Don Young

Donald Edwin Young (born June 9, 1933) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alaska\'s at-large congressional district, currently serving in his 24th term in the House, having served since 1973. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the Republican Party and from State of Alaska, the longest currently serving member of Congress, and the last remaining member of Congress who has been in office since the Nixon Administration. He is also the oldest current member of either chamber of the U.S. Congress. He became Dean of the House of Representatives on December 5, 2017, after the resignation of John Conyers from Michigan. \n', '

Young was born in Meridian, Sutter County, California. He earned an associate\'s degree in education from Yuba College in 1952 and a bachelor\'s degree from Chi…