Home > 2002 Guide > Senate Minority Listings >

Senator Kim Elton
District B - Democrat, Juneau

Room 115
465-4947 / fax 465-2108
Interim address: same
Staff: Jesse Kiehl, Amber Lee.
Personal: Born April 9, 1948, in Havre, Mont. Spouse: Mary Lou; no children. Alaska resident, 1961-present.
Education: Juneau-Douglas High School; St. Olaf College; University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Military service: U.S. Army, Vietnam service.
Occupation: Juneau distributor for the Anchorage Daily News; writer, contractor, former executive director, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; editor, Juneau Empire, 1976-78; newspaper reporter/editor in Anchorage and Fairbanks; commercial fisherman (troller).
Legislature/committees: Senate, 1999-present. Member, Transportation Committee, Resources Committee, Legislative Council.
Former/other: Member, Health Education and Social Services, State Affairs Committee, Select Committee on Legislative Ethics; House, 1995-99; minority whip; member, Committee on Committees, Rules Committee, State Affairs Committee, Transportation Committee, Special Committee on Trade and Tourism, Ethics Committee, Deferred Maintenance Task Force, 1995-96; member, Juneau Assembly, 1989-94; former assistant state ombudsman, director of policy for Lt. Gov. Terry Miller.
Interests: Hiking, golfing, fishing, black & white photography.