Pete Higgins

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Pete Higgins
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Thomas
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Alaska Fairbanks Creighton University

Pete B. Higgins (born October 26, 1957)^[1] is an American dentist and politician. Higgins is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives since January 18, 2013 representing District 5.^[2]

Early life and education

Pete Higgins was born October 26, 1957, the youngest child of Albert and Onita Higgins. The family moved to Alaska during his childhood, settling in Fairbanks in 1967. Higgins graduated from Lathrop High School in 1976. He attended University of Alaska Fairbanks and earned his DDS from Creighton University.

Political career

2012 With Republican Representative Bill Thomas running for the District 34 seat, Higgins won the District 5 four-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,423 votes (51.97%), ^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,950 votes (53.44%) against Democratic nominee David Watts, ^[4] who had previously run for the seat in 2006.

2010 Higgins was unopposed for the Senate's D seat August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, and won with 4,756 votes,^[5] and challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Thomas in the November 2, 2010 General election, but lost;^[6] Senator Thomas held that seat until 2013.

References

↑ "Doug Isaacson". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "Representative Pete Higgins' 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.
↑ "State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
↑ "State of Alaska 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 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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