Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region,it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states,alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the northernmost,westernmost,and easternmost state in the United States. It borders the Canadian territory of Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border,in the Bering Strait,with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north,and the Pacific Ocean lies to the south. Technically,it is a semi-exclave of the U.S.,and is the largest exclave in the world.
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough,Alaska,United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655,making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska after Anchorage. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States,located 196 miles by road south of the Arctic Circle.
North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough,Alaska,United States. Incorporated in 1953,it is part of the Fairbanks metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 2,243,up from 2,117 in 2010. Despite its name,the city is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) south of Earth's geographic North Pole and 125 miles (201 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
Fairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks,a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the United States state of Alaska. It is located in the South Van Horn census-designated place. Fairbanks was the smallest city in the United States with regularly scheduled non-stop international flights,as Condor offered weekly flights to Frankfurt during the summer tourist season. Air North is now the only international airline to offer scheduled charters with flights.
The Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) is an Alaskan nationalist political party in the United States that advocates for an in-state referendum which would include the option of Alaska becoming an independent country. The party also supports gun rights,direct democracy,privatization,abolishing federal land ownership,and limited government.
Donald Edwin Young was an American politician from Alaska. He is the longest-serving Republican in House history,having been the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
The University of Alaska System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was created in 1917 and comprises three separately accredited universities on 19 campuses. The system serves nearly 30,000 full- and part-time students and offers 400 unique degree programs.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public land-,sea-,and space-grant research university in College,Alaska,a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines,it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975.
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline runs between Seward on the southern coast and Fairbanks,near the center of the state. It passes through Anchorage and Denali National Park,to which 17% of visitors travel by train.
John Bruce "Jack" Coghill was an American politician and businessman who was the sixth lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1990 to 1994,serving under Governor Walter Hickel. Both were members of the Alaskan Independence Party.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner is a morning daily newspaper serving the city of Fairbanks,Alaska,the Fairbanks North Star Borough,the Denali Borough,and the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the farthest north daily in the United States,and one of the farthest north in the world. The oldest continuously operating daily in Alaska,by circulation it is the second-largest daily in the state. It was purchased by the Helen E. Snedden Foundation in 2016. The Snedden family were longtime owners of the News-Miner,selling it to a family trust for Dean Singleton and Richard Scudder,founders of the Media News Group in 1992.
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics is an annual USA national multi-sport event held over a four-day period beginning the 3rd Wednesday each July,designed to preserve cultural practices and traditional (survival) skills essential to life in circumpolar areas of the world. These games are only between Native Americans in the United States and allow no participants from other nations.
Scott Jiu Wo Kawasaki is an American healthcare professional and politician from Alaska. A Democrat,he is a member of the Alaska Senate representing the state's District P,which includes neighborhoods within the city limits of Fairbanks.
John Bruce Coghill Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate,representing North Pole and other communities in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. First elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1998,he was appointed to his Senate seat in 2009 and was the Senate's majority leader from 2013 to 2016. During his Senate tenure,he served as Rules Committee chairman. In 2020,he lost re-election by 14 votes to fellow Republican Robert Myers Jr.,who defeated him in the state's Republican primary election.
The Libertarian Party of Alaska is the affiliate of the Libertarian Party (LP) in Alaska,headquartered in Anchorage.
The 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 7,1972,to elect the United States representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district. Incumbent Democratic Representative Nick Begich Sr. went missing shortly before the general election,but still defeated Republican nominee Don Young.
Alaska's 1st House of Representatives district is the first of 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives and was created in statehood in 1959. It is currently represented by Republican Bart LeBon. Following redistricting in 2013,the district is currently composed of downtown Fairbanks and has a population of 17,182.
The 1973 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election was held on March 6,1973,to elect the United States representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district. Incumbent Democratic Representative Nick Begich Sr. had won reelection in 1972,but had gone missing shortly before the election.
Grier Hayden Hopkins is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 4th State House district,which covered the northwestern corner of the Fairbanks North Star Borough,including communities north of Fairbanks.
The 2018 Alaska House of Representatives election were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election on August 21,2018. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other state offices,including the gubernatorial election and the state senate elections. While Republicans gained a nominal majority in the chamber,when the new House convened in 2019,Democratic members formed a coalition with independents and dissident Republicans to re-elect Bryce Edgmon as speaker.
