Colorful Alaska Congressman Don Young died Friday, aged 88. Summary Don Young, the Dean of the US House of Representatives, died Friday aged 88. Young was in his 25th term in Congress and was running for his 26th in November. Young served as Alaska’s Congressman for 49 years and was the longest-serving Republican member of the House in American history. He was the last member to serve in the 1970s. Alaska’s “winningest politician ever,” Young was famous for his brash …
