| Albert Kookesh | |
| State Senate: | Alaska |
| State: | Alaska |
| District: | C |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2005 |
| Term End: | January 15, 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Georgianna Lincoln |
| Successor: | Click Bishop |
| State House2: | Alaska |
| District2: | 5th |
| Term Start2: | January 13, 1997 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 2005 |
| Predecessor2: | Jerry Mackie |
| Successor2: | William "Bill" Thomas, Jr. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Juneau, Alaska |
| Death Place: | Angoon, Alaska |
| Spouse: | Sally Woods Kookesh |
| Residence: | Angoon, Alaska |
| Alma Mater: | Alaska Pacific University University of Washington |
Albert Matthew Kookesh, Jr. (November 24, 1948 – May 28, 2021)[1] was an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate. He represented District C as a Democrat from 2005 through 2013. Previously he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1997 through 2005.
Kookesh received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington in 1976 and was a commercial fisherman, who owned and operated a lodge and market. He was on the board of directors of the Sealaska Corporation and was a co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives. His earlier professional positions included Business Manager, Executive VP, and Acting President/CEO for Kootznoowoo Inc.
He is of the Tlingit Nation, Eagle Tribe, Teikweidí (Brown Bear) Clan, child of L'eeneidí (Dog Salmon) Clan.[2]
He died on May 28, 2021, in Angoon, Alaska at age 72.[3]
In 2010 a legislative review found Kookesh to be in violation of state ethics policies following allegations that he used political influence to keep a city council from opposing a lands bill pushed by the Native corporation by which he was employed. He lost the 2012 election to fellow incumbent Bert Stedman after the Alaska Redistricting Board placed him in a district that was vastly different from his former bush district.