Behind the Ballot: Don Young, Alaska’s longest-serving Congressman

After 43 years as Alaska’s lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, Don Young says he’s ready for another round in Congress.
“I’ve got a reputation — if I say it’s good for Alaska, I do my homework, I go to the floor, they will in fact vote with me,” Young said of his career — and he has the credit to back him up.
Last year, The Washington Post named him the fifth most effective Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, when it comes