Dave Talerico
| Dave Talerico | |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 6th District | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | redistricted |
| Member of the Borough Assembly of the Denali Borough, Alaska | |
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In office 2013–2014 | |
| Mayor of the Denali Borough, Alaska | |
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In office 2002–2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Clay Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Healy, Alaska |
| Occupation | politician, miner |
David M. "Dave" Talerico is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, he has served in the Alaska House of Representatives since 2015. He represents House District 6, a vast district in The Bush that encompasses the Denali Borough and other unincorporated areas. He is the longest-serving mayor of the Denali Borough, in office from 2002 to 2012,[1] and briefly served on the Borough Assembly again from 2013 to 2014, when he was elected to the House of Representatives.[2] He is a longtime resident of Healy.
Talerico previously ran unsuccessfully for a House seat against David Guttenberg, a Democrat from Fairbanks. He worked for Republican Representative Doug Isaacson as a legislative staffer from 2012 to 2013.[1] He is a miner by trade and was the director of human resources and safety at the Usibelli Coal Mine at the time of his election to the House of Representatives in 2014.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Denali Borough mayor resigning to take job with Isaacson". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.denaliborough.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B63112C6F-13FC-4147-831D-8F3F0E33EC53%7D/uploads/12-10-14_Assembly_minutes_to_web.pdf
- ↑ Capps, Kris (December 22, 2013). "Talerico files to run for Alaska Legislature". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved February 9, 2015.