Jay Kerttula

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Jalmar Martin "Jay" Kerttula (born April 6, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a retired Alaska politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Kerttula served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1961 to 1972. He served as the Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970. He was also later Alaska Senate President (1981–1984) and his daughter is Beth Kerttula. Kerttula is a Lutheran.

Legacy

Matanuska-Susitna College has a Jalmar Kerttula Building (called the JKB) is named for him. It is where most of the English, Computer Network Support, & Biology classes are held. It also houses the Academic Affairs office, Director's Office, Marketing, Student Government office, and Bookstore.

External links

Brief political graveyard bio
Senate Presidents and Speakers of the Alaska Legislature
American legislative leaders in the West, 1911-1994
Jalmar Kerttula at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

v t e Speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives

Territorial (1912–1959)	Collins Hess White Nerland Cole Wilcox Smith Rothenburg Winn McDonald Hofman Green Lyng H. McCutcheon Davis Lander Gill S. McCutcheon Egan Kay Greuel

State (since 1959)	Taylor Kendall Gravel Boardman Kerttula Guess Fink Bradner Malone Gardiner Duncan Hayes Grussendorf Cotten Grussendorf Barnes Phillips Porter Kott Harris Chenault

Persondata
Name	Kerttula, Jay
Alternative names	Kerttula, Jalmar M.
Short description	American politician, longest-serving member of the Alaska Legislature
Date of birth	April 6, 1928
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date of death
Place of death

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