Harry T. Crawford, Jr. (born April 17, 1952), is an American Democratic politician from the

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. A native of

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, Crawford moved to Alaska in 1975 to help construct the

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as an

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. Along with

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and

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, Crawford sponsored two successful ballot initiatives which passed by wide margins: the Alaska Replacement of U.S. Senators Initiative of 2004, which ensured voters would fill any future Senate vacancies, and the Alaska Campaign Finance Reform Initiative of 2006, which reduced the amount any individual or group could give to a candidate or a

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. Crawford served as a member of the

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from 2001 to 2011—in District 22 from 2001 to 2003, then (after districts were renumbered in

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) in District 21 for eight years. In 2000, in his second attempt for the seat, he defeated incumbent Ramona Barnes, who had been the first female Speaker of the House, and was previously defeated for renomination to her House seat in 1984 before regaining it two years later. In 2010, Crawford ran for

's single at-large seat in the

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. He lost to

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by a landslide. Crawford ran for the state House of Representatives in District 27 in 2016, however he was defeated by incumbent

Lance Pruitt Lance David Pruitt (born August 18, 1981) was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 27th district which covers East Anchorage. He was elected in 2010 and left office in 2021 following his election loss in 2020. Ea ...

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