Andy Josephson | |
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![]() Andy Josephson speaking in front of the Alaska State Capitol in January 2020 | |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 15, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Mark Neuman |
Constituency | 15th district (2013–2023) 13th district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Lewis Josephson July 15,1964 Anchorage,Alaska,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Donna |
Alma mater | Whitman College University of Alaska, Anchorage Pennsylvania State University,Carlisle |
Website | House website |
Andrew Lewis Josephson (born July 15,1964) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Josephson graduated from Whitman College in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in history. He also earned a master's degree in teaching from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1992 and a JD from Penn State in 1997. He has spent almost his entire life in Alaska,mostly in Anchorage. Josephson's excellent tennis game keeps him ranked high in the Alaska House Tennis Caucus. [1]
Josephson served as an intern for Senator Ted Stevens. He also worked as a legislative aide and a teacher. He worked as an assistant district attorney in Kotzebue,Alaska from 1999 to 2001,before going into private practice. Josephson was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2012. [1]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andy Josephson (incumbent) | 990 | 56.0 | |
Republican | Heather Gottshall | 777 | 44.0 | |
Total votes | 1,767 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andy Josephson (incumbent) | 3,743 | 53.3 | |
Republican | Heather Gottshall | 3,266 | 46.5 | |
Write-in | 15 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 7,024 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |