User:RadioKAOS/Sandbox/Bios/Alaska Legislators
Index
[edit]The articles in the index are linked by proper article space title. Following are the subpages of this page which contain biographies already started and in progress.
- Missing articles of members of the territorial and state legislatures, plus others holding high office in Alaska, notable for significant/lengthy service in office
- Albert P. Adams
- Frank A. Aldrich
- Nels A. Anderson, Jr.
- Mildred H. Banfield
- Ramona L. Barnes
- Frank Barr
- Michael F. Beirne
- William E. Beltz
- Don Bennett
- Robert R. Blodgett
- Mike Bradner
- Howard C. Bradshaw
- Lester Bronson
- Kay Brown
- Con Bunde
- John Butrovich, Jr.
- Bette M. Cato
- Raymond C. Christiansen
- O. D. Cochran
- Edward D. Coffey
- Mike Colletta
- Earnest B. Collins
- Samuel R. Cotten
- John Davies
- Dave Donley
- Jim Duncan
- John W. Dunn
- Richard I. Eliason
- Elton E. Engstrom
- Bettye M. Fahrenkamp
- Frank R. Ferguson
- David Finkelstein
- Helen M. Fischer
- Paul A. Fischer
- Victor Fischer
- Steve Frank
- Oral E. Freeman
- Terry Gardiner
- Joe Green
- Joseph P. Green
- Richard W. Halford
- E. J. Haugen
- Luther C. Hess
- Earl D. Hillstrand
- George H. Hohman, Jr.
- Andrew Hope
- Eben Hopson
- Bill Hudson
- Jeannette James
- Charles D. Jones
- Joseph P. Josephson
- Tim Kelly
- Niilo Koponen
- Ronald L. Larson
- Georgianna Lincoln
- Howard Lyng
- Jerry Mackie
- Hugh Malone
- Terry Martin
- Beverly Masek – proper title would be Beverly Masek, which redirects to Alaska political corruption probe – this should be resolvable without discussion
- Herbert H. McCutcheon
- Stanley J. McCutcheon
- Joseph E. McGill
- Robert J. McNealy
- H. D. "Pete" Meland
- Irwin L. Metcalf
- Kevin Meyer
- M. Michael Miller
- Mike W. Miller
- Eldon Mulder
- Joseph H. Murray
- Mike Navarre
- Andrew Nerland
- James Nolan
- Scott Ogan
- Edmund N. Orbeck
- Alfred A. Owen
- W. I. "Bob" Palmer – proper title would be Bob Palmer, which redirects to Robert Palmer (computer businessman) – discussion may be necessary to resolve that
- James H. Patterson
- Drue Pearce
- Frank Peratrovich
- Brad Phillips
- Gail Phillips
- Kathryn Poland
- Brian S. Porter
- John L. Rader
- Bill Ray
- Steve Rieger
- Victor C. Rivers
- Henry Roden
- Patrick M. Rodey
- Leo W. Rogge
- Norman Rokeberg
- John C. Sackett
- Tolbert P. Scott
- Bert M. Sharp
- Allen Shattuck
- Richard Shultz
- Dora M. Sweeney
- Clem V. Tillion
- Rick Uehling
- Norman R. "Doc" Walker
- Gary Wilken
- William K. "Bill" Williams
- Fred F. Zharoff
- Robert H. Ziegler, Sr.
- Presiding officers of territorial and state legislative bodies not included in above list
- Fred M. Ayer
- M. E. S. Brunelle
- Cash Cole
- James V. Davis
- Gunnard M. Engebreth
- Jan Faiks
- James Frawley
- Gene Guess
- Joe L. Hayes
- Joseph S. Hofman
- Bartley Howard
- O. P. Hubbard
- Forest J. Hunt
- Jesse D. Lander
- Joe McDonald
- George J. Miscovich
- L. V. Ray
- R. C. Rothenburg
- Sumner S. Smith
- Will A. Steel
- John Sundback
- E. J. White
- C. H. Wilcox
- Missing articles of members of the Alaska Legislature from January 9, 2004 (when the article Alaska Legislature was created) to the present
- Click Bishop
- Con Bunde
- Alan Dick
- Harriet Drummond
- Mike Dunleavy
- Jim Elkins
- Hugh "Bud" Fate
- Eric Feige
- Lynn Gattis
- Gretchen Guess
- Pete Higgins
- Jim Holm
- Shelley Hughes
- Doug Isaacson
- Andrew Josephson
- Pete Kelly
- Georgianna "Georg" Lincoln
- Beverly Masek – see note above
- Kevin Meyer
- Peter Micciche
- Bob Miller
- Carl Morgan
- Benjamin Nageak
- Scott Ogan
- Dan Ogg
- Lora Reinbold
- Norman Rokeberg
- Dan Saddler
- Ralph Seekins
- Nick Stepovich
- Geran Tarr
- Thomas Wagoner
- Gary Wilken
- William K. "Bill" Williams
- Kelly Wolf
- Miscellaneous groupings
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- Other historically significant former territorial or state legislators
- Ken Fanning - mostly recognized as the second Libertarian to serve in a U.S. state legislature. Also later served as an appointed member of the Senate as a Republican for a little over a year.
- Bob Giersdorf - his main claim to fame WRT this list was his appointment to the Senate at age 24, from which he was forced to resign. Spent many years as a vice-president of Alaska Airlines. Sources don't necessarily agree on this point, but indicate that while at the airline, Giersdorf conceived the airline's "Eskimo face" logo.
- Blanche McSmith - first African-American legislator in Alaska.
- Russ Meekins, Jr. - father of Drew Meekins, but that's not necessarily relevant to this list. Meekins was one of the youngest-ever members of the legislature, and as majority leader during the 12th State Legislature, was a key player in several of the legislature's most historically significant events.
- John Nusunginya - represented the North Slope for the two terms the House district existed for. While in office, took on the role of the instigator of the Barrow Duck-In, one of the key events leading up to the Native self-determination movement of the 1960s.
- Bobby Sheldon - see Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Robert "Bobby" Sheldon. Best known for building the first automobile in Alaska. Was a pioneer in the transportation/tourism/Mount McKinley Park concession businesses during territorial days, certainly moreso than George A. Lingo. Claimed to be the last living eyewitness to the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, though discussion on that article's talk page indicates that this claim is disputed. Last served in the 4th Alaska State Legislature at age 83, making him one of the oldest-ever members of the legislature.
- (These are just a few - to be completed when I can find the motivation to go through the lists of names involved)
- (Still in progress – last update, June 10, 2013, mostly creating subpages and taking the actual bios off of this page)
Oldest and youngest
[edit]NOTE: Incomplete! Some birthdates of eligible persons aren't available online (surprise!). Please don't propagate this information as if it were gospel truth, at least until it is done. Last updated February 6, 2022.
Oldest
[edit]Oldest senators
[edit]№ | Name | Date of birth | Last held office | Age |
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1 | Gary Stevens | August 21, 1941 | incumbent | 83 years, 79 days |
2 | John Cowdery | February 11, 1930 | January 20, 2009 | 78 years, 344 days |
3 | Fred Dyson | January 16, 1939 | January 20, 2015 | 76 years, 4 days |
4 | Dixie Hall | November 4, 1891 | January 23, 1967 | 75 years, 80 days |
5 | Bettye Davis | May 17, 1938 | January 15, 2013 | 74 years, 243 days |
6 | Con Bunde | August 4, 1938 | January 18, 2011 | 72 years, 167 days |
7 | Lyman Hoffman | February 13, 1950 | incumbent | 74 years, 269 days |
8 | Dennis Egan | March 3, 1947 | January 15, 2019 | 71 years, 318 days |
9 | Frank Peratrovich | April 2, 1895 | January 23, 1967 | 71 years, 296 days |
10 | Paul Haggland | April 25, 1900 | January 11, 1971 | 70 years, 261 days |
11 | John Coghill | August 15, 1950 | January 19, 2021 | 70 years, 157 days |
12 | Thomas Wagoner | September 19, 1942 | January 15, 2013 | 70 years, 118 days |
13 | Lyda Green | October 16, 1938 | January 20, 2009 | 70 years, 96 days |
14 | Charlie Huggins | January 27, 1947 | January 17, 2017 | 69 years, 356 days |
15 | Linda Menard | December 21, 1943 | January 15, 2013 | 69 years, 25 days |
16 | Chris Birch | August 28, 1950 | August 7, 2019 | 68 years, 344 days |
17 | Elvi Gray-Jackson | April 8, 1953 | incumbent | 71 years, 214 days |
18 | John Butrovich | March 22, 1910 | January 15, 1979 | 68 years, 299 days |
19 | Donny Olson | June 18, 1953 | incumbent | 71 years, 143 days |
20 | Bettye Fahrenkamp | September 6, 1923 | August 12, 1991 | 67 years, 340 days |
Oldest representatives
[edit]№ | Name | Date of birth | Last held office | Age |
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1 | Bob Lynn | February 23, 1933 | January 17, 2017 | 83 years, 329 days |
2 | Bobby Sheldon | June 3, 1883 | January 23, 1967 | 83 years, 234 days |
3 | Frank Peratrovich | April 2, 1895 | January 8, 1973 | 77 years, 281 days |
4 | Carl Moses | July 16, 1929 | January 16, 2007 | 77 years, 184 days |
5 | Mel Gillis | August 2, 1943 | January 19, 2021 | 77 years, 170 days |
6 | Steve Thompson | October 27, 1944 | incumbent | 80 years, 12 days |
7 | Warren Taylor | April 2, 1891 | January 23, 1967 | 75 years, 296 days |
8 | Milo Fritz | August 25, 1909 | January 14, 1985 | 75 years, 142 days |
9 | Carl Gatto | December 29, 1937 | April 10, 2012 | 74 years, 103 days |
10 | Paul Seaton | October 1, 1945 | January 15, 2019 | 73 years, 106 days |
11 | Ed Willis | November 29, 1923 | January 13, 1997 | 73 years, 45 days |
12 | Laddie Shaw | April 8, 1949 | incumbent | 75 years, 214 days |
13 | Gabrielle LeDoux | March 24, 1948 | January 19, 2021 | 72 years, 301 days |
14 | Max Gruenberg | September 25, 1943 | February 14, 2016 | 72 years, 142 days |
15 | Forbes Baker | January 1, 1893 | January 25, 1965 | 72 years, 24 days |
16 | Alan Austerman | May 23, 1943 | January 20, 2015 | 71 years, 242 days |
17 | Sig Wold | April 24, 1896 | January 23, 1967 | 70 years, 274 days |
18 | Allen Petersen | October 1, 1890 | January 23, 1961 | 70 years, 114 days |
19 | Bart LeBon | April 7, 1952 | incumbent | 72 years, 215 days |
20 | Carl Lottsfeldt | May 28, 1898 | January 23, 1967 | 68 years, 240 days |
Youngest
[edit]Youngest senators
[edit]№ | Name | Date of birth | First took office | Age |
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N/A | Bob Giersdorf | February 24, 1935 | January 25, 1960 | 24 years, 335 days |
1 | Terry Miller | November 10, 1942 | January 27, 1969 | 26 years, 78 days |
2 | John Sackett | June 3, 1944 | January 8, 1973 | 28 years, 219 days |
3 | Willie Hensley | June 17, 1941 | January 11, 1971 | 29 years, 208 days |
4 | Nick Begich | April 6, 1932 | January 28, 1963 | 30 years, 297 days |
5 | Elton Engstrom Jr. | February 26, 1935 | January 23, 1967 | 31 years, 331 days |
6 | Pat Rodey | January 22, 1943 | January 20, 1975 | 31 years, 363 days |
7 | Johnny Ellis | March 13, 1960 | January 11, 1993 | 32 years, 304 days |
8 | George Jacko | December 14, 1959 | January 11, 1993 | 33 years, 28 days |
9 | Rick Uehling | September 28, 1953 | January 19, 1987 | 33 years, 113 days |
10 | Jack Coghill | September 24, 1925 | January 26, 1959 | 33 years, 124 days |
11 | Gretchen Guess | September 5, 1969 | January 21, 2003 | 33 years, 138 days |
12 | Chancy Croft | August 21, 1937 | January 11, 1971 | 33 years, 143 days |
13 | John Binkley | February 4, 1953 | January 19, 1987 | 33 years, 349 days |
14 | Steve Frank | October 17, 1954 | January 9, 1989 | 34 years, 84 days |
15 | Tim Kelly | August 15, 1944 | January 15, 1979 | 34 years, 153 days |
16 | Brad Phillips | October 20, 1925 | January 23, 1961 | 35 years, 95 days |
17 | Frank Ferguson | July 14, 1939 | January 20, 1975 | 35 years, 190 days |
18 | Joe Josephson | June 3, 1933 | January 27, 1969 | 35 years, 238 days |
19 | Joseph Orsini | May 18, 1939 | January 20, 1975 | 35 years, 247 days |
20 | Terry Stimson | May 10, 1943 | January 15, 1979 | 35 years, 250 days |
Note: Giersdorf's tenure is noted for reference but not included in the rankings. Article II § 2 of the state
constitution states in part "A senator shall be at least twenty-five years of age and a representative at
least twenty-one years of age". During the earliest days of statehood, when the legal climate was largely
untested, Governor William A. Egan appointed Representative Giersdorf to a Senate vacancy despite
him being weeks shy of his 25th birthday. He served as a senator for four days before he was forced to
resign, then returned to his seat in the House several days later when Egan's original appointee to the
House vacancy created by Giersdorf's appointment was appointed to the Senate vacancy instead.
Youngest representatives
[edit]№ | Name | Date of birth | First took office | Age |
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1 | Terry Gardiner | August 12, 1950 | January 8, 1973 | 22 years, 149 days |
2 | John Sackett | June 3, 1944 | January 23, 1967 | 22 years, 234 days |
3 | Russ Meekins Jr. | June 29, 1949 | January 8, 1973 | 23 years, 193 days |
4 | Bob Giersdorf | February 24, 1935 | January 26, 1959 | 23 years, 336 days |
5 | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins | February 7, 1989 | January 15, 2013 | 23 years, 343 days |
6 | Terry Miller | November 10, 1942 | January 23, 1967 | 24 years, 74 days |
7 | David Nelson | August 13, 1996 | January 19, 2021 | 24 years, 159 days |
8 | Mary Kapsner | August 31, 1973 | January 19, 1999 | 25 years, 141 days |
9 | John Schwamm | August 25, 1943 | January 27, 1969 | 25 years, 155 days |
10 | Willie Hensley | June 17, 1941 | January 23, 1967 | 25 years, 220 days |
11 | William Erwin | March 23, 1933 | January 26, 1959 | 25 years, 309 days |
12 | Randy Phillips | August 30, 1950 | January 10, 1977 | 26 years, 133 days |
13 | Josiah Patkotak | March 22, 1994 | January 19, 2021 | 26 years, 303 days |
14 | Johnny Ellis | March 13, 1960 | January 19, 1987 | 26 years, 312 days |
15 | Stan Cornelius | October 15, 1941 | January 27, 1969 | 27 years, 104 days |
16 | Sam Cotten | July 16, 1947 | January 20, 1975 | 27 years, 188 days |
17 | Don Smith | March 14, 1939 | January 23, 1967 | 27 years, 315 days |
18 | Susan Sullivan | December 24, 1946 | January 20, 1975 | 28 years, 27 days |
19 | Bill Parker | September 24, 1944 | January 8, 1973 | 28 years, 106 days |
20 | David Cuddy | September 16, 1952 | January 12, 1981 | 28 years, 118 days |
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