Nancy Dahlstrom

Nancy Dahlstrom (born August 13, 1957) is an American politician who is serving as the 15th lieutenant governor of Alaska, since December 2022. She previously served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 18th and 13th districts. She was appointed to the House at the beginning of the legislative session in 2003 when the representative-elect, Lisa Murkowski, was appointed to her father's U.S. Senate seat.[1] Dahlstrom resigned her House seat to take a position in the administration of Governor Sean Parnell, then resigned from that position after less than a month when constitutional issues arose.

Nancy Dahlstrom
15th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
GovernorMike Dunleavy
Preceded byKevin Meyer
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections
In office
December 5, 2018 – May 31, 2022
GovernorMike Dunleavy
Preceded byDean Williams
Succeeded byJen Winkelman
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 21, 2003 – May 31, 2010
Preceded byLisa Murkowski (redistricting)
Succeeded byDan Saddler
Personal details
Born (1957-08-13) August 13, 1957
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKit Dahlstrom
Children4
EducationWayland Baptist University (BS)
University of La Verne (MA)

She later served be elected back to the House 2018. However, she would decline to be seated, instead she would accept a position in the administration of Governor Mike Dunleavy. Governor Dunleavy would appoint Sharon Jackson to fill the full-term vacancy.[2]

Legislative career

Dahlstrom was serving as Co-Chair of the Armed Services Committee, Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Budget & Audit Committee, and was a member of the Economic Development, Trade & Tourism Special Committee and the Energy Special Committee. She also served on the Environmental Conservation, Health & Social Services, Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Public Safety Finance Subcommittees, for the 26th Legislature.[3] She spoke publicly while campaigning about reducing crime, both in her district and in the entire state of Alaska.[4] She was elected back to the state house in 2018 but refused to be seated after accepting the position of Commissioner for the Department of Corrections.[2]

Personal life

Representative Dahlstrom has a husband: Kit and four children and nine grandchildren. Nancy Dahlstrom graduated from the Skyview High School, Smithfield, Utah in 1975, received her Associate of Science in 1992 and her Bachelor of Science in 1994 for Human Services and Business from Wayland Baptist University, and received her Master's degree in Organization Management and Human Resource from University of LaVerne in 1997.[5]

References
  1. George, Kavitha (2022-12-13). "Nancy Dahlstrom has spent most of her 20-year political career out of the spotlight. Now she's second in command". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. Quinn, Steve (2018-12-20). "Dunleavy selects veteran Sharon Jackson to replace Dahlstrom in Alaska House". KTVA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21.
  3. http://housemajority.org/dahlstrom/index.php%5B%5D
  4. newsengin (2018-10-26). "Candidate Q&A: House District 13 - Nancy Dahlstrom vs. Danyelle Kimp". The Alaska Star. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  5. "Alaska State Legislature".
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