Bob Herron (born March 9, 1951) is a Democratic former member of the

Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people pe ...

, representing the 38th District from 2009 until 2017. Herron was the Majority Whip, granting him the distinction of being the only Representative in the United States elected as a Democrat who served as a statewide leader of a Republican party-majority legislative body. The official job of the Whip is to make sure that House members vote in line with Republican leadership. Before the beginning of the 26th Legislature, in January 2008 Representative Herron, began caucusing with the Republicans in the House Majority Caucus. During the 2009 and 2010 legislative sessions, Representative Herron served as Co-Chair of the Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Health & Social Services Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Rules Committee. During the 2011 legislative session, Representative Herron began serving as the Chair of the Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Committee.

Elections

*2012 Running unopposed in the primary and general elections, Herron won the November 6, 2012 general election with 96% of the vote. *2014 Running unopposed in the primary and general elections, Herron won the November 4, 2014 General election with 97% of the vote. *2016 In the August 15th Democratic primary, Herron was defeated 57%-43% by

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Personal life

Herron has a wife: Margaret, three children: Buddy, Charles & Jalene, and three grand children. Bob Herron graduated from Lathrop High School in 1968.

References

External links

Alaska State House Majority Site

Alaska State Legislature Biography

Project Vote Smart profile

Campaign Website

Bob Herron
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Herron, Bob 1951 births Businesspeople from Fairbanks, Alaska Lathrop High School (Alaska) alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature People from Bethel, Alaska Politicians from Fairbanks, Alaska People from La Grande, Oregon United States Marine Corps officers Military personnel from Oregon