Mike Shower | |
Office: | Member of the Alaska Senate |
Constituency: | E (2018-23) O (since 2023) |
Term Start: | February 22, 2018 |
Predecessor: | Mike Dunleavy |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Appointer: | Bill Walker |
Birth Name: | Michael Karl Shower |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1968 |
Birth Place: | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Allegiance: | United States |
Serviceyears: | 1990–2010 |
Rank: | Lieutenant colonel |
Spouse: | Michelle Braun |
Residence: | Wasilla, Alaska |
Alma Mater: | U.S. Air Force Academy Touro University |
Michael Karl "Dozer" Shower (born February 14, 1968) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska State Senate since February 22, 2018. Shower was appointed by Governor Bill Walker to fill a vacancy created by Mike Dunleavy, who resigned in order to focus on his run for governor.[1] He represents Valdez and several rural communities in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, including Willow, Houston, Big Lake, and Sutton.
Shower became a resident of Alaska in 1993. He is an Air Force veteran and a pilot for FedEx.[2] Shower has an MBA from Touro University (in the SF Bay area). He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, piloting F-15C Eagles and F-22 Raptors.[3]