Anna MacKinnon (formerly Fairclough; born November 11, 1957) is an American

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politician who is formerly a member of the Alaska Senate, representing District G from 2013 to 2018. Prior to that, she served in the

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, representing the 17th district, from 2007 to 2013. In the 26th Alaska State Legislature, she was a member of the House Finance Committee, and chair of the Education & Early Development, Labor & Workforce Development and the University Of Alaska Finance Subcommittees. She also represented Eagle River and

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on the Anchorage

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from 1999 until being elected to the House. She was elected to each of these offices by defeating an incumbent in the election; her Assembly victory was over incumbent Ted Carlson, better known as the Anchorage police officer who arrested actor

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in 1972. Her House victory came in the 2006 primary over incumbent

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, who by that point was involved in what became known as the

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, and who was later sentenced to federal prison. The probe also saw other longtime legislators leave office. Her Senate victory in 2012 came over longtime legislator

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, who faced not only redistricting but a primary election challenge from former House member and congressional candidate Harry Crawford, whom Davis narrowly outpolled.

Personal life

MacKinnon has two children, Cory and Garret. She is a graduate of

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, and also attended school for a time in

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. She later studied finance at the

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and the

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although she did not obtain an undergraduate degree. Formerly Anna Fairclough, she changed her last name after marrying John MacKinnon on September 20, 2014.

References

External links

Alaska State House Majority Site

Alaska State Legislature Biography

Project Vote Smart profile

Anna Fairclough
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' * 1957 births Republican Party Alaska state senators Anchorage Assembly members Living people Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives People from Auburn, Washington People from Unalaska, Alaska Women state legislators in Alaska Women city councillors in Alaska 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Alaska-politician-stub