Dan Saddler | |
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Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 19, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chris Tuck |
Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives from the 24th district district | |
Assumed office January 17,2023 | |
Preceded by | Ken McCarty (redistricting) |
In office January 2011 –December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Dahlstrom |
Succeeded by | Sharon Jackson |
Constituency | 18th district (2011–2013) 12th district (2013–2015) 13th district (2015–2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Elyria,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Miami University (BA) Ohio State University (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Daniel Robert Saddler (born 1961) [1] [2] is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He took office in January 2011 and resigned in December 2018 to take a position in the administration of Governor Mike Dunleavy. [3] [4] He was later elected to a new term beginning in January 2023. [3]
Saddler's professional experiences include being an engineering magazine editor,newspaper reporter,legislative staffer for various lawmakers in Alaska,and a public relations executive for an Alaska regional corporation. [5]
Saddler earned his BA in journalism from Miami University and his MA from Ohio State University.
Saddler's interests include hiking,flying,writing songs and performing,and American history. [10]
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