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Donald Edwin Young (born June 9 1933), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska since a 1973 special election to replace Nick Begich, who died in a plane crash. He was born in Meridian, California, was educated at California State University, served in the United States Army, and was a teacher, mayor of Fort Yukon, Alaska, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate before entering the House.
Young holds a position on the Republican Steering Committee; he is the 9th-longest serving House member, and the 4th most senior Republican (ranked only by Phil Crane, Bill Young, and Ralph Regula). He is also the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.