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Donald Edwin Young was an American politician from Alaska. He is the longest-serving Republican in House history,having been the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
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Anchorage,officially the Municipality of Anchorage,is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census,it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area,which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough,had a population of 398,328 in 2020,accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area,the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S.
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