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About
Democratic politician who became a United States Senator from Alaska in 2009. He had previously been the Mayor of Anchorage for six years.
Before Fame
He was elected to the Anchorage Assembly in 1988, at the young age of 26.
Trivia
In 2008, he defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican member of the Senate of all time. He is the only U.S. Senator without a college degree.
Family Life
He is the son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich, who died in a 1972 plane crash.
Associated With
He served in the Senate alongside fellow Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowski.
