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John Binkley (b. 1953, Fairbanks, Alaska) is an Alaska politician and a former Republican candidate for the office of Alaska governor in the 2006 election. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...
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Biography A graduate of Lathrop High School, Binkley attended Western Michigan University before returning to Bethel, Alaska to start a river freight business. In 1982, Binkley was elected to the Bethel City Council, where he served for four years. He sold the business and, in 1991, was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Riverboat Discovery, a successful tour company. From 1993, he additionally served as president of the El Dorado Gold Mine, a tourist attraction. Lathrop High School is a high school in Fairbanks, Alaska, part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. ...
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Bethel is a city located in Bethel Census Area, Alaska 340 miles west of Anchorage. ...
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In 1985, Binkley was elected to district 25 of the Alaska Legislature, where he served on the finance and fisheries committees. In 1986, he was elected to the Alaska State Senate, district M, where he served until 1990. During that time, he was named to several committee posts, including the Senate Finance Committee (1986 – 1990); Conference Committee on Budget (1988 – 1990); Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs (1986 – 1990); Sub-Committee on Commerce (1986 – 1990); and the Special Senate Committee on High Seas Salmon Interception. In Alaska, legislators are considered part-time, and many do not typically cease outside employment. The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. ...
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. ...
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In 2005, Binkley received an associate degree in airframe and powerplant maintenance technology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks An associates degree is the degree awarded by community colleges in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is the Fairbanks branch and flagship institution of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as UAF. UAF is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution, as well as the site at which the Alaska State Constitution was signed. ...
In 2005, Binkley left both his executive posts to prepare for a run for governor. He placed second, with 30% of the vote, behind Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin, 41, is an announced candidate[1] for the governorship of Alaska, as a Republican. ...
He is married to Judy Gray Binkley, and they have four children. Binkley is a licensed boat captain and pilot, and enjoys and coaches hockey. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a stick. ...
Electoral history - 2006 race for Governor (primary)
Sarah Palin, 41, is an announced candidate[1] for the governorship of Alaska, as a Republican. ...
Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is a Polish-American politician who is the current Governor of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. ...
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References and Notes - 2006 Alaska Gubenetorial Campaign Web site
- ^ Alaska Division of Elections, 2006 results
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