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Representative Al Kookesh
District 5 - Democrat, Angoon

Room 114
465-3473 / fax 465-2827
Interim address: same
Staff: Nancy Barnes, Dewey Skan.
Personal: Born Nov. 24, 1948, in Juneau. Spouse: Sally Woods; five children, three grandchildren. Alaska resident: Angoon, 1948-67; Juneau, 1972-74; Angoon 1977-present.
Education: Angoon grade school, Wrangell Institute (BIA school), Mt. Edgecumbe High School; Alaska Methodist University, B.A.; University of Washington, Juris Doctorate.
Occupation: Kootznahoo Inlet Lodge, owner/operator; former business manager, executive vice president, acting president, Kootznoowoo Inc., 1976-92.
Legislature/committees: House, 1997-present; member, Judiciary Committee; Transportation Committee.
Former/other: Member, Community and Regional Affairs Committee, Transportation Committee, Special Committee on Legislative Ethics; special assistant on rural affairs, Office of the Governor, 1994-96; Alaska Democratic Party, precinct chairman, central committeeman; chairman, Sealaska Corp.; co-chairman, Alaska Federation of Natives; city council member, City of Angoon; member, Strategic Planning Committee, Alaska School Activities Association; director, Smithsonian Institution's American Indian Museum.
Interests: Subsistence activities; competitive basketball; promoting youth sports; Alaska Native Brotherhood; Juneau Lions Club Hall of Fame Committee.