Alaska Congressman Don Young, dean of the house, has died at 88
He was seeking his 26th term in Congress. State law requires a special election be held between 60 and 90 days from now.
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Biden signs bill enabling Alaska cruise season to resume this year
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had nothing but praise for the process that led to the passage of the bill. “This bill is an example of the critical bipartisan work that can be done in Congress,” she said, “and the president is grateful to Sen. Murkowski and Congressman Young for their leadership in this area.”
Young backs Puerto Rico statehood act, says fear of a Democratic state shouldn’t stall bill
This legislation would follow the same process used to establish Alaska and Hawaii as states and would require a vote from Puerto Rico voters.
In first statement after covid diagnosis, Young says he was hospitalized but ‘alive, feeling better’
“Very frankly, I had not felt this sick in a very long time, and I am grateful to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers.”
Alaska Rep. Young, 87, says he’s tested positive for covid
No word on where he got it.
Independent challenger Galvin won more votes than Young in the primary
Both faced three-way races for each party’s nomination. Galvin, who challenged Young in 2018, won 85.8% of the votes cast in the Alaska Democratic Party’s primary while Young won 76.1% of the Alaska Republican Party’s primary vote.
House defense spending bill would block funding for Pebble Mine permit
Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Don Young compared the amendment to rat turds.
Galvin raises nearly three times as much as Young during second quarter: State of the race
Good news for Galvin, who’s got a slight edge according to the publicly available polling.
Crowd-funded polling shows close races across the board for Alaska
Every statewide Republican on the ballot is underwater with their approval rating, but it’s looking really bad for the one Republican not on the ballot this year.
Young raised $7,950 on the day he made ‘beer virus’ comments, lags well behind Galvin overall
Among the contributions on the day he dismissed concerns about the “beer virus” as overblown media hype, he also received a $2,500 contribution from a nursing PAC.