Drue Pearce Explained

Drue Pearce
Office1:Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
President1:Donald Trump
Term Start1:August 7, 2017
Predecessor1:Timothy P. Butters
Office2:President of the Alaska State Senate
Term Start2:1995
Term End2:1997
Predecessor2:Rick Halford
Successor2:Mike Miller
State Senate3:Alaska
District3:F
Term Start3:1989
Term End3:2001
Predecessor3:Mitchell Abood
Successor3:Gene Therriault
State House4:Alaska
District4:9
Term Start4:1985
Term End4:1989
Predecessor4:Joe Hayes
Successor4:Loren Leman
Party:Republican
Birth Date:2 April 1951
Birth Place:Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.

Drue Pearce (born April 2, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is currently Director, Government Affairs at Holland & Hart, LLP.

Early life and education

Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Pearce received her bachelor's degree in biological science from Indiana University Bloomington in 1973. She then received her master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1984. In 1989, Pearce completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.[1]

Career

Pearce lived in Anchorage, Alaska and was in the banking and real estate business. From 1985 to 1989, Pearce served in the Alaska House of Representatives and was a Republican. Then, from 1989 to 2001, Pearce served in the Alaska State Senate and was president of the senate in 1995 and 1999. In 2001, Pearce resigned from the Alaska Senate to be the senior advisor on Alaska Affairs to the Secretary of the United States Department of Interior serving from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, Pearce served as the administrator of the Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects overseeing the construction of the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drue Pearce. 9th Annual Alaska Oil and Gas Congress. en-US. 2020-05-20.
  2. Web site: Biography for Senator Drue Pearce and the 22nd Legislature. Alaska State Legislature Majority. Press. www.akrepublicans.org. November 18, 2017. March 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053620/http://www.akrepublicans.org/pastlegs/22ndleg/bio-pearce.shtml. dead.
  3. 'Obama asks Drue Pearce to leave gas pipeline job,' Alaska Dispatch News, Erika Bolstad, November 16, 2009