Alyse Galvin announces she will again challenge Don Young for US House seat

By Associated Press

Updated: July 17, 2019 Published: July 16, 2019

U.S. Rep. Don Young, left, and Alyse Galvin are shown prior to a debate Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. Galvin, an independent who won the Alaska Democratic primary, is again challenging Young, a Republican who is the longest serving member of the House. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

U.S. Rep. Don Young has picked up a familiar challenger for the 2020 election.

Independent Alyse Galvin announced Tuesday she will again challenge the 86-year-old Young for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House.

Galvin is a founder of Great Alaska Schools, an organization that advocates for public schools.

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Galvin in her announcement said she would build on the success of the 2018 election in which she captured more than 46% of the vote.

She said she will campaign across Alaska with town halls, neighborhood gatherings and online events.

Young has been in office since winning a special election in 1973 to fill the unexpired term of Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, who was declared dead after his plane went missing in Southeast Alaska.