Late GOP Rep. Don Young To Lie In State At US Capitol

The Hill reports:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Monday that late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who was the longest-serving member of the House until his death on Friday, will lie in state in the Capitol next week.

Young will lie in state in National Statuary Hall on Tuesday, March 29. There will be a formal ceremony to honor Young that morning, following a viewing for members of Congress, according to an advisory from Pelosi’s office.

After his death on Friday, Pelosi praised Young as “an institution in the hallowed halls of Congress” and “a serious legislator always bringing people together to do the people’s work.”

Read the full article. Alaska will hold a special election to replace Young, with a ranked-choice open primary likely to take place in May. Among the declared candidates for the state’s lone US House seat is openly gay Anchorage Assemblyman Chris Constant.

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