Dan Saddler Explained

Dan Saddler
Office:	Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives
Term Start:	January 19, 2023
Predecessor:	Chris Tuck
State House1:	Alaska
District1:	24th district
Term Start1:	January 17, 2023
Predecessor1:	Ken McCarty (redistricting)
Constituency2:	18th district (2011–2013) 12th district (2013–2015) 13th district (2015–2018)
Term Start2:	January 2011
Term End2:	December 2018
Predecessor2:	Nancy Dahlstrom
Successor2:	Sharon Jackson
Birth Place:	Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Education:	Miami University (BA) Ohio State University (MA)

Daniel Robert Saddler (born 1961)^{[1] [2]} is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He took office in January 2011 and resigned in December 2018 to take a position in the administration of Governor Mike Dunleavy.^{[3] [4]} He was later elected to a new term beginning in January 2023.^[3]

Career

Saddler's professional experiences include being an engineering magazine editor, newspaper reporter, legislative staffer for various lawmakers in Alaska, and a public relations executive for an Alaska regional corporation.^[5]

Education

Saddler earned his BA in journalism from Miami University and his MA from Ohio State University.

Elections

• 2012 With Republican Representative Eric Feige redistricted to District 6, Saddler won the District 12 August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,185 votes (88.30%),^[6] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,663 votes (96.56%) against write-in candidates.^[7]
• 2010 When Republican Representative Nancy Dahlstrom resigned and the District 18 seat was left open through the election, Saddler won the three-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary by 4 votes, with 415 votes (35.84%),^[8] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 1,944 votes (68.89%) against Democratic nominee Martin Lindeke.^[9]

Personal life

Saddler and his wife Chris and have two children together.

Saddler's interests include family, hiking, flying, writing songs and performing, and American history.^[10]

External links

• Official page at the Alaska Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Dan Saddler at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Saddler . . . October 29, 2013.
2. https://registrar.osu.edu/staff/commence_bulletins/su87_commence.pdf
3. Web site: Representative Dan Saddler's Biography . . October 29, 2013.
4. Web site: Eagle River lawmaker resigns to take job in Dunleavy administration . Anchorage Daily News . October 15, 2023.
5. Web site: Representative Dan Saddler. www.housemajority.org. 2015-12-12.
6. Web site: State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 29, 2013.
7. Web site: State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 29, 2013.
8. Web site: State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 29, 2013.
9. Web site: State of Alaska 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 29, 2013 . November 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191121015145/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/resultsOF.htm . dead .
10. Web site: Alaska State Legislature. akleg.gov. 2015-12-12.