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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.

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

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

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