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Richard K. Allen
Richard K. Allen is an American attorney who served as district attorney of Anchorage, Alaska. He was appointed to the position in October 2017, replacing Clint Campion, who resigned on October 6, 2017, citing personal reasons. Early life and education Allen was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. During high school, he spent one year as an exchange student in Johannesburg. He graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1996 and received a Juris Doctor from University of Idaho College of Law in 2000. Career Allen worked in private practice from September 2000 to December 2003. Allen began his career in Alaska in 2004 as an assistant district attorney in the Palmer, Alaska, Palmer District Attorney office. In 2011, Allen became director of the Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) within the Alaska Department of Administration. Allen resigned as Anchorage district attorney in December 2018 at the request of Attorney General Kevin C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchorage
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has . Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. In September 1975, the City of Anchorage merged with the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, creating the Municipality of Anchorage. The municipal city limits span , encompassing the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities, and almost all of Chugach State Park. Because of this, less than 10% of the Municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
