Don Young
Official portrait, 2020
45th Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 5, 2017 – March 18, 2022
Preceded by	John Conyers
Succeeded by	Hal Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district
In office March 6, 1973 – March 18, 2022
Preceded by	Nick Begich
Succeeded by	Mary Peltola (elect)
Chair of the House Transportation Committee
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Bud Shuster
Succeeded by	Jim Oberstar
Chair of the House Resources Committee
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	George Miller
Succeeded by	James V. Hansen
Member of the Alaska Senate from the I district
In office January 11, 1971 – March 6, 1973
Preceded by	Paul Haggland
Succeeded by	George Silides
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 16th district
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Mayor of Fort Yukon
In office 1964–1967
Preceded by	Mardo Solomon
Succeeded by	Robert Mott
Personal details
Born	Donald Edwin Young (1933-06-09)June 9, 1933 Meridian, California, U.S.
Died	March 18, 2022(2022-03-18) (aged 88) SeaTac, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lu Fredson ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2009)​ Anne Garland Walton ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2
Education	Yuba College California State University, Chico (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1955–1957
Unit	41st Tank Battalion

Donald Edwin "Don" Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 1973 until 2022.^[1]

Young became Dean of the United States House of Representatives on December 5, 2017 after the resignation of John Conyers of Michigan.

Young died while on flight near Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington on March 18, 2022, aged 88, while traveling from Los Angeles to Alaska.^[2][3]

• Congressman Don Young Archived 2021-01-07 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
• Don Young for Congress
• Don Young at the Open Directory Project
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Works by or about Don Young in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Profile at Notable Names Database
• Profile at Ballotpedia
• Rep. Don Young's response to testimony from Dr. Douglas Brinkley regarding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on YouTube, House Natural Resources Committee, Nov 18, 2011

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