Related Research Articles
Dennis William Egan was an American politician who was a member of the Alaska Senate representing Juneau from April 19,2009,until January 15,2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the Mayor of Juneau from February 13,1995,to October 3,2000,and was a member of the local assembly prior to that. Outside of politics,he was known for his work as a radio broadcaster,most notably for KINY,and was inducted to the Alaskan Broadcaster Association's Hall of Fame in 2001.
Mary Sattler Peltola is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district since September 2022. She previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court,executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission,and member of the Alaska state legislature.
Bob Lynn was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 26th district from 2013 to 2017. He served as Chair of the State Affairs Committee,was Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Committee,and was a member of the Transportation Committee and Joint Armed Forces Committees. He also served on the Labor &Workforce Development,Military &Veterans' Affairs,and Public Safety Finance Subcommittees,for the 28th Legislature. Bob Lynn is a retired fighter pilot with the United States Air Force and a Vietnam Veteran.
Paul K. Seaton is a former Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives,who represented the southern Kenai Peninsula between 2003 and 2018.
Bob Herron is a Democratic former member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing the 38th District from 2009 until 2017. Herron was the Majority Whip,granting him the distinction of being the only Representative in the United States elected as a Democrat who served as a statewide leader of a Republican party-majority legislative body. The official job of the Whip is to make sure that House members vote in line with Republican leadership.
Geran Tarr is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives since January 18,2013 representing District 17.
Lora H. Reinbold is an American politician who is a member of the Alaska Senate. She was a member of the Alaska House from 2013 to 2019,representing District 26. Reinbold is the only member of the Alaska State Legislature who is unaffiliated with a caucus organization,as she was ejected from the Republican-led majority caucus in March 2015.
Benjamin P. "Ben"Nageak is an American politician,having been a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives between January 18,2013 and January 17,2017,representing District 40.
Douglas W. Isaacson is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 1. He represented the 1st district from January 18,2013 –January 15,2015.
Shelley Hughes is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate,serving since 2017. Hughes was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 18,2013,until January 22,2017,representing District F.
Pete B. Higgins is an American dentist and politician. Higgins was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015,representing District 5.
Lynn Gattis is an American politician. She served as Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 2013 to January 2017 representing Districts 9 and 7.
Dan Saddler is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives since January 18,2013. He represents District 12. Saddler consecutively served from 2011 until 2013 while it was the District 18 seat.
Eric A. Feige is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015,representing District 6. Feige consecutively served from 2011 until 2013 while it was the District 12 seat.
Peter A. Micciche is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since January 15,2013,representing District O. Micciche was previously the mayor of Soldotna,Alaska,and a member of its city council.
Clark C. "Click" Bishop is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since January 18,2013 representing District C. Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.
Peter Gene Kelly is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate. He also served as President of the Alaska State Senate from 2017 to 2019. Kelly previously served in the Alaska Legislature in the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate from 1995 until 2003. He was defeated for re-election in 2018,losing to state representative Scott Kawasaki.
Kevin Gerald Meyer is an American politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Alaska from 2018 to 2022. He was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from January 20,2009 to December 3,2018,representing District M. He was president of the Alaska Senate,leading a caucus of 14 Republicans and 1 Democrat from 2015 to 2017. Meyer served in the Alaska Legislature continuously from 2003 to 2018,in both the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate,previously representing the district when it was District O. He works as an investment recovery coordinator for ConocoPhillips.
Alyse Surratt Galvin is an American businesswoman,education advocate,and politician from the state of Alaska. Galvin was an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2018 and 2020,running with the endorsement of the Alaska Democratic Party. She lost both times to incumbent Republican Don Young. She is now running for the 14th district of the Alaska House of Representatives.
The 2022 Alaska Senate elections took place on November 8,2022,with the primary elections being held on August 16,2022. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska Senate,with half of the seats normally up for election every two years. However,because most districts were greatly changed in redistricting,elections were held for 19 of the 20 seats. The only exception is District T,represented by Democrat Donny Olson,which was mostly unchanged in redistricting and thus did not have an election. Some senators were elected to serve four-year terms,while others would serve shortened two-year terms.
References
- ↑ "Harriet Drummond". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature . Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ↑ 2022 Alaska State House - District 17 Election Results Election Date, Indianapolis Star , November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Representative Harriet Drummond's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
