Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

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On February 4, 2026, Kreiss-Tomkins announced that he would run for governor of Alaska in 2026. [11]

Media coverage

After Kreiss-Tomkins's victory in 2012, The Nation wrote an article about him titled "Alaska's Lesson for the Left" and he later featured in Politico's "How to Turn a Red State Purple".

Following the 2014 legislative session, during which Kreiss-Tomkins sponsored a successful bill that made Alaska's Native languages official, The Washington Post named him one of its "40 Under 40" of American politicians.

Personal life

As a freshman at Sitka High School in 2003, Kreiss-Tomkins attracted national attention as a major online organizer for the Howard Dean presidential campaign. [12]

He is a long-distance runner, winning the Alpine Adventure Race in 2009 [13] and placing second in the Coyote Two Moon ultramarathon in 2010. [14]

He is also a mountaineer and in 2009 he climbed the highest volcano in the world, Argentina's Ojos del Salado, to conclusively measure its height against a neighboring peak in Chile. [15] [16]

Kreiss-Tomkins founded Outer Coast College [17] [18] and the Alaska Fellows Program. [19] In 2020, he co-founded Covid Act Now. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Kreiss-Tomkins Committee Membership". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NEWS: House Minority Praises the Signing of a Bill Designating 20 Alaska Native Languages as Official State Languages". Alaska Democrats. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Woolsey, Robert (December 6, 2012). "Kreiss-Tomkins: Not Alaska's youngest lawmaker". Raven Radio . Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Woolsey, Robert (December 27, 2012). "Alaska's youngest legislator recalls first day in office". Raven Radio. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sitkan Enters House Race in New District". Sitka Sentinel. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "How to Turn a Red State Purple (Democrats Not Required)". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "House District 34 Recount - December 3, 2012" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ↑ Miller, Mark (December 4, 2012). "Kreiss-Tomkins wins seat by 32 votes". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kreiss-Tomkins reelected by wide margin". KCAW. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "No primary challengers for Sitka house seat". KCAW. June 9, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Brooks, James (February 4, 2026). "Alaska's race for governor picks up 16th candidate, a former state legislator from Sitka". Alaska Beacon . Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  12. ↑ Miller, Andrew (November 17, 2003). "Teen is top cyber fan of presidential candidate". Sitka Sentinel. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Alpine Adventure Run Preview". Sitka Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ Beckett, Sean (April 3, 2010). "The ultramarathon: if a marathon just isn't enough". Yale Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Year in Sitka Sports". Sitka Sentinel. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  16. ↑ Gonzalez, Susan (February 25, 2011). "Yale Student Makes Mission Measuring Mountains". Yale News. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  17. ↑ Worthen, Molly (June 8, 2019). "The Anti-College Is on the Rise". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ "An alternative college education". The Economist. December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  19. ↑ Campbell, Aidan (March 5, 2019). "Anchored in Alaska". Yale Daily News. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  20. ↑ Robertson, Adi (April 2, 2020). "The Best Graphs And Data For Tracking The Coronavirus Pandemic". The Verge. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in his hometown, Sitka, Alaska
Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 35th district
In office
January 15, 2013 –January 17, 2023


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