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Senator Gary Wilken
District O - Republican, Fairbanks

Room 514
465-3709 / fax 465-4714
Interim address: 1851 Fox Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701
Interim phone: 451-5501 (voice mail) / fax 451-0438
Staff: Sheila Peterson, Tim Lamkin, Yuri Morgan.
Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1946, in Tacoma, Wash. Spouse: Susan; four children. Alaska resident: Fairbanks: 1951-70, 1975-present.
Education: Lathrop High School, Fairbanks; Oregon State University, B.S. in business and technology, M.B.A.
Occupation: Small business owner, Wilken-Alaska (Fairbanks Distributors), Great Alaskan Food Co.
Legislature/committees: Senate, 1997-present. Co-chairman, Joint Armed Services Committee; Vice chairman, Resources Committee; member, Finance Committee, Health, Education and Social Services Committee, Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
Former/other: Chairman, Health, Education and Social Services Committee; member, Administrative Regulation Review Committee; Fairbanks Public Utility Board, 1983-95; USAF Civilian Advisory Board, 1994-present.
Interests: Family; hunting; fishing; cyberspace; Jim Messer Award for Community Support to the Military, 1997; Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Community Service Award, 1990; University of Alaska Fairbanks Business Leader of the Year, 1995; Fairbanks Youth Sports Board, 1981-present; Fairbanks Greater Chamber of Commerce, 1983-present; Alaska Crippled Children Board, 1989-95.