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Alan Austerman

American politician (born 1943)

Summary

American politician (born 1943)

Field	Value
name	Alan Austerman
image	File:Ouzinkie gets ferry service.jpg
caption	Alan Austerman (right) with Gary Stevens and Mayor Dan Clarion in Ouzinkie, June 2012.
office	Majority Leader of the
Alaska House of Representatives
term_start	November 11, 2010
term_end	2012
predecessor	Kyle Johansen
successor	Lance Pruitt
state_house1	Alaska
district1	36th
term_start1	January 20, 2009
term_end1	January 20, 2015
predecessor1	Gabrielle LeDoux
successor1	Louise Stutes
state_senate2	Alaska
state2	Alaska
district2	R
term_start2	January 21, 2003
term_end2	February 10, 2003
predecessor2	(redistricting took effect)
successor2	Gary Stevens
state_senate3	Alaska
state3	Alaska
district3	C
term_start3	January 8, 2001
term_end3	January 20, 2003
predecessor3	Jerry Mackie
successor3	(redistricting takes effect)
state_house4	Alaska
district4	6th
term_start4	January 16, 1995
term_end4	January 7, 2001
predecessor4	Cliff Davidson
successor4	Gary Stevens
birth_date
birth_place	Everett, Washington, U.S.
party	Republican
spouse	Virginia
children	Carol
Dawn
residence	Kodiak, Alaska, U.S.
occupation	Consultant/Lobbyist
profession	business owner-operator
allegiance	United States of America
serviceyears	1964–1971
rank	Sergeant [[File:Army-USA-OR-05.svg	15px]]
branch	United States Army
unit	Alaska National Guard

Alaska House of Representatives Dawn

Alan David Austerman (born May 23, 1943) is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate.

Early life and education

Austerman was born in Everett, Washington. He graduated from Kodiak High School in 1961.

Career

Austerman served as the Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives. He also served on the Fisheries, Military and Veterans Affairs, and Community and Regional Affairs committees of the House of Representatives of the 27th Legislature. Alan Austerman previously served as an Alaska State Senator from 2001 to 2003. He resigned from the Senate to become the Fisheries Policy Advisor to Governor Frank Murkowski. Before that he represented the 6th district in the House from 1995 to 2001.

Austerman's daughter Carol ran for his seat in the House of Representatives upon his retirement in 2014. She lost in the Republican primary to Louise Stutes.

Personal life

Austerman and his wife, Ginny, and two children, Carol and Dawn.

He is the current owner of Alan Austerman Consulting and Lobbyist Services. He served from 1964 to 1971 in the Alaska National Guard achieving the rank of Sergeant. He has also served as Police Officer in the Kodiak Police Department and was also a Commercial Fisherman. He also published and co-owned the Kadiak Times newspaper at one point.

References

(1990). "State of Alaska – Official Election Pamphlet – November 6, 1990". Alaska Division of Elections.
"Alan Austerman".
"Alaska State Legislature".
[http://housemajority.org/austerman/index.php Austerman]housemajority.org {{Webarchive. link. (January 17, 2009)
link. (January 20, 2009)
Gibbs, Brianna. (August 20, 2014). "Stutes Takes Early Lead, Holds Strong in Republican Primary".
Forgey, Pat. (November 4, 2014). "Costello win helps Alaska Republicans maintain legislative grip".
"The Voter's Self Defense System".

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