Jump to content

Gabrielle LeDoux: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Akrunner (talk | contribs)
11 edits
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{refimprove|date=January 2012}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2012}}
'''Gabrielle LeDoux''' is an [[American politician]] and a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] of [[Alaska]]. She lives in [[Anchorage, Alaska]] and was born March 24, 1948. LeDoux is a former maritime attorney and businesswoman with offices in Anchorage and Kodiak, Alaska. <ref>Mauer, Richard [http://www.adn.com/2012/07/10/2537979/anchorage-house-candidate-ruled.html ''Anchorage House candidate ruled ineligible over residency''], [[Anchorage Daily News]], 11 July 2012, Retrieved 13 July 2012. </ref>
'''Gabrielle LeDoux''' is an [[American politician]] and a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] of [[Alaska]]. She lives in [[Anchorage, Alaska]] and was born March 24, 1948. LeDoux is a former maritime attorney and businesswoman. <ref>http://house.legis.state.ak.us/rep.php?id=leu</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
LeDoux served as [[Mayor]] of the [[Kodiak Island Borough]] March 2001 through October 2004. LeDoux was then elected to the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] in 2005. She served two terms in the Alaska State Legislature, January 2004 through January 2007 and was a recipient of the Toll Fellowship in 2006. While in the legislature LeDoux served as co-chair of both the Fisheries and the Community and Regional Affairs Committees. She was also a member of the Labor and Commerce, and Resources committees.<ref>[http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/house/leu.php]</ref> She was best known for her passage of the "Safe Haven" Bill which allows parents to surrender newborns without prosecution. http://gov.state.ak.us/archive.php?id=878&type=1
Ledoux ran for State House as a [[Democrat]] in [[Kodiak]] in 2000, losing in the general election to [[Gary Stevens (Alaska politician) | Gary Stevens]] by a 44%-55% margin<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/00GENR/data/results.htm |title= Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2000 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2000-12-05 |website= www.elections.alaska.gov|publisher= State of Alaska|accessdate= 2014-10-20}}</ref>. LeDoux served as [[Mayor]] of the [[Kodiak Island Borough]] March 2001 through October 2004. LeDoux was then elected to the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] in 2005. She served two terms in the Alaska State Legislature, January 2005 through January 2009 and was a recipient of the Toll Fellowship in 2006. While in the legislature LeDoux served as co-chair of both the Fisheries and the Community and Regional Affairs Committees. She was also a member of the Labor and Commerce, and Resources committees.<ref>[http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/house/leu.php]</ref> She was best known for her passage of the "Safe Haven" Bill which allows parents to surrender newborns without prosecution. <ref>http://gov.state.ak.us/archive.php?id=878&type=1</ref>


In October 2007, LeDoux announced her candidacy for Alaska’s lone seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] challenging 18-term Congressman [[Don Young]] and Lt. Governor [[Sean Parnell]]. LeDoux was dubbed a spoiler and placed a distant third in the primary, garnering a less than 10% of the vote.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0808/Young_and_the_restless.html</ref> The only part of the state she carried was her former legislative district, by plurality. {{see|United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008}}
In October 2007, LeDoux announced her candidacy for Alaska’s lone seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] challenging 18-term Congressman [[Don Young]] and Lt. Governor [[Sean Parnell]]. LeDoux was dubbed a spoiler and placed a distant third in the primary, garnering less than 10% of the vote.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0808/Young_and_the_restless.html</ref> The only part of the state she carried was her former legislative district, by plurality. {{see|United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008}}


After her second term in the house ended in January 2009, LeDoux moved to east Anchorage from Kodiak Island in 2009, and ran for State House in her new district in the 2010 elections. She lost to Pete Petersen in the general election by 5% (47%-52%).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/resultsOF.htm |title= Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2000 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2010-11-30 |website= www.elections.alaska.gov|publisher= State of Alaska|accessdate= 2014-10-20}}</ref>. In 2012, Ledoux's presumptive Democratic opponent withdrew after winning an uncontested primary, and was replaced by Kay Rollison.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.adn.com/article/hal-gazaway-withdraws-after-securing-house-nomination| title= Hal Gazaway withdraws after securing house nomination|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2012-08-30|website= www.adn.com |publisher= Anchorage Daily News|accessdate= 2014-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/08/30/dems-appoint-rollison-to-hd-13-after-gazaway-withdraws/| title= Dems Appoint Rollison to HD 13 After Gazaway Withdraws|author= Daysha Eaton|date= 2012-08-30|website= www.alaskapublic.org |publisher= Alaska Public Media|accessdate= 2014-10-20}}</ref> Ledoux beat Rollison in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/12GENR/data/results.htm |title= Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2012 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2012-11-28 |website= www.elections.alaska.gov|publisher= State of Alaska|accessdate= 2014-10-20}}</ref> She is currently running for state house against retired colonel [[Laurie Hummel]]. <ref>http://ballotpedia.org/Laurie_Hummel</ref>
LeDoux moved to east Anchorage from Kodiak Island and was in an uncontested primary for a state house district in 2012. <ref>Mauer, Richard [http://www.adn.com/2012/07/10/2537979/anchorage-house-candidate-ruled.html ''Anchorage House candidate ruled ineligible over residency''], [[Anchorage Daily News]], 11 July 2012, Retrieved 13 July 2012.</ref> She is currently running for state house against retired colonel Laurie Hummel. <ref>http://ballotpedia.org/Laurie_Hummel</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
LeDoux, an attorney by training, owns the Law office of Gabrielle LeDoux. She is a graduate of the [[University of California Berkeley]] (B.A. 1970) and [[University of California, Berkeley School of Law]] (J.D. 1973). She also attended the [[University of Southern California]] (1966–1968)
LeDoux, an attorney by training, owns the Law office of Gabrielle LeDoux. She is a graduate of the [[University of California Berkeley]] (B.A. 1970) and [[University of California, Berkeley School of Law]] (J.D. 1973). She also attended the [[University of Southern California]] (1966–1968).


==Family==
==Family==

Revision as of 06:00, 21 October 2014

Gabrielle LeDoux is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party of Alaska. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska and was born March 24, 1948. LeDoux is a former maritime attorney and businesswoman. [1]

Political career

Ledoux ran for State House as a Democrat in Kodiak in 2000, losing in the general election to Gary Stevens by a 44%-55% margin[2]. LeDoux served as Mayor of the Kodiak Island Borough March 2001 through October 2004. LeDoux was then elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2005. She served two terms in the Alaska State Legislature, January 2005 through January 2009 and was a recipient of the Toll Fellowship in 2006. While in the legislature LeDoux served as co-chair of both the Fisheries and the Community and Regional Affairs Committees. She was also a member of the Labor and Commerce, and Resources committees.[3] She was best known for her passage of the "Safe Haven" Bill which allows parents to surrender newborns without prosecution. [4]

In October 2007, LeDoux announced her candidacy for Alaska’s lone seat in the United States House of Representatives challenging 18-term Congressman Don Young and Lt. Governor Sean Parnell. LeDoux was dubbed a spoiler and placed a distant third in the primary, garnering less than 10% of the vote.[5] The only part of the state she carried was her former legislative district, by plurality.

Further information: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008

After her second term in the house ended in January 2009, LeDoux moved to east Anchorage from Kodiak Island in 2009, and ran for State House in her new district in the 2010 elections. She lost to Pete Petersen in the general election by 5% (47%-52%).[6]. In 2012, Ledoux's presumptive Democratic opponent withdrew after winning an uncontested primary, and was replaced by Kay Rollison.[7][8] Ledoux beat Rollison in the general election.[9] She is currently running for state house against retired colonel Laurie Hummel. [10]

Education

LeDoux, an attorney by training, owns the Law office of Gabrielle LeDoux. She is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley (B.A. 1970) and University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 1973). She also attended the University of Southern California (1966–1968).

Family

LeDoux's husband (Kurt) and youngest son (Daniel) died in a car accident in 1992. She has two children.

Community service

References

  1. ^ http://house.legis.state.ak.us/rep.php?id=leu
  2. ^ "Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2000". www.elections.alaska.gov. State of Alaska. 2000-12-05. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ http://gov.state.ak.us/archive.php?id=878&type=1
  5. ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0808/Young_and_the_restless.html
  6. ^ "Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2000". www.elections.alaska.gov. State of Alaska. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  7. ^ "Hal Gazaway withdraws after securing house nomination". www.adn.com. Anchorage Daily News. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  8. ^ Daysha Eaton (2012-08-30). "Dems Appoint Rollison to HD 13 After Gazaway Withdraws". www.alaskapublic.org. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  9. ^ "Election Summary Report 
State of Alaska General Election 2012". www.elections.alaska.gov. State of Alaska. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  10. ^ http://ballotpedia.org/Laurie_Hummel

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabrielle_LeDoux&oldid=630477650"