Don Young Archives - New Jersey Globe

Candidate in Alaska special House race comes from a N.J. family

March 28, 2022 2:47 pm

A candidate for an open House seat in Alaska has ties to New Jersey. Dr. Al Gross, who ran a strong but unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska in 2020, will seek the seat left vacant by...

Death of Don Young moves Chris Smith to #2 on House seniority list

March 18, 2022 10:34 pmMarch 28, 2022 2:39 pm

The death of Rep. Don Young, an Alaska Republican who served in Congress since 1973, makes Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) the second most senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Young died on Friday on a flight between Los Angeles...