Dan Saddler
Dan Saddler | |
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Majority Leader of theAlaska House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 19, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chris Tuck |
Member of theAlaska House of Representatives from the 24th district district | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ken McCarty(redistricting) |
In office January 2011 – December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Dahlstrom |
Succeeded by | Sharon Jackson |
Constituency | 18th district (2011–2013) 12th district (2013–2015) 13th district (2015–2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Elyria, Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Miami University(BA) Ohio State University(MA) |
Website | Official 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
[edit]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
[edit]Saddler earned hisBAinjournalismfromMiami Universityand hisMAfromOhio State University.
Elections
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^"Dan Saddler".Juneau, Alaska:Alaska Legislature.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
- ^https://registrar.osu.edu/staff/commence_bulletins/su87_commence.pdf
- ^ab"Representative Dan Saddler's Biography".Project Vote Smart.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
- ^"Eagle River lawmaker resigns to take job in Dunleavy administration".Anchorage Daily News.RetrievedOctober 15,2023.
- ^"Representative Dan Saddler".housemajority.org.Retrieved2015-12-12.
- ^"State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
- ^"State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
- ^"State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2012 Official Results".Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
- ^"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.
- ^"Alaska State Legislature".akleg.gov.Retrieved2015-12-12.
External links
[edit]- Official pageat theAlaska Legislature
- Campaign site
- ProfileatVote Smart
- Dan Saddlerat100 Years of Alaska's Legislature