Don Young, Veteran Alaska Congressman, Is Dead at 88
- Young was the longest-serving member of the U.S. House
- He was an ardent advocate of Alaska’s fishing, oil industries
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Representative Don Young, an Alaska Republican and the longest-serving member of the House has died. He was 88.
He died while traveling back to Alaska, his office said in a statement Friday night, without providing a cause or other details. His wife, Anne, was with him at the time.