Edward Russell Meekins Sr. (November 17, 1915 – August 10, 1995) was an American politician who served as a member of the

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in 1959 and 1960. Meekins was a

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. He was a salesman of new and used cars in

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and was popularly known around town as "Hustling Russ". His son Russ Meekins Jr. and his daughter

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also served in the

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. His grandson was the figure skater

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.'Olympic Notebook: Former Seawolf already earns Olympic metal. Now he wants a metal,' ''Anchorage Daily News (Alaska),'' Beth Bragg, February 20, 2018

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1915 births 1995 deaths Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Businesspeople from Anchorage, Alaska Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Alaska Legislature {{Alaska-politician-stub