Alyse Galvin Explained

Alyse Galvin
State House1:Alaska
District1:14th
Term Start1:January 17, 2023
Predecessor1:Kelly Merrick
Birth Date:18 July 1965
Birth Place:Riverside, California, U.S.
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Democratic
Education:University of California, San Diego (BA)

Alyse Surratt Galvin (born July 18, 1965) is an American businesswoman, education advocate, and politician from the state of Alaska. Galvin was an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2018 and 2020, running with the endorsement of the Alaska Democratic Party. She lost both times to incumbent Republican Don Young. She represents the 14th district in the Alaska House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Galvin was born in Riverside, California and raised in Alaska.[1] [2] [3]

Galvin graduated from The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California,[4] and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, San Diego.[5]

Career

Galvin worked as a manager at the Anchorage Sheraton.[6] She is an education advocate, and was a part of Bill Walker's transition team in 2014 after his election as governor of Alaska.[7] She co-founded Great Alaska Schools which is an advocacy group for education funding.[8]

Congressional elections

On January 11, 2018, Galvin announced her candidacy for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska as an independent.[9] Alaska held their primaries on August 27, 2018. Galvin opted to run in the Democratic primary, receiving 54.1% of the vote, beating out three other contenders.[10] The 2018 general election was held on November 6, 2018. Galvin faced incumbent Republican Don Young. On election day Galvin won 46.7% of the vote, losing to Young.[11]

Galvin announced that she would run again in the 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska.[12] She calls Alaska "ground zero for the climate crisis" and supports investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency; she opposes the Pebble Mine.[13] However, she agreed with her opponent Don Young on other resource issues, including Arctic oil drilling.[14]

Alaska House of Representatives

Galvin announced in late 2021 that she would run for the Alaska Legislature, although she did not initially announce whether she would run for a seat in the Alaska House of Representatives or the Alaska Senate, due to complications with redistricting.[15] She chose to run for Alaska's 14th House of Representatives district against Republican candidate Nicholas Danger.[16]

Personal life

Galvin is married to Pat, an oil executive who served as the revenue commissioner for Governor Sarah Palin.[17] They have two sons and two daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington. Inside Elections 609 H. St NE 4th Floor. Developers. DC 20002 Phone:546-2822 Email · Subscriptions API for. Candidate Conversation – Alyse Galvin (D). 2022-12-22. www.insideelections.com. en.
  2. Web site: Alyse for Alaska. January 1, 2019. Alyse Galvin for Congress. en-US.
  3. Web site: Alyse Galvin -. 2020-08-16. Archives of Women's Political Communication. en.
  4. Web site: 2018-08-02. Catching up with Alyse Galvin '83. 2020-10-24. The Bishop's School. en.
  5. Web site: Bradner. Tim. Newcomer Alyse Galvin believes she's the one to put Don Young out to pasture. 2020-08-16. The Anchorage Press. en.
  6. Web site: Alyse Galvin, challenger to Rep. Don Young, hosts town hall at UAF | Local News . newsminer.com . October 13, 2018 . November 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: James Brooks . Attempting to unseat Don Young, Alyse Galvin brings campaign to Juneau . Juneau Empire . September 23, 2018 . November 3, 2018.
  8. News: U.S. House of Representatives – Alyse Galvin . 15 April 2019 . KTUU . October 9, 2018.
  9. Web site: Schools advocate announces bid for Alaska's U.S. House seat. January 11, 2018. Anchorage Daily News. en-US. January 1, 2019.
  10. News: August 21, 2018. Alaska Primary Election Results. en-US. The New York Times. January 1, 2019. 0362-4331.
  11. News: Alaska Election Results: At-Large House District. The New York Times. January 1, 2019. en-US. 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Alyse Galvin announces bid for Congress . July 16, 2019 .
  13. Web site: Alyse for Alaska. 2020-10-24. Alyse Galvin for Congress. en-US.
  14. Web site: CAMPAIGN 2020: House races to watch on energy, environment. 2020-10-24. www.eenews.net. en.
  15. News: Brooks . James . Former U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin to run for Alaska Legislature . September 6, 2022 . . December 28, 2021.
  16. News: Maguire . Sean . Alaska general election filing deadline passes with 10 incumbents not seeking reelection . September 6, 2022 . . June 1, 2022.
  17. News: Associated Press. December 8, 2018. Education advocate aiming to unseat longtime Alaska rep. April 15, 2019.