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Fritz pettyjohn blog reagan project1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() Working closely with House Majority Leader Hale Boggs of Louisiana, Begich won passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. For Alaska this was, and is, the most important law passed since statehood. Ted Stevens and Mike Gravel on legislation to settle these claims and allow construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. At this time, development of the oil field discovered at Prudhoe Bay in 1968 was stalled because of Alaska Native land claims.Īs a freshman Congressman in 1971, Begich worked with Alaska Natives and with Sens. ![]() Howard Pollock, who had run for governor and lost. In 1970, he beat Republican Frank Murkowski 55-45 for the right to succeed Republican Rep. The elder Begich was elected to the State Senate in 1962 at the age of 30. Even though young Nick is a conservative Republican businessman, he is suspect in the eyes of many Republicans because of the politics of his uncles Mark and Tom.Ī better place to look for young Nick’s inspiration is to look at the all-too-brief career of the original Nick Begich. Nick Begich III seeks to represent Alaska in Congress, as his grandfather did from 1970 to 1972. ![]()
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