Ethan Berkowitz
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Ethan Berkowitz
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Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska, At-large district
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Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
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| In office 1997 – 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | Lindsey Holmes |
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| Born | February 4, 1962 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mara Kimmel |
| Residence | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Cambridge University, Hastings College of Law |
| Profession | attorney, business owner |
| Religion | Jewish |
Ethan A. Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962 in San Francisco, California) was the Democratic Party Minority Leader in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006. He was first elected to represent District 26 (Anchorage) in 1996, and then re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.
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[edit] 2006 gubernatorial election
In the 2006 election, Berkowitz was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, running with gubernatorial candidate Tony Knowles. Knowles and Berkowitz were defeated in the general election by Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell.
[edit] 2008 congressional campaign
In 2008, Berkowitz ran for election as U.S. Representative for Alaska's At-large congressional district, held by scandal-plagued Republican Don Young, who was seeking his nineteenth term in Congress. Berkowitz defeated Diane Benson in the August 26 Democratic primary by a substantial margin.[1]
The initial results from the general election on November 4, 2008, showed Young leading the race, but with many absentee and provisional ballots left to be counted, the race was not called. On November 12, 2008, the media declared that Young, 75, had retained his seat in the United States House of Representatives, for his 19th term. Young received roughly 50% of the vote compared to Berkowitz's 45% and 5% for Don Wright, the candidate of the Alaskan Independence Party.[2][3] Berkowitz himself conceded defeat on November 18, 2008, after counting of absentee and provisional ballots had mostly been completed and Young had a clearly insurmountable lead. Berkowitz received more votes in 2008 than any Democrat who had ever run against Young for Congress, and the 2008 race was the closest any Democrat had come to unseating Young since 1990, when John Devens of Valdez received 48% of the vote.[4]
[edit] 2010 gubernatorial campaign
Berkowitz indicated he was interested in challenging incumbent Governor Sarah Palin before her surprise resignation in 2009.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Michael O'Brien, "Stevens wins primary, Young locked in a nail biter", TheHill.com, August 27, 2008.
- ^ ap.google.com, Young retains US House seat in Alaska
- ^ kfor.com, Young retains US House seat in Alaska
- ^ Anchorage Daily News, The other congressional race - Berkowitz concedes to Young
- ^ http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/05/palin-may-face-10-governor-cha.html
[edit] External links
- Ethan Berkowitz for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Ethan Berkowitz at the Open Directory Project
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| Preceded by Gene Kubina |
Alaska Democratic House Leader 1999 - 2006 |
Succeeded by Beth Kerttula |
| Alaska House Minority Leader 1999 - 2006 |
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| Preceded by Ernie Hall |
Alaska Democratic Lieutenant Governor Nominee 2006 |
Succeeded by Most recent |
