2001 and the latter committee from 2001 to 2007. During his career, Young has twice faced federal investigations but has never been charged with wrongdoing.
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