More than 50 candidates — including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Democrat Emil Notti who ran against Don Young in 1973 — have filed to fill the late congressman's seat representing Alaska in the U.S. House.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Just one day ahead of what is expected to be a massive memorial service at Anchorage Baptist Temple to honor the late Rep. Don Young — who died earlier this month after 49 years of serving as Alaska’s only representative in the U.S. House — dozens of people filed for office to fill his seat.more than 50 people had filedSome well-known names on the list include Nick Begich III , former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , John Coghill , Republican Sen. Josh Revak, and Jeff Lowenfels .
Also of note, Democratic Rep. Adam Wool of Fairbanks and Andrew Halcro, a former Republican member of the Alaska House, added their names to the list by filing on Friday. Sweeney is the former assistant secretary of Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior and former executive at Arctic Slope Regional Corporation.
Begich’s grandfather, Nick Begich Sr., was elected to Alaska’s only congressional seat in 1970. Begich disappeared during a 1972 flight from Anchorage to Juneau. He was replaced by Young in a special election.Lowenfels is a garden columnist and attorney who says he also started the pizza by the slice movement in Anchorage.
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