Carolyn Hall-Jensen is an American communications professional and politician who is a member of the

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for the 16th district.

Career

Hall was born in

Whitman, Massachusetts Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located approximately south of Boston on the western edge of the ...

and moved to

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in 2008. She graduated with a

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from

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in 2003 and worked for the

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as a video producer. She earned a

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from the

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in 2020. She worked as the spokesperson for

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and at

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Alaska House of Representatives

Following incumbent Jennie Armstrong's announcement that she would not seek re-election, Hall filed to run for the

in the 16th district in

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. She faced

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Nick Moe in the primary and the two advanced to the general election, but Moe later withdrew and endorsed Hall. Due to paperwork error, Moe failed to meet the withdrawal deadline so his name remained on the ballot. She won the general election.

Electoral History

2024

Primary

After the primary election, Independent Nick Moe withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Hall, leaving Hall unopposed. Moe remained on the ballot.

General

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Carolyn Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women politicians Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska Women state legislators in Alaska People from Whitman, Massachusetts Franklin Pierce University alumni University of Alaska Anchorage alumni 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature