Carolyn Hall | |
State House: | Alaska |
District: | 16th |
Term Start: | January 21, 2025 |
Succeeding: | Jennie Armstrong |
Predecessor: | Jennie Armstrong--> |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Place: | Whitman, Massachusetts |
Spouse: | Scott Jensen |
Education: | Franklin Pierce University (BA) University of Alaska Anchorage (MPA) |
Carolyn Hall-Jensen is an American communications professional and politician who is a member-elect of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 16th district.[1]
Hall was born in Whitman, Massachusetts and moved to Alaska in 2008. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications from Franklin Pierce University in 2003 and worked for the Boston Red Sox as a video producer.[2] She earned a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2020. She worked as the spokesperson for Mayor of Anchorage Ethan Berkowitz and at KTUU-TV.[3] [4]
Following incumbent Jennie Armstrong's announcement that she would not seek re-election, Hall filed to run for the Alaska House of Representatives in the 16th district in 2024.[5] She faced Independent Nick Moe in the primary and the two advanced to the general election, but Moe later withdrew and endorsed Hall.[6] Due to paperwork error, Moe failed to meet the withdrawal deadline so his name remained on the ballot.[7] [8] She won the general election.[1]