College of Communication & Education, CSU, Chico

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Distinguished Alumni

Congressman Donald E. Young, 2006

1959 B.A. Social Science, 1959 Teaching Credential
Current Position: U.S. Congress House of Representatives

The Honorable Don Young is the third ranking Republican member and ranks eighth overall in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has represented the State of Alaska in Congress since 1973, and was elected to a seventeenth term in 2004 with the highest number of votes ever cast for a single candidate in the state. Prior to attending Chico State College, Young served in the United States Army. Following graduation, he headed to Fort Yukon, Alaska where he taught elementary school and became the city's mayor. He is a member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, vice chairman of the House Resources Committee, and chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.