Donald Edwin Young was an American politician in Alaska. He was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history,having been the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
Mark Peter Begich is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009.
Ethan Avram Berkowitz is an American attorney,businessman,and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26,serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 1999 to 2007. He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006,for Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2008,and for governor in 2010. He was elected mayor of Anchorage in 2015,and reelected in 2018. Berkowitz resigned as mayor of Anchorage in October 2020 after admitting to being in a "consensual,inappropriate messaging relationship" with a reporter.
Richard Mystrom is an American politician,businessman,and author who served as the 4th mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage from 1994 to 2000. He is a member of the Republican party.
The Alaska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Alaska,headquartered in Anchorage.
Oscar S. Gill (1880–1947) was an Alaskan Republican politician. He was Mayor of Anchorage,Alaska,from 1932 to 1933 and 1934 to 1936.
Thomas T. Anderson is a partner at Optima Public Relations in Anchorage,Alaska and also a radio talk show host of "Tom Anderson Show" (www.TomAndersonShow.com) on KVNT 92.5 FM and 1020 AM in Anchorage and Mat-Su Valley Alaska. Anderson is a former Alaska state representative for District 19 representing northeast Anchorage,Alaska. Anderson,a Republican,served in the Alaska Legislature for two terms,from 2003 until 2007,and became known for his sponsorship of legislation which expanded Alaska's DNA database to assist in forensic identification of criminal suspects through DNA testing.
Terrence B. "Terry" Miller was an American businessman and politician. Miller served as the fourth lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1978 to 1982. His political career,which began while he was in his early 20s,lasted over two decades and was cut short by his death from lung cancer at age 46.
Andrew Marshall Saul is an American businessman and political candidate who served as commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration from 2019 to 2021. Saul was fired from the position by President Joe Biden on July 9,2021,after refusing to offer his requested resignation. Saul stated that his discharge was illegal.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and former President pro tempore Ted Stevens ran for re-election for an eighth term in the United States Senate. It was one of the ten Senate races that U.S. Senator John Ensign of Nevada,the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee,predicted as being most competitive. The primaries were held on August 26,2008. Stevens was challenged by Democratic candidate Mark Begich,the mayor of Anchorage and son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich.
The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska:
The 1994 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8,1994,for the post of Governor of Alaska,United States. Democratic candidate Tony Knowles narrowly defeated Republican candidate Jim Campbell and Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill of the Alaskan Independence Party. In the Republican Revolution year of the 1994 elections,Alaska's was the only governor's seat in the country to switch from Republican to Democratic.
Matthew W. Claman is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. Claman previously served as the acting Mayor of Anchorage after Mark Begich resigned from the position to serve in the United States Senate.
Daniel Albert Sullivan is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Anchorage from 2009 to 2015 and on the Anchorage Assembly from 1999 to 2008. The son of Anchorage's longest-serving mayor,George M. Sullivan,he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Alaska in the 2014 election but he and incumbent Governor Sean Parnell were defeated by the ticket of Independent Bill Walker and Democrat Byron Mallott.
Michael J. Colletta,Sr. was a businessman and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The 1968 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 5,1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening ran for a second full term in office but finished behind Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Mike Gravel in the Democratic primary. Gruening launched a write-in bid for the seat in the general election,but finished third to Gravel and Republican former Anchorage mayor Elmer Rasmuson.
The November 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday November 8,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Alaska. Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola won reelection to a full term in office,defeating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III and Libertarian Chris Bye in the runoff count.
The 2021 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 6,2021,to elect the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. As no candidate received at least 45% of the vote in the first round,the two candidates with the highest vote share,Forrest Dunbar and Dave Bronson,advanced to a runoff on May 11. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent independent acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson,first appointed to the position in October 2020,was eligible to run for reelection to a full term,but did not run. The deadline to register to vote in the first round was March 7. Mail-in ballots were sent out starting on March 15. On May 21,2021,after a narrow loss,Dunbar conceded the race to Bronson. Bronson was sworn in on July 1.
The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30,1990,to elect the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.
The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3,1987,to elect the mayor of Anchorage,Alaska. It saw election of Tom Fink.
