Young, who is seeking a 20th term in Congress, said during a debate with Democratic rival Harry Crawford in Juneau that he never lost his seniority. He said he stepped down as a ranking member to make sure the cloud that had been hanging over him had cleared. And he said it has.
Young was under investigation for years. Before the primary, it was announced that federal prosecutors had decided not to pursue an investigation of him over connections to a businessman convicted of bribing state lawmakers.
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