Alaska Congressman Don Young was famous for rough edges and coarse language. He was also regularly named one of the most effective members of Congress.
Alaska Congressman Don Young was famous for rough edges and coarse language. His malapropisms — like “bladder-dash” and “Pribilof’s dogs” — were legendary.Young, the longest serving Republican member of Congress in history, died Friday after 49 years in office. He was on an Alaska Airlines flight from L.A. Friday, sitting next to his wife, Anne Young, when he lost consciousness on final descent into Seattle.
“There was a lot of love there in that relationship. And I think she’s in a lot of pain,” said Zane. “But she also knows what an incredible run he had, what an incredible life he had.” Young was bombastic, but also bipartisan — an increasingly rare quality in the U.S. House. He seemed to be naturally rough-hewn, though he claimed he cultivated his image. He said his fearsomeness ensured that his colleagues didn’t step on Alaska. He even claimed he liked it when people underestimated his intelligence.
Everyone remembers the time Young brandished an oosik — the penis bone of a walrus — at a congressional hearing. He made that crude gesture in 1994 to undermine the testimony of Mollie Beattie, the first woman to lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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