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Dan Saddler

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Dan Saddler
Majority Leader of theAlaska House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 19, 2023
Preceded byChris Tuck
Member of theAlaska House of Representatives
from the 24th district district
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byKen McCarty(redistricting)
In office
January 2011 – December 2018
Preceded byNancy Dahlstrom
Succeeded bySharon Jackson
Constituency18th district (2011–2013)
12th district (2013–2015)
13th district (2015–2018)
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Elyria, Ohio,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationMiami University(BA)
Ohio State University(MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Daniel Robert Saddler(born 1961)[1][2]is an American politician who serves as aRepublicanmember of theAlaska House of Representatives.He took office in January 2011 and resigned in December 2018 to take a position in the administration of GovernorMike Dunleavy.[3][4]He was later elected to a new term beginning in January 2023.[3]

Career

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Saddler's professional experiences include being an engineering magazine editor, newspaper reporter, legislative staffer for various lawmakers in Alaska, and a public relations executive for an Alaska regional corporation.[5]

Education

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Saddler earned hisBAinjournalismfromMiami Universityand hisMAfromOhio State University.

Elections

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  • 2012 With Republican RepresentativeEric Feigeredistricted to District 6, Saddler won the District 12 August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,185 votes (88.30%),[6]and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,663 votes (96.56%) againstwrite-in candidates.[7]
  • 2010 When Republican RepresentativeNancy Dahlstromresigned and the District 18 seat was left open through the election, Saddler won the three-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary by 4 votes, with 415 votes (35.84%),[8]and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 1,944 votes (68.89%) againstDemocraticnominee Martin Lindeke.[9]

Personal life

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Saddler and his wife Chris and have two children together.

Saddler's interests include family, hiking, flying, writing songs and performing, and American history.[10]

References

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  1. ^"Dan Saddler".Juneau, Alaska:Alaska Legislature.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  2. ^https://registrar.osu.edu/staff/commence_bulletins/su87_commence.pdf
  3. ^ab"Representative Dan Saddler's Biography".Project Vote Smart.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  4. ^"Eagle River lawmaker resigns to take job in Dunleavy administration".Anchorage Daily News.RetrievedOctober 15,2023.
  5. ^"Representative Dan Saddler".housemajority.org.Retrieved2015-12-12.
  6. ^"State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  7. ^"State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  8. ^"State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  9. ^"State of Alaska 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2019.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  10. ^"Alaska State Legislature".akleg.gov.Retrieved2015-12-12.
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Alaska House of Representatives
Preceded by Majority Leader of theAlaska House of Representatives
2023–present
Incumbent