| Jesse Kiehl | |
| Office: | Member of the Alaska Senate |
| Term Start: | January 15, 2019 |
| Preceded: | Dennis Egan |
| Constituency: | Q (2019-23) B (since 2023) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Office2: | Assembly Member of Juneau, Alaska |
| Term Start2: | October 17, 2011 |
| Term End2: | January 15, 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Karen Allen |
| Children: | 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | Whitman College Steller Secondary School |
Jesse Kiehl (born April 17, 1976) is a Democratic member of the Alaska Legislature representing the State Senate's B district and a former member of the Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.[1]
Jesse Kiehl was born on April 17, 1976, in Anchorage Alaska, and graduated from Steller Secondary School in 1994.[2] Kiehl attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and received a bachelor of arts degree in 1998, with both a major in theatre and a major with honors in politics.[3]
From 2000 to 2018, Kiehl worked as staff to Juneau-area members of the Alaska State Senate. Until 2009 he worked for Kim Elton, and began working for Dennis Egan upon his appointment to replace Elton.[4] In 2011, Kiehl ran for local office, beating Bradley Fluetsch by a large margin.[5] He took office in October 2011. Kiehl was unopposed in his 2014 re-election campaign. In 2017 he won a third term in a three-candidate race against Chuck Collins and Loretto Jones, garnering more than 67% of the vote.[6] He served as a member of the Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska until resigning to serve in the state senate in January 2019.[7]
Kiehl also served in a Juneau-specific seat on the board of directors of the Alaska Municipal League.[8] [9]
Kiehl won the State Senate election on November 6, 2018, from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured sixty-two percent of the vote while his closest rival Independent Don Etheridge secured thirty-eight percent.[10]