Linda Menard Explained

Linda Menard
State Senate:Alaska
State:Alaska
District:G
Term Start:January 20, 2009
Term End:January 15, 2013
Predecessor:Lyda Green
Successor:Mike Dunleavy
Party:Republican
Birth Date:21 December 1943
Birth Place:Cheboygan, Michigan
Alma Mater:University of Alaska
Spouse:Curtis D. Menard (died 2009)
Children:Robert, Curtis, Steven, Dirk, McKenzy
Residence:Wasilla, Alaska

Linda K. Menard (born December 21, 1943)[1] is a former Republican member of the Alaska Senate. She represented the G District from 2009 through 2012.[2] She had previously served for over a decade on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board, including as president.

Her husband, Curtis D. Menard (1944–2009), himself had served in the Senate from 1991 to 1993, as well as serving three terms in the Alaska House of Representatives. Curt Menard was serving as mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough at the time of his death. The Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla would later be named in his honor.

Menard was initially known at the beginning of her tenure in the Senate, to some degree of scorn, for her efforts in establishing Marmot Day in Alaska, a cause originally championed by Curt Menard. Following the successful passage of the legislation in April 2009, she has focused most of her efforts on support for and work on constructing the Knik Arm Crossing bridge project.

On August 28, 2012, Menard lost her election bid in the Republican primary to Mike Dunleavy.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defendant - Summary (3PA-99T1032806 State of Alaska vs. Menard, Linda K) . CourtView . . September 17, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133149/http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.o_party_sum?27963482 . April 2, 2012 .
  2. Book: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. Directory 26th Alaska Legislature 2009-2010. Second Session. 4. January 2010. Alaska Legislative Council. Juneau.
  3. Web site: Anderson . Ben . Coyne . Amanda . 29 August 2012 . Winners and losers in Alaska's primary election . 2024-01-16 . Anchorage Daily News . en.