Alan David Austerman (born May 23, 1943) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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and

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Early life and education

Austerman was born in

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. He graduated from Kodiak High School in 1961.

Career

Austerman served as the Majority Leader of the

. He also served on the Fisheries, Military and Veterans Affairs, and Community and Regional Affairs committees of the House of Representatives of the 27th Legislature. Alan Austerman previously served as an Alaska State Senator from 2001 to 2003. He resigned from the Senate to become the Fisheries Policy Advisor to Governor

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. Before that he represented the 6th district in the House from 1995 to 2001. Austerman's daughter Carol ran for his seat in the House of Representatives upon his retirement in 2014. She lost in the Republican primary to

Louise Stutes Louise Ball Stutes (born July 30, 1952) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, Stutes is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing House District 32 on Kodiak Island since 2015, and has served as Speaker of the ...

Personal life

Austerman and his wife, Ginny, and two children, Carol and Dawn. He is the current owner of Alan Austerman Consulting and Lobbyist Services. He served from 1964 to 1971 in the

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achieving the rank of Sergeant. He has also served as Police Officer in the Kodiak Police Department and was also a Commercial Fisherman. He also published and co-owned the Kadiak Times newspaper at one point.

References

External links

Alaska State House Majority Site

Alaska State Legislature Biography

Project Vote Smart profile

Representative Austerman's Blog

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