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The purpose of this subpage is to collect and work on lists of individuals who have held major governmental positions in Alaska which may have been overlooked thus far.

Note: birth and death dates have been provided for reference, as well as making it easier to find sources. Those without death dates listed are either still living, or death dates have not been verified through available sources.

1964

Statewide elected officials

William A. Egan, Governor
Hugh J. Wade, Secretary of State
E. L. Bartlett, U.S. Senator
Ernest Gruening, U.S. Senator
Ralph J. Rivers, U.S. Representative

Executive branch officials

Floyd L. Guertin, Commissioner of Department of Administration
A. H. Romick, Commissioner of Department of Commerce
Henry Roloff, Commissioner of Department of Economic Development and Planning
William Zahradnicek, Commissioner of Department of Education
Walter Kirkness, Commissioner of Department of Fish and Game
Levi M. Browning, Commissioner of Department of Health and Welfare
D. A. McKinnon, Commissioner of Department of Highways
Bjorn G. Johnson, Commissioner of Department of Labor
George Hayes, Attorney General and Commissioner of Department of Law
Thomas P. Carroll, Adjutant General and Commissioner of Department of Military Affairs
Phil R. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Department of Natural Resources
Martin B. Underwood, Commissioner of Department of Public Safety
Richard A. Downing, Commissioner of Department of Public Works
Robert Stevenson, Commissioner of Department of Revenue

Judicial branch officials

Buell A. Nesbett, Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Senate

Mildred Banfield, District D, Juneau
Nicholas J. Begich, District E, Anchorage
Howard Bradshaw, District C, Sitka
Lester Bronson, District N, Nome
John Butrovich, District J, Fairbanks
John B. Coghill, District L, Nenana
Neal W. Foster, District N, Deering
John B. Hall, District M, Fairbanks
Harold Z. Hansen, District F, Cordova
David C. Harrison, District K, Dillingham
Eben Hopson, District O, Barrow
Yule F. Kilcher, District H, Homer
Robert J. McNealy, District J, Fairbanks
James Nolan, District A, Wrangell
Alfred Owen, District I, Uganak Bay
Frank Peratrovich, District A, Klawock, President of the Senate
Brad Phillips, District G, Anchorage
Vance Phillips, District E, Anchorage
W. O. Smith, District B, Ketchikan
Pearse M. Walsh, District P, Nome

House

Edgar I. Baggen, District 16, Fairbanks
Forbes L. Baker, District 16, Fairbanks
C. M. Binkley, District 16, College
Robert R. Blodgett, District 18, Teller
William K. Boardman, District 1, Ketchikan
Frank E. Cashel, District 3, Sitka
Raymond Christiansen, District 14, Bethel
Charles E. Cole, Sr., District 9, Seward
Robert I. Ditman, District 6, Valdez
Mike Gravel, District 8, Spenard
Jay S. Hammond, District 13, Naknek
Arthur J. Harris, District 12, Nikolski Village
Earl D. Hillstrand, District 8, Anchorage
John S. Holm, District 16, Fairbanks
Gilbert A. Jarvela, District 11, Kodiak
Axel C. Johnson, District 19, Emmonak
Joseph Josephson, District 8, Anchorage
Bruce Kendall, District 8, Anchorage, Speaker of the House
Walter L. Kubley, District 1, Ketchikan
Bennie Leonard, District 8, Anchorage
John E. Longworth, District 2, Petersburg
Carl F. Lottsfeldt, District 8, Anchorage
R. S. McCombe, District 16, Chicken
Keith H. Miller, District 8, Anchorage
Homer Moseley, District 8, Anchorage
James C. Parsons, District 8, Anchorage
Grant H. Pearson, District 15, Nenana
John L. Rader, District 8, Anchorage
Morgan W. Reed, District 5, Skagway
Eugene Reid, District 7, Palmer
V. Maurice Smith, District 16, Fairbanks
Jacob A. Stalker, District 17, Kotzebue
Harold D. Strandberg, District 8, Anchorage
George Sullivan, District 8, Anchorage
Dora M. Sweeney, District 4, Juneau
Warren A. Taylor, District 16, Fairbanks
Clem V. Tillion, District 10, Halibut Cove
Jack H. White, District 8, Anchorage
William M. Whitehead, District 4, Juneau
William C. Wiggins, District 8, Anchorage

1973

Statewide elected officials

William A. Egan (October 8, 1914 – May 6, 1984), Governor
Henry A. "Red" Boucher (January 27, 1921 – June 19, 2009), Lieutenant governor
Mike Gravel (May 13, 1930 – ), U.S. Senator
Theodore F. Stevens (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010), U.S. Senator
Donald E. Young (June 9, 1933 – ), U.S. Congressman

Executive branch officials

Joseph R. Henri (July 28, 1933 – ), Commissioner of Department of Administration
Kenneth W. Kadow (October 16, 1934 – June 16, 2001), Commissioner of Department of Commerce
Byron Mallott (April 6, 1943 – ), Commissioner of Department of Community and Regional Affairs
Irene E. Ryan (September 10, 1909 – November 23, 1997), Commissioner of Department of Economic Development
Marshall Lee Lind (June 1, 1936 – ), Commissioner of Department of Education
Max C. Brewer (May 7, 1924 – September 21, 2012), Commissioner of Department of Environmental Conservation
James W. Brooks (August 6, 1922 – May 19, 2006), Commissioner of Department of Fish and Game
Frederick P. McGinnis (January 9, 1921 – September 2, 2012), Commissioner of Department of Health and Social Services
Bruce A. Campbell (January 23, 1931 – ), Commissioner of Department of Highways
Robert L. Smith (May 12, 1927 – ), Commissioner of Department of Labor
John Havelock (July 30, 1932 – ), Attorney General and Commissioner of Department of Law
William S. Elmore (April 26, 1913 – November 8, 1980), Adjutant General and Commissioner of Department of Military Affairs
Charles F. Herbert (February 17, 1910 – September 3, 2003), Commissioner of Department of Natural Resources
Emery W. Chapple, Jr. (May 20, 1928 – December 28, 1998), Commissioner of Department of Public Safety
George W. Easley (March 14, 1933 - June 28, 2000), Commissioner of Department of Public Works
Robert D. Stevenson (December 13, 1919 – September 20, 1996), Commissioner of Department of Revenue

Senate

John Butrovich (March 22, 1910 – June 3, 1997), R-Fairbanks
L. Chancy Croft (August 21, 1937 – ), D-Anchorage
Clifford John Groh (April 1, 1926 – July 19, 1998), R-Anchorage
Jess Harris (October 4, 1930 – February 10, 1995), R-Anchorage
William L. Hensley (June 17, 1941 – ), D-Kotzebue
George Hohman (June 2, 1932 – November 20, 2006), D-Bethel
Jalmar Kerttula (April 6, 1928 – ), D-Palmer
Clyde R. Lewis (November 12, 1916 – July 26, 1999), R-Anchorage
H. D. "Pete" Meland (March 21, 1919 – January 2, 2003), D-Sitka
Keith H. Miller (March 1, 1925 – ), R-Anchorage
Terry Miller (November 10, 1942 – April 13, 1989), R-Fairbanks
Walter I. "Bob" Palmer (August 7, 1926 – October 25, 2004), R-Ninilchik
Kathryn R. "Kay" Poland (October 12, 1919 – September 3, 2010), D-Kodiak
John L. Rader (February 11, 1927 – ), D-Anchorage
Bill Ray (April 6, 1922 – September 9, 2013), D-Juneau
Ron L. Rettig (April 23, 1912 – October 3, 1995), R-Anchorage
John C. Sackett (June 3, 1944 – ), R-Galena
Lowell Thomas, Jr. (October 6, 1923 – ), R-Anchorage
Robert H. Ziegler (March 27, 1921 – September 29, 1991), D-Ketchikan

House

Mildred Banfield (January 17, 1914 – June 5, 1991), R-Juneau
Edward G. Barber (July 17, 1910 – July 6, 1982), D-Anchorage
Helen D. Beirne (April 8, 1922 – September 20, 2005), R-Anchorage
Willard L. Bowman (August 18, 1919 – December 4, 1975), D-Anchorage
Michael D. "Mike" Bradner (March 3, 1937 – ), D-Fairbanks
Selwyn Carrol (October 31, 1928 – December 21, 2010), R-Fairbanks
Genie Chance (January 24, 1927 – May 5, 1998), D-Anchorage
Charles O. Degnan (June 23, 1941 – ), D-Unalakleet
Richard I. Eliason (October 14, 1925 – April 3, 2011), R-Sitka
Frank Ferguson (July 14, 1939 – June 4, 2003), I-Kotzebue
Tom Fink (August 26, 1928 – ), R-Anchorage
Helen M. Fischer (June 2, 1912 – November 29, 1986)
Oral E. Freeman
Milo H. Fritz
Terry L. Gardiner
Phillip Guy
Glenn Hackney
Robert L. Hartig
Ernest Haugen
Earl Hillstrand
John Huber
Jacob Laktonen
Joseph E. McGill
Richard L. McVeigh
J. Hugh Malone
Russ Meekins
Jo Ann Miller
Mike Miller
Edward F. Naughton
Joseph L. Orsini
Alfred Ose
William K. Parker
Lawrence D. "Larry" Petersen
Richard Randolph
A. M. "Bud" Saylors
Keith W. Specking
Clem R. Tillion
Rick Urion
Andy Warwick
I. Lavell Wilson

1995

House Finance Committee

The following state officials were acknowledged as in attendance at committee hearings this year:

Executive branch

Department of Administration – Mark Boyer, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Sharon Barton, director; Eric Swanson, budget analyst
- Division of Personnel – Mike McMullen, acting director
- Office of Public Advocacy – Brant McGee, director
- Public Defender Agency – John Salemi, director
Department of Commerce and Economic Development – Willie Hensley, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Guy Bell, director
- Division of Occupational Licensing – Karl Luck, director
- Alaska Public Utilities Commission – Robert Lohr, executive director
Department of Community and Regional Affairs – Mike Irwin, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Service – Remond Henderson, director
Department of Corrections – Margaret Pugh, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Robert Cole, director
Department of Education – Jerry Covey, commissioner; Duane Guiley, director of school finance
- Division of Administrative Services – Karen Rehfeld, director
- Postsecondary Education Commission – Joe McCormick, executive director
Department of Environmental Conservation – Gene Burden, commissioner
- Air Quality Management Section – Len Verrelli
Department of Fish and Game – Frank Rue, acting commissioner; Geron Bruce, legislative liaison
- Division of Administration – Kevin Brooks, director
- Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission – Frank Homan, commissioner
- Exxon Valdez Trustee Council – Traci Crammer
Office of the Governor – Pat Pourchot, legislative director
- Division of Administrative Services – Mike Nizich, director
- Office of Management and Budget – Annalee McConnell, director; Jack Fargnoli, Jack Kreinheder and Brad Pierce, policy analysts
  - Division of Budget Review – Nancy Slagle, director
Department of Health and Social Services – Karen Perdue, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Janet Clarke, director
- Division of Public Health – Peter Nakamura MD MPH, director
Department of Labor – Tom Cashen, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Arbe Williams, director
Department of Law – Bruce Botelho, attorney general; Laurie Otto and Susan Cox, assistant attorneys general; Dean Guaneli, chief assistant attorney general; Jan Rutherdale
- Division of Administrative Services – Richard Pegues, director
- Civil Division – Barbara Ritchie, deputy attorney general
  - General Civil Section – Tina Kobayashi, assistant attorney general
- Criminal Division – Margo Knuth, assistant attorney general
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs – Adjutant Major General Jake Lestenkof, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Jeff Morrison, director
- Division of Emergency Services – Ervin Paul Martin, director; Pete Wuerpel, chief of operations
Department of Natural Resources – John Shively, commissioner; Marty Rutherford, acting commissioner; Bill Andrews, finance officers
- Division of Agriculture – John Cramer, director
- Division of Forestry – Tom Boutin
- Division of Land – Ron Swanson, director
- Division of Mining and Water Management – Ken Boyd, deputy director; Jules Tileston
- Division of Support Services – Nico Bus, director
State Pipeline Coordinator's Office / Joint Pipeline Office – Jerry Brossia, director
Department of Public Safety – Ron Otte, commissioner; Del Smith, deputy commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Ken Bischoff
- Statewide Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory – Kris Beheim
Department of Revenue – Wilson Condon, commissioner; Dr. Charles Logsdon, chief petroleum economist; Deborah Vogt, deputy commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Robert Baratko, director; Mary Sutton, finance officer
- Permanent Fund Dividend Division – Mike McGee, director
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities – Joe Perkins, commissioner
- Division of Administrative Services – Ron Lind, director

Judicial branch

Alaska Court System – Arthur H. Snowden II, administrative director; Chris Christensen, staff counsel

Legislative branch

House Finance Committee – Louanne Christian, secretary; Michelle Toohey, staff
House Resources Committee – Jeff Logan, staff
Legislative Audit Division – Randy Welker, legislative auditor
Legislative Finance Division – Mike Greany, director; Fred Fisher, Susan Taylor, Jetta Whittaker, Dana LaTour, Kathryn Daughhetee and Virginia Stonkus, fiscal analysts
Legislative Legal Services – Gerald Luckhaupt, legislative counsel; Jack Chenoweth, attorney
Legislative aides – George Dozier and Rod Mourant (Pete Kott); Patty Swenson (Con Bunde)

Political subdivisions

University of Alaska – Dr. Jerome Komisar, president; Wendy Redman, vice president for university relations; Alison Elgee, budget director