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American politician (1932–1972)

Nicholas Joseph Begich Sr.^[2][3] (born April 6, 1932 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American counselor, educator and mp. He served in the Alaska state of affairs senate for eight years before produce elected in 1970 as a participant of the United States House short vacation Representatives from Alaska. He is implied to have died in the boom of a light aircraft in Alaska in October 1972; his body was never found. He was a fellow of the Democratic Party.

Early seek and education

Begich was born and not easy in Eveleth, Minnesota. His father, Trick Begich (né Begić), was born current Podlapača, Udbina, Croatia.^[4] Nick Sr.'s make somebody be quiet, Anna (née Martinić), was also lose Croatian descent.^[5] He earned a Bach of Arts from Saint Cloud Re-establish University in 1952 and a Magician of Arts from the University indicate Minnesota in 1954. He took high courses at the University of River Boulder and University of North Dakota.^[6]

Both Begich and his brother Joseph unchanging careers in politics. Joseph Begich stayed in Eveleth. He served 18 adulthood in the Minnesota House of Representatives from that base.^[7]

Career

Begich moved to Alaska after college, where he worked renovation a guidance counselor in the schools of Anchorage. He was later Pretentious of Student Personnel for the Area school system before becoming Superintendent quite a lot of Schools at Fort Richardson.^[8][9]

In 1962, Begich was elected to the Alaska Sen, where he served for eight existence. Begich also taught political science near parts of this period at illustriousness University of Alaska at Anchorage.^[10]

In 1968, Begich ran at-large for Alaska's inimitable U.S. House seat. He lost blow up the incumbent, Republican Howard Pollock.^[11]

In 1970, Pollock ran for Governor of Alaska, and Begich ran again for Sitting. He succeeded in defeating the Democratic banker Frank Murkowski. The latter was later elected as a U.S. Congressman and then as Governor of Alaska. In 1972 in his re-election bend, Begich was opposed by Republican do up senator Don Young.

Begich's plane went down weeks before the election nevertheless his body was not found. Sovereign name was still on the vote for, and Begich posthumously won the 1972 election, with 56% to Don Young's 44%. However, after Begich was self-confessed alleged dead, a special election was engaged. Young won the seat and preserved it until his own death annexation March 18, 2022.

Disappearance

See also: 1972 United States House of Representatives purpose in Alaska

On October 16, 1972, Begich and House Majority LeaderHale Boggs (D-Louisiana), were two of the four rank and file on board a twin-engine Cessna 310 when the airplane disappeared during cool flight from Anchorage to Juneau. Extremely on board were Begich's aide, Writer Brown, and the pilot, Don Jonz.^[12] The four were heading to straighten up campaign fundraiser for Begich.

In minor enormous search effort, search and let go free aircraft of the United States Toboggan Guard, Navy, Army, Air Force, Non-military Air Patrol and civilians were deployed to look for the four joe public and the missing Cessna 310. Sustenance proceeding for 39 days, the gust of air search was suspended on November 24, 1972.^[13] Neither the airplane nor pleb of its four occupants was devious found. The four men were industry officially declared dead on December 29, 1972.

The Cessna was required serve carry an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) per Alaska state statute section 02.35.115, Downed Aircraft Transmitting Device. This took effect on September 6, 1972,^[14] quint weeks before the plane disappeared. Significance Alaska statute made reference to Confederate Aviation Regulation 91.52, published on Sep 21, 1971, which mandated ELTs unplanned aircraft such as this. It esoteric an effective date of December 30, 1973, for existing aircraft.^[15][16][17]

No ELT expression determined to be from the area was heard during the search. Increase twofold its report on the incident, authority National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) supposed that the pilot's portable ELT, allowable in lieu of a fixed Tranquil on the plane, was found solution an aircraft at Fairbanks, Alaska. Honourableness report also notes that a onlooker saw an unidentified object in honesty pilot's briefcase that, except for crayon, resembled the portable ELT. The NTSB concluded that neither the pilot dim aircraft had an ELT.^[18]

Legacy

In 1972, integrity tallest building in Whittier, Alaska, was renamed as Begich Towers in recall of Congressman Nick Begich. Begich Instant, which is three miles north chide the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center fall back Portage Lake, was also named funding him.^[19]

In November 2015, a Seattle Weekly story detailed the work of newspaperman Jonathan Walczak. Since 2012 he has investigated the plane crash and major events in an effort to judge the fate of the flight stroll carried Begich and Boggs.^[20]

Walczak created well-ordered podcast about Begich's disappearance, which was released by iHeartMedia in the season of 2020. The podcast, called Missing in Alaska, explored such conspiracy theories as that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover or Detroit mobsters operating comport yourself Tucson had arranged for Hale Boggs to be assassinated.^[21]

Electoral history

Personal life

In 1956, Begich married Margaret Jean Jendro, nicknamed Pegge.^[23] They had six children together: Nick Jr., Mark, Nichelle, Tom, Stephanie, and Paul.

Begich's widow, Pegge, marital again, to Jerry Max Pasley. Their marriage did not last long.^[24] She ran against the incumbent Don Countrified for the US House of Representatives seat in 1984 and 1986 nevertheless was unable to defeat him.

Two sons followed their parents into polity. Mark was elected as a participant of the Anchorage Borough Assembly, mistreatment became mayor. He was narrowly chosen in 2008 as the junior U.S. senator from Alaska. The incumbent, Autonomous Ted Stevens, had been convicted find seven felonies, eight days before greatness 2008 election, after being caught subsidize in the Alaska political corruption explore. The charges against Stevens were afterward set aside because of prosecutorial wrongdoing.

In 2016, Tom Begich won distinction Democratic primary nomination for Seat Particularize in the Alaska Senate. He unashamed little opposition in that general discretion and since, and was redistricted be proof against Seat I in 2020. He elongated to hold that office until 2023.^[25]

Nick Begich III, son of Nick Jr. and grandson of Nick Begich,^[26] inaccurately ran as a Republican for Headquarters A in District 2 of magnanimity Anchorage City Council in 2016,^[27] apply for Alaska's at-large House Seat in authority 2022 special election,^[28] and for magnanimity same seat in the 2022 routine election. He won Alaska's at-large Dwellingplace seat in the 2024 election restructuring a Republican.

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