Tammie Wilson
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Tammie Wilson is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives
, representing District 11, which encompasses the city of North Pole
and surrounding area. Prior to holding this position, she was a member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Wilson ran for the FNSB Assembly each year from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, she challenged incumbent Charlie Rex. Rex was re-elected by an extremely narrow margin.
Wilson mounted another campaign for Assembly in 2007, finishing second, before being elected the following year, running unopposed that time. In 2009, she ran for FNSB Mayor, as incumbent Jim Whitaker
was term-limited. She came in second out of six candidates in the regular election. As no candidate achieved the threshold of a 40 percent plurality, Wilson and first-place candidate Luke Hopkins faced each other in a runoff election. Hopkins would win by 844 votes out of over 17,000 votes cast.
Gene Therriault
had resigned from the Alaska Senate
in 2009 to take a position as senior energy policy advisor to Alaska Governor Sean Parnell
. John Coghill
, the representative for District 11, was appointed to take Therriault's place. Parnell announced on November 24, 2009 that Wilson would be appointed to the House seat. She was sworn in on December 3, 2009 in Fairbanks
by Lt. Governor
Craig Campbell
.
Wilson was assigned positions on the Transportation, Health and Social Services, Labor and Commerce, Military & Veterans Affairs, and the Joint Armed Services committees in the House.
Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
, representing District 11, which encompasses the city of North Pole
North Pole, Alaska
North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska metropolitan statistical area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population as of July 1, 2009 at 2,226. The name "North Pole" is often applied to the entire area covered...
and surrounding area. Prior to holding this position, she was a member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Wilson ran for the FNSB Assembly each year from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, she challenged incumbent Charlie Rex. Rex was re-elected by an extremely narrow margin.
Wilson mounted another campaign for Assembly in 2007, finishing second, before being elected the following year, running unopposed that time. In 2009, she ran for FNSB Mayor, as incumbent Jim Whitaker
Jim whitaker
Norris J. "Jim" Whitaker is an American politician of the Republican Party who served as mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, from 2003 to 2009. Prior to his mayoral term, Whitaker served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. In October 2003 he was elected borough...
was term-limited. She came in second out of six candidates in the regular election. As no candidate achieved the threshold of a 40 percent plurality, Wilson and first-place candidate Luke Hopkins faced each other in a runoff election. Hopkins would win by 844 votes out of over 17,000 votes cast.
Gene Therriault
Gene Therriault
Gene Therriault was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the F district from 2000 to 2009. He most recently served as the Senate Minority Leader. Previously he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1992 through 2000....
had resigned from the Alaska Senate
Alaska Senate
The Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Senate consists of twenty members, each of whom represents an equal amount of districts with populations of about 31,347 people . Senators serve four-year terms, without term...
in 2009 to take a position as senior energy policy advisor to Alaska Governor Sean Parnell
Sean Parnell
Sean R. Parnell is an American Republican politician who is the tenth and current Governor of Alaska. He succeeded Sarah Palin following her resignation, and was sworn in at the Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks on July 26, 2009...
. John Coghill
John Coghill
John Bruce Coghill, Jr. is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, appointed to represent district F in 2009. He was first elected to the legislature as a state representative for district 32 in 1998...
, the representative for District 11, was appointed to take Therriault's place. Parnell announced on November 24, 2009 that Wilson would be appointed to the House seat. She was sworn in on December 3, 2009 in Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Fairbanks may refer to:Places in the United States*Fairbanks, Alaska, city*Fairbanks, California, unincorporated community in El Dorado County*Fairbanks, Mendocino County, California, former settlement*Fairbanks, Indiana, unincorporated community...
by Lt. Governor
Lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor or lieutenant-governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction, but is often the deputy or lieutenant to or ranking under a governor — a "second-in-command"...
Craig Campbell
Craig Campbell (politician)
Craig Eaton Campbell was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, holding the office from August 10, 2009 through December 6 2010. Prior to that date, he was "temporary substitute" lieutenant governor for several weeks until being confirmed in the position by the State Legislature...
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Wilson was assigned positions on the Transportation, Health and Social Services, Labor and Commerce, Military & Veterans Affairs, and the Joint Armed Services committees in the House.
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