
Family: Wife: Rita; 3 Children: Anna, Matthew, Natalie
Born: 08/21/1941 McMinnville, Oregon
Home: Kodiak, Alaska
Education: PhD, University of Oregon, 1984 Attended, University of California Los Angeles, 1965-1966 MFA, University of Oregon, 1965 BA, Linfield College, 1963
Profession: Retired Professor, University of Alaska, Kodiak College, 1975-1996 General Manager, Northern Processors, 1970-1975 First Lieutenant, United States Army, 1967-1970
Political: President, Alaska State Senate, 2009-present Senator, Alaska State Senate, 2003-present Representative, Alaska State House of Representatives, 2000-2003 Candidate, Alaska State House of Representatives, 1998 Candidate, Alaska State Senate, 1996 Presiding Officer, Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, 1995-1996 Assemblyman, Kodiak Island Borough, 1989-1992, 1994-1996 President, Board of Education, Kodiak Island Borough, 1984-1987 Mayor, City of Kodiak, 1978-1979 City Council, Kodiak, 1976-1978 Mayor, Kodiak Island Borough
Congressional Membership: National Council of State Legislators, 2005-present Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force
Organization Membership: Ex-Officio Member, Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation, 2001-2002 President, Kodiak Area Chamber of Commerce, 1974-1975 Alaska Council of Mayors President, Alaska Historical Society Board of Directors, Alaska Humanities Forum Board of Directors, Alaska Municipal League Ex-officio Member, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute American Historical Society Member, American Legion Kodiak Elks Club Kodiak Historical Society Chair, Kodiak Mayor's Conference Director, Kodiak Oral History Project Member, Pioneers of Alaska Governor, Rotary International, District of Alaska, Yukon Territory, and Siberia Vice President, Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference
Committees:
Education
Education Funding District Cost Factor
Higher Education/Career Readiness Task Force
Legislative Council
Resources
Rules
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics
Senate World Trade
Subcommittee on Education and Early Development
Subcommittee on Fish and Game
Subcommittee on Governor
Subcommittee on Legislature
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