Professions
Egan has held a number of professions in addition to politics. Among other jobs, he served in the National Guard of the United States and assisted the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System working for Caterpillar Inc. He spent a good portion of the 1970s working in various positions for the State of Alaska government.
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