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Senator John Torgerson
District D - Republican, Kasilof

Room 427
465-2828 / fax 465-4779
Interim address: 35477 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite 101-A, Soldotna, AK 99669
Interim phone: 260-3041 / fax 260-3044
Staff: Mary Jackson, Darwin Peterson, Nancy Kosch.
Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1947, in Iowa City, Iowa. Spouse: Marjorie; six children, three grandchildren. Alaska resident: Fairbanks, 1950-60; Seward, 1960-75; Kasilof, 1975-present.
Education: High school GED.
Occupation: Self-employed businessman.
Military service: U.S. Army, three years.
Legislature/committees: Senate, 1995-present. Chairman, Resources Committee, Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on Natural Gas Pipelines; member, Labor & Commerce Committee, Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, Legislative Council.
Former/other: Co-chairman, Finance Committee; vice chairman, Labor and Commerce Committee, Rules Committee; member, Judiciary Committee; alternate member, Legislative Budget and Audit Committee; member, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Loggers Association, National Association of Development Organizations; borough representative, Economic Development Board; chairman, Economic Development District Business Development Committee; president, Alaska Municipal League, Kenai Peninsula Caucus, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.
Interests: Grandchildren; gold-panning; Peninsula Winter Games, Inc.; Kenai Eagles; Soldotna Elks; Kasilof Eagles; Seward American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Pioneers of Alaska; Soldotna Lions Club; Peninsula Crime Stoppers.