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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
  1. Albert P. Adams
  2. Frank A. Aldrich
  3. Nels A. Anderson, Jr.
  4. Mildred H. Banfield
  5. Ramona L. Barnes
  6. Frank Barr
  7. Michael F. Beirne
  8. William E. Beltz
  9. Don Bennett
  10. Robert R. Blodgett
  11. Mike Bradner
  12. Howard C. Bradshaw
  13. Lester Bronson
  14. Kay Brown
  15. Con Bunde
  16. John Butrovich, Jr.
  17. Bette M. Cato
  18. Raymond C. Christiansen
  19. O. D. Cochran
  20. Edward D. Coffey
  21. Mike Colletta
  22. Earnest B. Collins
  23. Samuel R. Cotten
  24. John Davies
  25. Dave Donley
  26. Jim Duncan
  27. John W. Dunn
  28. Richard I. Eliason
  29. Elton E. Engstrom
  30. Bettye M. Fahrenkamp
  31. Frank R. Ferguson
  32. David Finkelstein
  33. Helen M. Fischer
  34. Paul A. Fischer
  35. Victor Fischer
  36. Steve Frank
  37. Oral E. Freeman
  38. Terry Gardiner
  39. Joe Green
  40. Joseph P. Green
  41. Richard W. Halford
  42. E. J. Haugen
  43. Luther C. Hess
  44. Earl D. Hillstrand
  45. George H. Hohman, Jr.
  46. Andrew Hope
  47. Eben Hopson
  48. Bill Hudson
  49. Jeannette James
  50. Charles D. Jones
  51. Joseph P. Josephson
  52. Tim Kelly
  53. Niilo Koponen
  54. Ronald L. Larson
  55. Georgianna Lincoln
  56. Howard Lyng
  57. Jerry Mackie
  58. Hugh Malone
  59. Terry Martin
  60. Beverly Masek – proper title would be Beverly Masek, which redirects to Alaska political corruption probe – this should be resolvable without discussion
  61. Herbert H. McCutcheon
  62. Stanley J. McCutcheon
  63. Joseph E. McGill
  64. Robert J. McNealy
  65. H. D. "Pete" Meland
  66. Irwin L. Metcalf
  67. Kevin Meyer
  68. M. Michael Miller
  69. Mike W. Miller
  70. Eldon Mulder
  71. Joseph H. Murray
  72. Mike Navarre
  73. Andrew Nerland
  74. James Nolan
  75. Scott Ogan
  76. Edmund N. Orbeck
  77. Alfred A. Owen
  78. W. I. "Bob" Palmer – proper title would be Bob Palmer, which redirects to Robert Palmer (computer businessman) – discussion may be necessary to resolve that
  79. James H. Patterson
  80. Drue Pearce
  81. Frank Peratrovich
  82. Brad Phillips
  83. Gail Phillips
  84. Kathryn Poland
  85. Brian S. Porter
  86. John L. Rader
  87. Bill Ray
  88. Steve Rieger
  89. Victor C. Rivers
  90. Henry Roden
  91. Patrick M. Rodey
  92. Leo W. Rogge
  93. Norman Rokeberg
  94. John C. Sackett
  95. Tolbert P. Scott
  96. Bert M. Sharp
  97. Allen Shattuck
  98. Richard Shultz
  99. Dora M. Sweeney
  100. Clem V. Tillion
  101. Rick Uehling
  102. Norman R. "Doc" Walker
  103. Gary Wilken
  104. William K. "Bill" Williams
  105. Fred F. Zharoff
  106. Robert H. Ziegler, Sr.
Presiding officers of territorial and state legislative bodies not included in above list
  1. Fred M. Ayer
  2. M. E. S. Brunelle
  3. Cash Cole
  4. James V. Davis
  5. Gunnard M. Engebreth
  6. Jan Faiks
  7. James Frawley
  8. Gene Guess
  9. Joe L. Hayes
  10. Joseph S. Hofman
  11. Bartley Howard
  12. O. P. Hubbard
  13. Forest J. Hunt
  14. Jesse D. Lander
  15. Joe McDonald
  16. George J. Miscovich
  17. L. V. Ray
  18. R. C. Rothenburg
  19. Sumner S. Smith
  20. Will A. Steel
  21. John Sundback
  22. E. J. White
  23. 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
  1. Click Bishop
  2. Con Bunde
  3. Alan Dick
  4. Harriet Drummond
  5. Mike Dunleavy
  6. Jim Elkins
  7. Hugh "Bud" Fate
  8. Eric Feige
  9. Lynn Gattis
  10. Gretchen Guess
  11. Pete Higgins
  12. Jim Holm
  13. Shelley Hughes
  14. Doug Isaacson
  15. Andrew Josephson
  16. Pete Kelly
  17. Georgianna "Georg" Lincoln
  18. Beverly Masek – see note above
  19. Kevin Meyer
  20. Peter Micciche
  21. Bob Miller
  22. Carl Morgan
  23. Benjamin Nageak
  24. Scott Ogan
  25. Dan Ogg
  26. Lora Reinbold
  27. Norman Rokeberg
  28. Dan Saddler
  29. Ralph Seekins
  30. Nick Stepovich
  31. Geran Tarr
  32. Thomas Wagoner
  33. Gary Wilken
  34. William K. "Bill" Williams
  35. Kelly Wolf
Miscellaneous groupings
Other historically significant former territorial or state legislators
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Blanche McSmith - first African-American legislator in Alaska.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
1 Gary Stevens August 21, 1941 (1941-08-21) incumbent 82 years, 282 days
2 John Cowdery February 11, 1930 (1930-02-11) January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) 78 years, 344 days
3 Fred Dyson January 16, 1939 (1939-01-16) January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 76 years, 4 days
4 Dixie Hall November 4, 1891 (1891-11-04) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 75 years, 80 days
5 Bettye Davis May 17, 1938 (1938-05-17) January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) 74 years, 243 days
6 Con Bunde August 4, 1938 (1938-08-04) January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18) 72 years, 167 days
7 Lyman Hoffman February 13, 1950 (1950-02-13) incumbent 74 years, 106 days
8 Dennis Egan March 3, 1947 (1947-03-03) January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) 71 years, 318 days
9 Frank Peratrovich April 2, 1895 (1895-04-02) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 71 years, 296 days
10 Paul Haggland April 25, 1900 (1900-04-25) January 11, 1971 (1971-01-11) 70 years, 261 days
11 John Coghill August 15, 1950 (1950-08-15) January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) 70 years, 157 days
12 Thomas Wagoner September 19, 1942 (1942-09-19) January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) 70 years, 118 days
13 Lyda Green October 16, 1938 (1938-10-16) January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) 70 years, 96 days
14 Charlie Huggins January 27, 1947 (1947-01-27) January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 69 years, 356 days
15 Linda Menard December 21, 1943 (1943-12-21) January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) 69 years, 25 days
16 Chris Birch August 28, 1950 (1950-08-28) August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) 68 years, 344 days
17 Elvi Gray-Jackson April 8, 1953 (1953-04-08) incumbent 71 years, 51 days
18 John Butrovich March 22, 1910 (1910-03-22) January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) 68 years, 299 days
19 Donny Olson June 18, 1953 (1953-06-18) incumbent 70 years, 346 days
20 Bettye Fahrenkamp September 6, 1923 (1923-09-06) August 12, 1991 (1991-08-12) 67 years, 340 days

Oldest representatives[edit]

№ Name Date of birth Last held office Age
1 Bob Lynn February 23, 1933 (1933-02-23) January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 83 years, 329 days
2 Bobby Sheldon June 3, 1883 (1883-06-03) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 83 years, 234 days
3 Frank Peratrovich April 2, 1895 (1895-04-02) January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) 77 years, 281 days
4 Carl Moses July 16, 1929 (1929-07-16) January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16) 77 years, 184 days
5 Mel Gillis August 2, 1943 (1943-08-02) January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) 77 years, 170 days
6 Steve Thompson October 27, 1944 (1944-10-27) incumbent 79 years, 215 days
7 Warren Taylor April 2, 1891 (1891-04-02) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 75 years, 296 days
8 Milo Fritz August 25, 1909 (1909-08-25) January 14, 1985 (1985-01-14) 75 years, 142 days
9 Carl Gatto December 29, 1937 (1937-12-29) April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10) 74 years, 103 days
10 Paul Seaton October 1, 1945 (1945-10-01) January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) 73 years, 106 days
11 Ed Willis November 29, 1923 (1923-11-29) January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13) 73 years, 45 days
12 Laddie Shaw April 8, 1949 (1949-04-08) incumbent 75 years, 51 days
13 Gabrielle LeDoux March 24, 1948 (1948-03-24) January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) 72 years, 301 days
14 Max Gruenberg September 25, 1943 (1943-09-25) February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14) 72 years, 142 days
15 Forbes Baker January 1, 1893 (1893-01-01) January 25, 1965 (1965-01-25) 72 years, 24 days
16 Alan Austerman May 23, 1943 (1943-05-23) January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 71 years, 242 days
17 Sig Wold April 24, 1896 (1896-04-24) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 70 years, 274 days
18 Allen Petersen October 1, 1890 (1890-10-01) January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23) 70 years, 114 days
19 Bart LeBon April 7, 1952 (1952-04-07) incumbent 72 years, 52 days
20 Carl Lottsfeldt May 28, 1898 (1898-05-28) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 68 years, 240 days

Youngest[edit]

Youngest senators[edit]

№ Name Date of birth First took office Age
N/A Bob Giersdorf February 24, 1935 (1935-02-24) January 25, 1960 (1960-01-25) 24 years, 335 days
1 Terry Miller November 10, 1942 (1942-11-10) January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) 26 years, 78 days
2 John Sackett June 3, 1944 (1944-06-03) January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) 28 years, 219 days
3 Willie Hensley June 17, 1941 (1941-06-17) January 11, 1971 (1971-01-11) 29 years, 208 days
4 Nick Begich April 6, 1932 (1932-04-06) January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28) 30 years, 297 days
5 Elton Engstrom Jr. February 26, 1935 (1935-02-26) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 31 years, 331 days
6 Pat Rodey January 22, 1943 (1943-01-22) January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20) 31 years, 363 days
7 Johnny Ellis March 13, 1960 (1960-03-13) January 11, 1993 (1993-01-11) 32 years, 304 days
8 George Jacko December 14, 1959 (1959-12-14) January 11, 1993 (1993-01-11) 33 years, 28 days
9 Rick Uehling September 28, 1953 (1953-09-28) January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) 33 years, 113 days
10 Jack Coghill September 24, 1925 (1925-09-24) January 26, 1959 (1959-01-26) 33 years, 124 days
11 Gretchen Guess September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05) January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21) 33 years, 138 days
12 Chancy Croft August 21, 1937 (1937-08-21) January 11, 1971 (1971-01-11) 33 years, 143 days
13 John Binkley February 4, 1953 (1953-02-04) January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) 33 years, 349 days
14 Steve Frank October 17, 1954 (1954-10-17) January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09) 34 years, 84 days
15 Tim Kelly August 15, 1944 (1944-08-15) January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) 34 years, 153 days
16 Brad Phillips October 20, 1925 (1925-10-20) January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23) 35 years, 95 days
17 Frank Ferguson July 14, 1939 (1939-07-14) January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20) 35 years, 190 days
18 Joe Josephson June 3, 1933 (1933-06-03) January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) 35 years, 238 days
19 Joseph Orsini May 18, 1939 (1939-05-18) January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20) 35 years, 247 days
20 Terry Stimson May 10, 1943 (1943-05-10) January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) 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
1 Terry Gardiner August 12, 1950 (1950-08-12) January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) 22 years, 149 days
2 John Sackett June 3, 1944 (1944-06-03) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 22 years, 234 days
3 Russ Meekins Jr. June 29, 1949 (1949-06-29) January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) 23 years, 193 days
4 Bob Giersdorf February 24, 1935 (1935-02-24) January 26, 1959 (1959-01-26) 23 years, 336 days
5 Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins February 7, 1989 (1989-02-07) January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) 23 years, 343 days
6 Terry Miller November 10, 1942 (1942-11-10) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 24 years, 74 days
7 David Nelson August 13, 1996 (1996-08-13) January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) 24 years, 159 days
8 Mary Kapsner August 31, 1973 (1973-08-31) January 19, 1999 (1999-01-19) 25 years, 141 days
9 John Schwamm August 25, 1943 (1943-08-25) January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) 25 years, 155 days
10 Willie Hensley June 17, 1941 (1941-06-17) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 25 years, 220 days
11 William Erwin March 23, 1933 (1933-03-23) January 26, 1959 (1959-01-26) 25 years, 309 days
12 Randy Phillips August 30, 1950 (1950-08-30) January 10, 1977 (1977-01-10) 26 years, 133 days
13 Josiah Patkotak March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22) January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) 26 years, 303 days
14 Johnny Ellis March 13, 1960 (1960-03-13) January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) 26 years, 312 days
15 Stan Cornelius October 15, 1941 (1941-10-15) January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) 27 years, 104 days
16 Sam Cotten July 16, 1947 (1947-07-16) January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20) 27 years, 188 days
17 Don Smith March 14, 1939 (1939-03-14) January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) 27 years, 315 days
18 Susan Sullivan December 24, 1946 (1946-12-24) January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20) 28 years, 27 days
19 Bill Parker September 24, 1944 (1944-09-24) January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) 28 years, 106 days
20 David Cuddy September 16, 1952 (1952-09-16) January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) 28 years, 118 days

Subpages[edit]

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