Grier Hopkins

• Luke Hopkins (father)
• Elyse Guttenberg (mother)

Grier Hopkins
Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2024

Grier Hayden Hopkins (born August 15, 1983) 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.

Career

Hopkins won the election on 6 November 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-two percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Jim Sackett secured forty-three percent. ^[1] In October 2024, Hopkins was elected mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. ^[2]

Electoral history

Alaska's House district 4 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grier Hopkins	4,356	51.74%
	Republican	Jim Sackett	3,650	43.35%
	Independent	Tim Lamkin	395	4.69%
	Write-in		18	0.21%
Total votes			8,419	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Alaska Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
2. Robyne (October 9, 2024). "Grier Hopkins wins FNSB Mayor seat". KUAC . University of Alaska Fairbanks . Retrieved October 9, 2024.