Drue Pearce (born April 2, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is currently Director, Government Affairs at Holland & Hart, LLP.

Early life and education

Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Pearce received her bachelor's degree in biological science from Indiana University in 1973. She then received her master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1984. In 1989, Pearce completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Career

Pearce lived in

Anchorage, Alaska 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 Ma ...

and was in the banking and real estate business. From 1985 to 1989, Pearce served in the Alaska House of Representatives and was a Republican. Then, from 1989 to 2001, Pearce served in the Alaska State Senate and was president of the senate in 1995 and 1999. In 2001, Pearce resigned from the Alaska Senate to be the senior advisor on Alaska Affairs to the Secretary of the United States Department of Interior serving from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, Pearce served as the administrator of the

Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects The Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects is an independent agency of the U.S. government. Congress created the Office in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004.

overseeing the construction of the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.'Obama asks Drue Pearce to leave gas pipeline job,' Alaska Dispatch News, Erika Bolstad, November 16, 2009

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