Hugh Berry "Bud" Fate (December 4, 1929 – February 25, 2021) was an American politician and dentist in the state of

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Early life and career

Fate was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1948. In 1951, he moved to Alaska, living in

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and

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. From 1951 to 1953, he served in the

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. In addition to his career in politics and military service, Fate worked as a dentist, gold miner, carpenter, fisherman, dog musher, bush pilot, real estate developer, and author. In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, his son-in-law

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referred to Fate as "an Alaskan renaissance man" and a "legend across Alaska." He was the chairman of the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.

Political career

Fate represented Fairbanks in the

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from 2002 to 2005, serving as a Republican. Fate served as vice chair of the House Committees on Resources, State Affairs, Oil and Gas, and the Legislative Budget & Audit Committee. He additionally served on Finance subcommittees on Fish & Game, Transportation & Public Facilities, and Revenue. Fate also served as vice chair of the

Alaska Republican Party Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. Outside of office, he also served as the president of the University of Alaska Board of Regents, trustee of the University of Alaska Foundation, president of the Alaska State Board of Dental Examiners, chairman of the Alaska Land Use Council Advisory Committee, and member of the Alaska Local Boundary Commission.

Family

He was married to

Mary Jane Fate Mary Jane Fate (née Evans; September 4, 1933 — April 10, 2020) was a Koyukon Athabascan activist. She was a founding member of the Fairbanks Native Association and the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and worked as a lobbyist for the Alaska Nat ...

, an

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leader. They had three daughters. Their daughter Julie is married to United States Senator

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References

1929 births American dentists 2021 deaths Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Military personnel from California People from Mountain View, California Politicians from Fairbanks, Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni University of Alaska regents {{Alaska-politician-stub