Walker, Bill (1951)
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| Birthname | William Martin Walker | ||||
| born on | 16 April 1951 at 04:35 (= 04:35 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Fairbanks, Alaska, 64n50, 147w43 | ||||
| Timezone | AHST h10w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   25°48'   19°08 Asc. 22°13'
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Biography
American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska, from 2014 to 2018. He is the second native-born governor of Alaska after William A. Egan (1959–1966 and 1970–1974).
Walker was raised in Delta Junction and Valdez, Alaska. He obtained a law degree and served as mayor, city councilor, and city attorney for Valdez, and as general counsel for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. Walker ran for governor of Alaska in the Republican Party primary election in 2010, losing to incumbent Sean Parnell.
Walker ran as an Independent in the 2014 election, merging his campaign with that of Democratic nominee Byron Mallott, who became Walker's running mate. Both candidates' prior respective running mates withdrew from the race and the Walker/Mallott ticket defeated Parnell and his running mate, former Anchorage mayor Daniel A. Sullivan. Walker ran for reelection in 2018, but three days after the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Mallott and amid low polling numbers he dropped out of the race on 19 October and endorsed Democrat Mark Begich.
Relationships
- child->parent relationship with Walker, Ed (born 28 August 1917)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth news report, " Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska), 19 April 1951, p. 5.
Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Two sons, two daughters)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Candidate and lost
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican; Independent)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (11th Governor of Alaska, 2014-2018)