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Larry Persily (born October 10, 1951) is a newspaper publisher and former Federal Coordinator of the
. Accessed August 6, 2010 He was nominated by
. Accessed August 6, 2010Pat Forgey, "Persily wins confirmation in US Senate: Begich says Obama will elevate position into executive office", ''Juneau Empire'', March 11, 2010. Found a
Jurneau Empire website
Accessed September 12, 2010. The office closed down in 2015 as the private companies turned their attention to a gas export project instead. Persily graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a BA in journalism. While at Purdue he was a senior editor during the controversial years when the Purdue Exponent student newspaper became independent of university administration control. He moved from Chicago to Alaska in May, 1976 when he and his wife, Leslie Murray, purchased the weekly newspaper in Wrangell. The couple ran the Wrangell Sentinel for about eight years before selling the newspaper and moving to Juneau, AK. Both continued in journalism until Murray died in a car accident in 1987. Persily continued in journalism in Alaska, working for The Anchorage Times, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, Juneau Empire, Petroleum News, and he started and operated a weekly newspaper in Juneau. Since 2015 he has also written a weekly Oil and Gas newsletter, which is archived at the University of Alaska Anchorage "Alaska Gas Lines" sit
He transitioned to public policy work in taxes, oil and gas and fiscal issues, working for state and municipal government, including time in the Alaska governor's Washington, D.C. office. In addition to his time with the Alaska federal office, he worked as a staffer to state House Finance Committee Co-Chair Mike Hawker; chief of state for state House member John Lincoln; chief of staff for the mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and CARES Act grant coordinator for the city of Kenai, Alaska. Persily was widely quote in national media in 2008 criticizing his former employer, then-Governor
Bloomberg News
Accessed August 10, 2010 Until June 2008, he had worked as the
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects government website
Statement of Larry Persily Nominee for the position of Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 2, 2010
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Larry Persily (born October 10, 1951) is a newspaper publisher and former Federal Coordinator of the 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.
2010–2015. The office was charged with coordinating federal agency responses to private-sector efforts to develop a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to supply the North American market. The Federal Coordinator is nominated with advice and consent of the Senate by the President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
."Across the USA: Alaska:Fairbanks," ''USA Today'', November 13, 2009, p. 13A.Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects government website biography of Drue Pearce. Accessed August 6, 2010 He was nominated by
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
on December 9, 2009, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2010.Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects government website biography of Larry Persily. Accessed August 6, 2010Pat Forgey, "Persily wins confirmation in US Senate: Begich says Obama will elevate position into executive office", ''Juneau Empire'', March 11, 2010. Found a
Jurneau Empire website
Accessed September 12, 2010. The office closed down in 2015 as the private companies turned their attention to a gas export project instead. Persily graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a BA in journalism. While at Purdue he was a senior editor during the controversial years when the Purdue Exponent student newspaper became independent of university administration control. He moved from Chicago to Alaska in May, 1976 when he and his wife, Leslie Murray, purchased the weekly newspaper in Wrangell. The couple ran the Wrangell Sentinel for about eight years before selling the newspaper and moving to Juneau, AK. Both continued in journalism until Murray died in a car accident in 1987. Persily continued in journalism in Alaska, working for The Anchorage Times, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, Juneau Empire, Petroleum News, and he started and operated a weekly newspaper in Juneau. Since 2015 he has also written a weekly Oil and Gas newsletter, which is archived at the University of Alaska Anchorage "Alaska Gas Lines" sit
He transitioned to public policy work in taxes, oil and gas and fiscal issues, working for state and municipal government, including time in the Alaska governor's Washington, D.C. office. In addition to his time with the Alaska federal office, he worked as a staffer to state House Finance Committee Co-Chair Mike Hawker; chief of state for state House member John Lincoln; chief of staff for the mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and CARES Act grant coordinator for the city of Kenai, Alaska. Persily was widely quote in national media in 2008 criticizing his former employer, then-Governor
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 R ...
, as John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
's choice for vice president.Tony Hopfinger and Ken Fireman, "McCain Defends Sarah Palin as Some Alaskans Question His Choice," August 31, 2008. Found aBloomberg News
Accessed August 10, 2010 Until June 2008, he had worked as the
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liaison for the state government of Alaska
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., ...
on oil and gas, tax and other issues. "She's not qualified, she doesn't have the judgment, to be next in line to the president of the United States," said Persily in August 2008.
In December 2009, Democratic Senator Mark Begich
Mark Peter Begich ( ; born March 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009.
Born in An ...
recommended Persily for the Obama administration post.
Persily returned to journalism in 2019 when he purchased the newspaper in Skagway, Alaska, and then offered to give away the Skagway News
''The Skagway News'' is a newspaper published once a month in January, then twice a month for the rest of the year in Skagway, Alaska.
A different paper by a similar title, ''The Skaguay News'' or at various times ''Skaguay Weekly News'' and ''S ...
instead of running it remotely from Anchorage.
His quest for the right candidate(s) to take over the newspaper stretched around the world, gathering more than 140 applicants from half a dozen countries. In early 2020 he selected two women from Alaska. The final transaction was done for $20 and Persily quipped, ““I’m selling it for 20 dollars because I figure I should at least get a pizza out of this.”
In January 2021, Persily repurchased the Wrangell Sentinel newspaper, looking to rebuild it for a sustainable future. In an interview with Wrangell’s radio station he said it could be done by turning over to new owners with no debt.
Sartorially, Persily is known for his taste in saddle shoes.University of Alaska Fairbanks "Aurora", Fall 2012, "Campaign Wishes and Salmon Roe Dreams," p. 16, https://news.uaf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/UAF_Aurora_Fall2012_Campaign_forWEB.pdf
See also
* Energy lawReferences
External links
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects government website
Statement of Larry Persily Nominee for the position of Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 2, 2010
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