Ashley Carrick is an American politician. She serves as a Democratic member for the 35th district of the

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Life and career

A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Carrick earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the

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. She later earned her master's degree in public health from the

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in 2020. Carrick worked as an educator and as a legislative aide before joining the Alaska legislature. She is the first openly bisexual member of the Alaska Legislature, and one of its first openly

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members. She assumed office in 2023.

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