Neal Foster
Neal Foster | |
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| File:Rep. Neal Foster.jpg | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore and Acting Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| In office January 17, 2019 – February 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bryce Edgmon |
| Succeeded by | Bryce Edgmon |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1972 Nome, Alaska, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Richard Foster (father) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Alaska, Anchorage (BBA) |
Neal Winston Foster (born May 29, 1972)[1] is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which is centered on Nome, Alaska. He has served in the House since November 15, 2009. He was appointed to the House to replace his father, Richard Foster, who had died in office the previous month.[2] In the 27th Alaska State Legislature, Foster joined along with the other three Democrats from Western Alaska, Bryce Edgmon, Bob Herron and Reggie Joule, as members in the Republican-led majority caucus in the House.
Neal Foster, as was Cathy Muñoz, is a third-generation member of the Alaska Legislature. Foster's grandfather, also named Neal W. Foster (1916–1979) and nicknamed "Willie," served one term in the Territorial legislature during the 1950s and in the State Senate in the 1960s.
Electoral history
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2024
[edit | edit source]Primary
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Neal Foster (incumbent) | 1,057 | 64.3 | |
| Independence | Tyler Ivanoff | 587 | 35.7 | |
| Total votes | 1,644 | 100.0 | ||
General
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Neal Foster (incumbent) | 2,333 | 58.1 | |
| Independence | Tyler Ivanoff | 1,670 | 41.6 | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 4,014 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official legislative page
- Caucus member page
- Neal Foster at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
- 1972 births
- 21st-century Alaska Native people
- 21st-century Inuit politicians
- 21st-century Native American politicians
- Inupiat people
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
- Native American state legislators in Alaska
- People from Nome, Alaska
- Stanford University alumni
- University of Alaska Anchorage alumni
- Alaska politician stubs
- Native American politician stubs