List of United States representatives from Alaska
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Alaska. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Alaska. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.
Current member[]
There is only one district, therefore only one current member:
List of members and delegates[]
Member or delegate | District home | Party | District | Years | Electoral history |
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Bob Bartlett | Juneau | Democratic | Territory | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959 | Elected in 1944. Elected in 1946. Elected in 1948. Elected in 1950. Elected in 1952. Elected in 1954. Elected in 1956. Retired. |
Nicholas Begich | Anchorage | Democratic | At-large | January 3, 1971 – December 29, 1972 | Disappeared on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau on October 16, 1972. An official death certificate was issued December 29, 1972. |
Thomas Cale | Fairbanks | Independent | Territory | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1906. Retired. |
Anthony Dimond | Valdez | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired to become a state judge. |
George Barnes Grigsby | Juneau | Democratic | Territory | June 3, 1920 – March 1, 1921 | Elected to finish Wickersham's term.[1] Lost election contest. |
Howard Pollock | Anchorage | Republican | At-large | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | Elected in 1966. Retired to run for Governor of Alaska. |
Ralph Rivers | Fairbanks | Democratic | At-large | January 3, 1959 – December 30, 1966 | Served as Representative-elect in 1957 and 1958 under the Alaska-Tennessee Plan, pending Alaskan statehood. |
Charles August Sulzer | Prince of Wales Island | Democratic | Territory | March 4, 1917 – January 7, 1919 | Elected in 1916. Lost election contest to James Wickersham. |
March 4, 1919 – April 28, 1919 | Re-elected in 1918. Died. | ||||
Daniel Sutherland | Juneau | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | Elected in 1920.[2] Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired. |
Frank Hinman Waskey | Nome | Democratic[a] | Territory | August 14, 1906 – March 3, 1907 | Retired. |
James Wickersham | Fairbanks | Republican | Territory | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
January 7, 1919 – March 3, 1919 | Won election contest over Charles A. Sulzer.[4] Lost re-election. | ||||
March 1, 1921 – March 3, 1921 | Succeeded George B. Grigsby, who had qualified on credentials of a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles A. Sulzer, which occurred while the contest was pending.[5] | ||||
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1930.[6] Lost re-election to Anthony Dimond. | ||||
Don Young | Fort Yukon | Republican | At-large | March 6, 1973 – present | Elected to finish Begich's term. |
Living former members[]
As of January 2021, there are no living former representatives of the House from Alaska. The last living former representative and the most recent was Howard Wallace Pollock (served 1967–1971), who died January 9, 2011. The most recently serving representative to die was Nick Begich (served 1971–1972), who disappeared in a plane crash on October 16, 1972 and was declared dead on December 29, 1972, while in office.
Superlative representatives[]
Longest serving representatives[]
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Don Young | March 6, 1973 | Present | 48 years, 179 days |
Ralph Julian Rivers | January 3, 1959 | December 30, 1966 | 7 years, 361 days |
Howard Wallace Pollock | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1971 | 4 years |
Nick Begich | January 3, 1971 | December 29, 1971 | 1 year, 360 days |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Jun 05, 1919". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 02, 1920". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Alaskan Delegate Here: Frank H. Waskey Pleases by Good Looks and Modest Ways". The Washington Post. October 29, 1906. p. 7. ProQuest 144691230.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate - Recount Race - Jan 07, 1919". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate - Recount Race - Mar 01, 1921". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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