John Joe Cowdery (February 11, 1930 – July 13, 2013) was a
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
Alaska Senate, representing the O District from 2001 through 2008. He was previously a member of the
Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per ...
from 1982 through 1984, and from 1997 through 2000.
Corruption
In 2008 Cowdery was indicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery for his actions in attempting to bribe another senator,
Donny Olsen, to support a proposal, favored by executives in Alaska's oil industry, concerning oil leases and petroleum production taxes. Olson was the only Democratic legislator known to have been offered an illegal bribe, and the only officeholder who turned it down.
In 2009 Cowdery was sentenced to six months in home confinement and fined $25,000.
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''Cowdery gets 6 months home confinement''
Anchorage Daily News
The ''Anchorage Daily News'' is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the most widely read newspaper and news website (adn.com) in the state of Alaska.
The newspaper is headquartered in Anchorag ...
, 10 March 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013
In January 2008, in poor health and under investigation, he indicated that he would decline to file for reelection.
Personal life
Originally from
Adrian, Missouri, he and his wife Juanita had one child. He died July 13, 2013, at the age of 83.
John Cowdery, Former Alaska Lawmaker, Dies at the Age of 83 - ktuu.com
See also
* Alaska political corruption probe
The Alaska political corruption probe refers to a 2003 to 2010 widespread investigation by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service into political corr ...
References
External links
Alaska State Legislature - Senator John Cowdery
official government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator John Cowdery (AK)
profile
* ''Follow the Money'' - John J Cowdery
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campaign contributions
John Cowdery
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature''
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1930 births
2013 deaths
21st-century American politicians
Alaska politicians convicted of crimes
Republican Party Alaska state senators
American construction businesspeople
American politicians convicted of bribery
Businesspeople from Anchorage, Alaska
Deaths from cancer in Alaska
Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska
People from Adrian, Missouri
Politicians convicted of program bribery
20th-century American businesspeople