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Have you ever wondered who the longest-serving Republican member of Congress is? That would be Rep. Don Young, the 87-year-old Republican who has represented Alaska s At-Large district since 1973. According to Suzanne Downing with Must Read Alaska, he just filed for reelection on Tuesday:
Congressman Don Young and Anne Young stopped by the Division of Elections in Anchorage on Tuesday and filed for the 2022 election. Young has been Alaska’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1973 and is the longest continuously serving member of the House.
In 2017, Young became Dean of the House, the longest-serving representative and the first Republican dean in more than 80 years. In 2019, Congressman Young made history after becoming the longest-serving Republican in American history to serve in Congress.