Josiah Patkotak
Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak (born March 22, 1994) (last name pronounced Patkutaq in Iñupiaq) is an Iñupiaq politician from Alaska. He represented District 40 as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. Patkotak defeated another Iñupiaq candidate, Elizabeth Niiqsik Ferguson (D), for the seat by a margin of 200 votes following the retirement of John Lincoln.
Josiah Patkotak | |
|---|---|
| Aullaqsruaq | |
Patkotak in November 2023 | |
| Mayor of North Slope Borough | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Brower |
| Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| Acting February 4, 2021 – February 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bryce Edgmon |
| Succeeded by | Louise Stutes |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
| In office January 11, 2021 – October 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | John Lincoln |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1994 Barrow, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
Patkotak resigned from the Alaska House in October 2023 after being elected as mayor of North Slope Borough.
Patkotak is registered as an Independent politician. He played the lead role in Andrew Okpeaha MacLean's On the Ice (2011).
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