Elvi Gray-Jackson
Appearance
Elvi Gray-Jackson | |
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Member of the Alaska Senate | |
In office January 15, 2019 – present | |
Preceded by | Berta Gardner |
Succeeded by | Löki Tobin |
Constituency | I district (2019–2023) G district (2023–present) |
Member of the Anchorage Assembly from the 4th district | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Dick Traini |
Succeeded by | Felix Rivera |
Personal details | |
Born | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | April 8, 1953
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Fashion Institute of Technology University of Alaska, Anchorage (AA) |
Elvira Gray-Jackson (born April 8, 1953) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate for the G district, representing Midtown Anchorage. She previously served in the Anchorage Assembly from 2008 to 2017.[1]
Career
[edit]Gray-Jackson won the general election on November 6, 2018. She secured sixty percent of the vote while her closest rival, Republican Jim Crawford, secured forty percent.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senate Elvi Gray-Jackson". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Alaska Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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