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Representative Jim Whitaker
District 31 - Republican, Fairbanks

Room 411
465-3004 / 1-877-465-3004 / fax 465-2070
Interim address: 119 North Cushman St., Fairbanks, AK 99705
Interim phone: 452-1088 / fax 452-1146
Staff: Lori Backes, Ryan Colgan, Holly Halvorson.
Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1950, Bremerton, Wash. Spouse: Patricia (Jinx); four children. Alaska resident: Fairbanks 1965, 1974, 1987-present; Girdwood 1964; Palmer 1959.
Education: University of Oregon, B.S., Journalism.
Occupation: Small business owner, New Horizons Gallery.
Legislature/committees: House, 1999-present; member, Finance Committee.
Former/other: Former chairman, House Special Committee on Oil and Gas; member, House State Affairs Committee, Health Education and Social Services Committee, Special Committee on Fisheries; Fairbanks City Council, 1995-1998.
Interests: Family; community challenges; astrophysics; fishing; founding member, Volunteers in Policing; Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; board member, Festival Fairbanks; former board member, Yukon Quest.