Longest-serving US congressman Don Young dies aged 88 midair on flight from LA to Seattle: Republican Alaska representative served his state for 25 years and filed for reelection
The 88-year-old congressman died while traveling home to Alaska
Young lost consciousness on a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle and could not be resuscitated
'Don Young's legacy as a fighter for the state will live on, as will his fundamental goodness and honor,' his office said
Young was the longest-serving member of the current U.S. Congress and represented Alaska for 25 terms
Last year he filed to enter this November's election
In Congress, he was known for directing billions of dollars of federal money to Alaska, the largest state in the country but with one of the smallest populations
In late 2020, Young was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he had earlier ridiculed the disease as a 'beer virus'
By Reuters
Published: 22:00 EDT, 18 March 2022 | Updated: 05:07 EDT, 19 March 2022
Republican Representative Don Young, who was first elected to Congress in 1973 and was its longest-serving current member, died on Friday, his office said in a statement.
The 88-year-old congressman died while traveling home to Alaska, his office said.
'Don Young's legacy as a fighter for the state will live on, as will his fundamental goodness and honor. We will miss him dearly,' the statement said.
His office did not give the cause of death.
Jack Ferguson, who had served as Young's chief of staff, told the Anchorage Daily News that Young lost consciousness on a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle and could not be resuscitated.
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