Tammie Wilson

Tammie Wilson was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 3.[2]

Tammie Wilson
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
December 3, 2009 – January 24, 2020
Preceded byJohn Coghill
Succeeded byMike Prax
Personal details
Bornc. 1961 59–60[1]
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNorth Pole, Alaska
Alma materIllinois State University
OccupationAutomotive shop owner

Wilson ran for the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Assembly each year from 2006 to 2008. In 2006 she challenged incumbent Charlie Rex. Rex was reelected by an extremely narrow margin.[3]

Wilson mounted another campaign for Assembly in 2007, finishing second, before being elected the following year, running unopposed that time. In 2009 she ran for FNSB Mayor, as incumbent Jim Whitaker was term-limited. She was supported by Francis "Schaeffer" Cox, a militia leader who spoke and tabled at a fundraiser for her.[4] She came in second out of six candidates in the regular election.[5] As no candidate achieved a 40% plurality, Wilson and first-place finisher Luke Hopkins faced each other in a runoff election. Hopkins won by 844 votes out of over 17,000 votes cast. While she attributed her political involvement to defense of junkyards (that would personally impact her), Wilson's campaign was dogged by revelation of a long-standing formal complaint against her junkyard (lack of screening).[6][7][8]

Gene Therriault resigned from the Alaska Senate in 2009 to take a position as senior energy policy adviser to Alaska Governor Sean Parnell. John Coghill, the representative for District 11, was appointed to take Therriault's place. Parnell announced on November 24, 2009, that Wilson would be appointed to the House seat.[9] She was sworn in on December 3, 2009, in Fairbanks by Lt. Governor Craig Campbell. She won election on her own under the state's 2011 redistricting plan, that placed her into a new District 2.[10] Wilson was assigned positions on the Transportation, Health and Social Services, Labor and Commerce, Military & Veterans Affairs, and the Joint Armed Services committees in the House. She was reelected in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.[11] In July 2015 Wilson announced her intention to run again for borough mayor.[12] She was defeated in the October election by Karl Kassel, who garnered 57% of the vote.[13] On January 24, 2020, she announced her resignation from her House seat in order to become a policy adviser at the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services. She had long maintained an interest in the operations of the Office of Children's Services (OCS) within that department.[14]

References
  1. Milkowski, Stefan (2006). "Seat A: Assembly hopefuls look to draw business to borough". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. "House of representatives - Tammie Wilson". The Alaskan state legislator. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. Milkowski, Stefan (October 4, 2006). "Assembly race remains close". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. Alaska militia leader Cox told volunteers to be ready to shoot agents, McClatchyDC, Richard Mauer, May 22, 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. Mayor’s Race in Fairbanks Still Undecided, KUAC/Alaska Public Radio Network, Dan Bross, 11-4-2009.
  6. "Wilson's Junkyard Garners Complaint".
  7. "Junkyard Debate".
  8. "Hopkins and Wilson Go Head to Heat in Mayoral Debate".
  9. Wilson Fills Vacant Fairbanks House Seat Alaska Public Radio Network, Dave Donaldson, 11-24-2009.
  10. , Alaska House Majority.
  11. Bohman, Amanda (July 15, 2015). "Rep. Tammie Wilson files to run again for borough mayor". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  12. "Rep. Tammie Wilson to run for borough mayor". Juneau Empire. Associated Press. July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. Kassel elected as Fairbanks Borough Mayor, Fairbanks News-Miner, Amanda Bohmann, October 7, 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. North Pole Rep. Tammie Wilson announces resignation, new role with DHSS, KTVA, Joe Vigil, January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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