Breaking...Alaska Congressman Don Young Has Died

Anchorage Daily News ^ | March 18, 2022 | ADN

[AlaskaErik]

Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young has died, former aides said on Friday. Details were not immediately available.

Young, a Republican, had served in Congress since 1973, when he was sworn in after winning a special election.

Young was the longest-serving member of the U.S. House, was in his 25th term and running for a 26th.

He was his state’s sole member of the House for more than three-fourths of the time Alaska has been a state.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I oppose term-limits.

If someone is doing an effective job, why limit them?

There's a reason why Young served 50 years in Congress. His constituents liked him, obviously.

All term limits is going to do is make them an effective lame-duck and they can't get anything done.

If you don't like someone vote them out.

[Mr. K]

25th term ??????

So he was around when everything turned to sh*t?

And they kept him in office???

[AlaskaErik]

Upon further research I find that a special election has to be held no sooner than 60 days and no later than 90 days. Either way, the insidious ranked voting will not be in effect yet.

[Mr. K]

I would rather they not get anything done...

[AlaskaErik]

What are your thoughts on this man and his service AlaskaErik?

His votes over the past few years had me concerned to the point that I was actually considering whether or not to vote for him this November.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

This could provide an opening for Sarah Palin. Love to see the heads explode.

[Carriage Hill]

RIP.

[AFPhys]

I guess I’m wrong. Thanks for the correction

[deek69]

I must being mixing them up, but wasn’t there another Alaskan Congressman or Senator that died a few years ago?

[HYPOCRACY]

Nobody should be sucking on the government teat that long. Don’t care whose side he was on.

RIP.

[Bigbrown]

Great man and will be missed here in the state. Personally helped out my father-in-law was having issues with the federal government. He won’t be forgotten in this household…

[moovova]

Suddenly?

[mass55th]

I did a search for Young, and see that early-on, he downplayed the virus, and then eventually tested positive. I'm 74, and not vaccinated, nor will I ever be. The article says he voted for HR 550, a Bill that would establish a national vaccine tracking database. I did verify that he voted for it. The article also says he had a vaccine mandate for his office, but it doesn't specify which office, so I'm going to assume it was for all his office locations. Nick Begich, who apparently filed to run as a Republican, and planned to primary Young, said Young fired someone in his office (no name given), who didn't want to get the vaccine. The article is from January. I don't know either guy, and have no idea if the claims of Begich are factual or not, but offer this link for anyone who is interested:

Nick Begich, in fundraising letter, says Congressman Don Young has vaccine mandate in place for his office, and fired a worker for being unvaccinated

[Steven Scharf]

Will ranked choice voting flip this seat?

In order for Rank Choice to apply, no candidate would have received 50% of the vote. Not sure if the two non major party candidates have to wherewithal to keep the Republican under 50%.

Democratic
Anchorage Municipality Assembly Member Christopher “Chris” Constant, • FEC H2AK00200

Republican
Nicholas Joseph “Nick” Begich, III, • Grandson of late Member of Congress Nick Begich, • FEC H2AK01083; 31 Dec 21; Tot $303,927; Dsb $76,591

Congressman Nick Begich was a democrat serving in his first term, when “on October 16, 1972, he and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, of Louisiana,” plane disappeared in Alaska. He was reelected and then declared dead in late December 1972.

He probably is the leader in the race to succeed Don Young.

Shannon Scott Evans, • FEC H2AK01067

Robert “Bob” Lyons
Julio Perez, • FEC H2AK00192

Randy Purham, • FEC H2AK01059; 31 Dec 21; Tot $1,485; Dsb $4,659

Member of Congress Donald E. “Don” Young, • FEC H6AK00045; 31 Dec 21; Tot $570,568; Dsb $188,943

Libertarian
Chris Bye
I could find very little on Chris Bye. Although he does not have a FEC #, he has filed with the commision.

Non Affiliated
Gregg Bowyer Brelsford, • FEC H2AK01075; 31 Dec 21; Tot $26,027; Dsb $19,718

Newsweek 1/10/22: Gregg Brelsford, Alaska’s U.S. House Candidate, Leaves GOP Citing Attacks on Democracy https://www.newsweek.com/gregg-brelsford-alaska-us-house-candidate-leaves-gop-citing-attacks-democracy-midterms-1667406

I actually thought Don Young had already announced he would not seek reelection. I must be thinking of another geriatric member.

[Chuckster]

Oh no!. My congressman too. I wonder who will replace him?

[AlaskaErik]

I must being mixing them up, but wasn’t there another Alaskan Congressman or Senator that died a few years ago?

Nick Begich, back in 1972.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Representative Young was a good man. RIP.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Species8472]

Great man, good friend, he will be missed.

[Reynoldo]

I bet Obama had him killed.