Dave Talerico | |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 6th District | |
| In office January 20, 2015 –January 19, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | redistricted |
| Succeeded by | Mike Cronk |
| Member of the Borough Assembly of the Denali Borough,Alaska | |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Mayor of the Denali Borough,Alaska | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Clay Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23,1956 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Healy,Alaska |
| Occupation | politician,miner |
David M. Talerico is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,he served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. [1] He represented House District 6,a vast district in The Bush that encompasses the Denali Borough and other unincorporated areas. He is the longest-serving mayor of the Denali Borough,in office from 2002 to 2012, [2] and briefly served on the Borough Assembly again from 2013 to 2014,when he was elected to the House of Representatives. [3] He is a longtime resident of Healy.
Talerico previously ran unsuccessfully for a House seat against David Guttenberg,a Democrat from Fairbanks. He worked for Republican Representative Doug Isaacson as a legislative staffer from 2012 to 2013. [2] He is a miner by trade and was the director of human resources and safety at the Usibelli Coal Mine at the time of his election to the House of Representatives in 2014. [4]
