Peter A. Micciche ( ; born December 17, 1961, in

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, New York) is an American politician and a

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member of the Alaska Senate since January 15, 2013, representing District O. Micciche was previously the mayor of

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, and a member of its city council.

Education

Micciche earned an associate degree from Kenai Peninsula College at the

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and his BA in

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from Alaska Pacific University.

Elections

Micciche challenged the long-time incumbent Senator Tom Wagoner (redistricted from District Q) for the District O August 28, 2012, Republican primary and won with 3,963 votes (58.62%). Micciche was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election and won with 12,947 votes (94.61%) against

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Tenure

Micciche served as the Majority Leader from 2017 to 2018. Micciche has served as the President of the Alaska State Senate since 2021. He has served as the chair on the Alaska Senate's Committee of Committees since 2021. He previously chaired the Senate's Resources Committee (2019-2021), Public Safety & Military and Veterans' Affairs committees (2017-2019), Health & Social Services Committee (2015-2019), Transportation Committee (2015-2017), and the Community & Regional Affairs Committee (2013-2015) His current senate district, District O, is based in the northern regions of the Kenai Peninsula, south of the Anchorage City-borough. Its largest city is Kenai. However, following 2020 redistricting, as of January 17, 2023, the new district based around the same territory will be labelled District D.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Peter Micciche
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