Benjamin Nageak

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Benjamin Nageak
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2013
Preceded by	Reggie Joule
Personal details
Born	(1950-03-26) March 26, 1950 Eastern North Slope (now part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), Alaska
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic

Benjamin P. "Ben" (or "Bennie") Nageak (born March 26, 1950)^[1] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives since January 18, 2013 representing District 40.^[2]

Political career

North Slope Borough

During the 1990s, Nageak was elected to the North Slope Borough assembly. A year into his term, he was elected the borough's mayor, and served in that position for a single three-year term.

Prior to running for the Alaska House in 2012, Nageak was serving as a special assistant to the borough's current mayor, Charlotte Brower.

Alaska House of Representatives

In 2012, Nageak filed to run for the 40th District seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. Incumbent Reggie Joule announced shortly before the filing deadline that he would not be a candidate for reelection; he would later to decide to run for mayor of the Northwest Arctic Borough and was elected to that position. Nageak won the four-way August 28, 2012 Democratic Primary with 714 votes (36.08%),^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,444 votes (95.91%) against write-in candidates.^[4]

References

↑ "Benjamin Nageak". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "Representative Benjamin Nageak's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

External links

Official page at the Alaska Legislature

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives

28th Alaska Legislature (2013)

Speaker of the House: Mike Chenault (R)
Majority Leader: Lance Pruitt (R)
Minority Leader: Chris Tuck (D)

Doug Isaacson (R)
Tammie Wilson (R)
Steve Thompson (R)
Scott Kawasaki (D)
Pete Higgins (R)
Eric Feige (R)
Wes Keller (R)
Shelley Hughes (R)
Lynn Gattis (R)
Mark Neuman (R)

Bill Stoltze (R)
Dan Saddler (R)
Gabrielle LeDoux (R)
Max Gruenberg (D)
Andrew Josephson (D)
Harriet Drummond (D)
Geran Tarr (D)
Les Gara (D)
Lindsey Holmes (R)
Mia Costello (R)

Craig Johnson (R)
Chris Tuck (D)
Bob Lynn (R)
Charisse Millett (R)
Lance Pruitt (R)
Lora Reinbold (R)
Mike Hawker (R)
Mike Chenault (R)
Kurt Olson (R)
Paul Seaton (R)

Cathy Muñoz (R)
Vacant
Peggy Wilson (R)
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D)
Alan Austerman (R)
Bryce Edgmon (D)
Bob Herron (D)
David Guttenberg (D)
Neal Foster (D)
Benjamin Nageak (D)

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