Don Young

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Republican, Alaska
Former US House of Representatives

Don Young currently the longest serving member in Congress with a political career that began as the Mayor of Fort Yukon in 1964. He transferred to the Alaska House of Representatives where he served until he was elected a member of the Alaska Senate in 1971. In 1973, he was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska's At-Large District. He remains incumbent in this position today while also serving as Chair of the House Resources Committee, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and most importantly serving as the Dean of the United States House of Representatives in 2017 where he remains incumbent as of August 2020. Don Young is 90 years old.

Analyst Rating

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Somewhat Conservative

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Policy Leanings

Our policy leanings for Don Young show what policies Don supports and opposes, including Don's conservative and liberal leanings based on the news.

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Politician Portrayal by Media

The media portrayal of Don Young shows how positively or negatively the media portrays Don. Negative and positive sentiment scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores showing that more media companies see Don in a negative light and higher positive scores showing that more media companies see Don in a positive light.

41% negative