Ted in his tracks

Begich triumphs over Stevens in Alaska Senate race 3

Muckraker: Grist on Politics

After two weeks of counting, they're finally calling the Alaska Senate race for Democrat Mark Begich.

This marks the end of an 40-year Senate career for Republican Ted Stevens, who is marks his 85th birthday today. Long a thorn in the side of enviros, the loss comes after he was convicted of lying on Senate disclosure forms in order to conceal home renovations and other gifts he received from the oil-field engineering firm VECO Corp. and its CEO.

Begich, the current mayor of Anchorage, is the first Democrat elected to Congress from Alaska in nearly 30 years. His win puts the Senate Democratic caucus up to 58 members.

Grist talked to Begich in July about his energy and environmental plans. Watch below:

Kate Sheppard covers energy and environmental politics for Mother Jones. She was previously the political reporter for Grist and a writing fellow at The American Prospect. You can find her work here and follow her on Twitter.

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  1. Sam Wells Posted 12:15 pm
    18 Nov 2008

    'Bout TimeIt sounds like the race can be called with only 2500 votes to count and Mayor Begich leading by over 3000. So close and down to the wire! It is not official but good enough for the major media. But what a change. I know Ted was loved in Alaska and did some groovy things, but he also was ... well let's not go there, as he is no friend of the environmentalist.
    Plus, the loss saved Ted from the potentially embarrassing ordeal of appealing his verdict as well as facing the Senate Ethics Committee. Don't worry, I'm sure the poor man will be hired as a lobbyist and put on the boards of several companies, so he'll be fine.
    It is indeed a big day.

    Onward through the fog

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    amazingdrx Posted 12:07 am
    19 Nov 2008

    Good talking headThis sort of in-depth, thoughtful interview just doesn't happen on teevee.  Great work!

    http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

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    mtvyfan Posted 4:50 am
    19 Nov 2008

    Go straight to jail go directly to jail...don't pass GO and don't collect $200! Get thee gone, Stevens!

    "For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide, to dispel the misery of the world." - Shantideva

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