Kim Elton
Kim Steven Elton (born April 9, 1948) is a journalist, commercial fisherman, government official and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. Elton represented Juneau in the Alaska House of Representatives for two terms, from 1995 to 1999. In 1998, he was elected to the Alaska Senate, serving until his resignation in early 2009 to accept appointment as director of Alaska Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior by President Barack Obama. Prior to holding elected office, Elton was executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and a salmon troller engaged in commercial fishing.
Kim S. Elton | |
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| Member of the Alaska Senate from the B district | |
| In office January 19, 1999 – March 2, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Egan |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 16, 1995 – January 18, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Fran Ulmer |
| Succeeded by | Beth Kerttula |
| Member of the Juneau Assembly from District 1 | |
| In office October 1990 – October 1994 | |
| Preceded by | McKie Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Rosemary Hagevig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1948 Havre, Montana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marylou |
| Residence | Juneau, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Saint Olaf College, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Profession | Journalist |
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