David M. Talerico is an American politician from

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. A Republican, he served in the

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from 2015 to 2021. He represented House District 6, a vast district in

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that encompasses the

Denali Borough The Denali Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census the population of the borough was 1,619, down from 1,826 in 2010. The borough seat and most populated community is Healy, and its only incorporated ...

and other unincorporated areas. He is the longest-serving mayor of the Denali Borough, in office from 2002 to 2012, and briefly served on the Borough Assembly again from 2013 to 2014, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He is a longtime resident of Healy. Talerico previously ran unsuccessfully for a House seat against

David Guttenberg David Guttenberg (born May 26, 1951) is an American politician serving as a member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a ...

, a

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from Fairbanks. He worked for Republican Representative

Doug Isaacson Douglas W. Isaacson (born October 18, 1957) is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 1. He represented the 1st district from January 18, 2013 – January 15, 2015. Early life ...

as a legislative staffer from 2012 to 2013. He is a miner by trade and was the director of human resources and safety at the Usibelli Coal Mine at the time of his election to the House of Representatives in 2014.

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