Alyse Surratt Galvin (born July 18, 1965) is an American businesswoman, education advocate, and politician from the state of Alaska. Galvin was an independent candidate for the

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in Alaska's at-large congressional district in

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and

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, running with the endorsement of the

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. She lost both times to incumbent Republican

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. She represents the 14th district in the Alaska House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Galvin was born in Riverside, California and raised in Alaska. Galvin graduated from

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, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, San Diego.

Career

Galvin worked as a manager at the

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Sheraton. She is an education advocate, and was a part of

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's transition team in 2014 after his election as

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. She co-founded Great Alaska Schools which is an advocacy group for education funding.

Congressional elections

On January 11, 2018, Galvin announced her candidacy for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the

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as an independent. Alaska held their primaries on August 27, 2018. Galvin opted to run in the

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primary, receiving 54.1% of the vote, beating out three other contenders. The 2018 general election was held on November 6, 2018. Galvin faced incumbent Republican

. On election day Galvin won 46.7% of the vote, losing to Young. Galvin announced that she would run again in the

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. She calls Alaska "ground zero for the climate crisis" and supports investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency; she opposes the

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. However, she agreed with her opponent Don Young on other resource issues, including Arctic oil drilling.

Alaska House of Representatives

Galvin announced in late 2021 that she would run for the Alaska Legislature, although she did not initially announce whether she would run for a seat in the Alaska House of Representatives or the

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, due to complications with redistricting. She chose to run for Alaska's 14th House of Representatives district against Republican candidate Nicholas Danger.

Personal life

Galvin is married to Pat, an oil executive who served as the revenue commissioner for Governor

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. They have three sons and a daughter.

Electoral history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvin, Alyse Living people Alaska Independents Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska Women in Alaska politics Women political candidates 1965 births The Bishop's School alumni