Members of Congress / Don Young

YOUNG, Donald Edwin, a Representative from Alaska; born in Meridian, Sutter County, Calif., June 9, 1933; A.A., Yuba Junior College, Marysville, Calif., 1952; B.A., California State University Chico, Chico, Calif., 1958; United States Army, 1955-1957; teacher; mayor of Fort Yukon, Alaska, 1960-1968; riverboat captain, 1968-1972; Fort Yukon, Alaska, city council, 1960-1968; member of the Alaska state house of representatives, 1966-1970; member of the Alaska state senate, 1970-1973; delegate, Alaska State Republican conventions, 1964, 1966, 1968, and 1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Nick Begich, and reelected to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (March 6, 1973-present); chair, Committee on Resources (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses); chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (One Hundred Seventh through One Hundred Ninth Congresses). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Alaska, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how Don Young voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Don Young has missed 253 votes (17.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Don Young has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 87.7% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Young did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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