Dave Talerico
Dave Talerico | |
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Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 6th District | |
In office January 20, 2015 – January 19, 2021 | |
Preceded by | redistricted |
Succeeded by | Mike Cronk |
Member of the Borough Assembly of the Denali Borough, Alaska | |
In office 2013–2014 | |
Mayor of the Denali Borough, Alaska | |
In office 2002–2012 | |
Succeeded by | Clay Walker |
Personal details | |
Born | February 23, 1956 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Healy, Alaska |
Occupation | politician, miner |
David M. Talerico is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, he served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. He represented 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
[edit]- ^ a b "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 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Capps, Kris (December 22, 2013). "Talerico files to run for Alaska Legislature". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved February 9, 2015.