Jason S. Grenn (born 1981) is an American politician from

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. Grenn served as an

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member of the

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from the 22nd district, which covers the Sand Lake-area

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in Anchorage, Alaska. He beat incumbent Liz Vazquez in the 2016 general election and was defeated by

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in 2018.

Political career

In Grenn's 2016 campaign, he has said his main objective was to help solve an Alaskan fiscal crisis; a bill said to do that failed to pass in the 2015-16 legislature. While in office, Grenn was able to pass a major legislative ethics bill (HB44) and championed economic development innovations for Alaska. He also received the 2018 "Friend of Education" award from the Anchorage Education Association and received a "Legislative Recognition" award from the Alaska Tourism Industry Association. Grenn identifies as a social liberal and fiscal conservative. After his loss to Republican

, Grenn stayed in politics as the Executive Director of Alaskans for Better Elections, a group supporting the reforms of

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. Measure 2 narrowly passed in November 2020 and Alaskans for Better Elections converted into a voter education group to ensure that the reforms of Measure 2 were implemented well.

Electoral history

2016

2018

Personal life

A lifelong resident of Anchorage, he graduated from

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in 1999 and from

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in 2003.

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1981 births Living people Alaska Independents Alaska Republicans Members of the Alaska House of Representatives Northwest Nazarene University alumni Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska {{Alaska-politician-stub