Pete B. Higgins Explained

Pete Higgins
State House:	Alaska
District:	5th
Term Start:	January 18, 2013
Term End:	January 20, 2015
Predecessor:	Bill Thomas
Successor:	Adam Wool
Birth Place:	Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Alma Mater:	University of Alaska Fairbanks Creighton University

Pete B. Higgins (born October 26, 1957)^[1] is an American dentist and politician. Higgins was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, representing District 5.^[2]

Early life and education

Pete Higgins was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 26, 1957, the youngest child of Albert and Onita Higgins. He lived in Phoenix until the family moved to Alaska in 1965, at first living in Anchorage before settling in Fairbanks in 1967, where his parents were involved in owning and running a variety of small businesses throughout the late 20th century. He graduated from Lathrop High School in 1976. He attended University of Alaska Fairbanks and earned his DDS from Creighton University.

Political career

• 2010 Higgins was unopposed for the Senate's D seat August 24, 2010, Republican Primary, and won with 4,756 votes,^[3] and challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Thomas in the November 2, 2010 General election, but lost;^[4] Senator Thomas held that seat until 2013.
• 2012 Higgins won the District 5 two-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,423 votes (51.97%) over Aaron Lojewski with 1,315 votes (48.03%)^[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,950 votes (53.44%) against Democratic nominee David Watts,^[6] who had previously run for the seat in 2006.
• 2014 Higgins was again his party's nominee, but he lost reelection to Democrat Adam Wool of Fairbanks.^[7]

External links

• Official page at the Alaska Legislature
  • Biography at Ballotpedia
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Pete Higgins at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doug Isaacson . . . October 28, 2013.
2. Web site: Representative Pete Higgins' Biography . . October 28, 2013.
3. Web site: State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 28, 2013.
4. Web site: State of Alaska 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191121015145/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/resultsOF.htm . November 21, 2019 . dead .
5. Web site: State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 28, 2013.
6. Web site: State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . State of Alaska Division of Elections . Juneau, Alaska . October 28, 2013.
7. News: Alaska GOP loses House seats, makes gains in Senate . KTUU . November 5, 2014 . February 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209115311/http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/alaska-gop-loses-house-seats-makes-gains-in-senate/29563946 . February 9, 2015 . mdy-all .