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Bill Walker's Biography

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Full Name:

Bill Walker

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Donna; 4 Children: Lindsay, Tessa, Adam, Jordan

Birth Date:

1951

Birth Place:

Fairbanks, AK

Home City:

Anchorage, AK

Religion:

Christian

Resident Fellow, Harvard John F. Kennedy School Institute of Politics, 2020

JD, University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University), 1983

BS, Business Administration, Lewis and Clark College, 1973

Candidate, Governor of Alaska, 2010, 2018, 2022

Governor, State of Alaska, 2014-2018

Mayor, City of Valdez, 1979-1980

Member, Valdez City Council, 1978-1980

Attorney/Owner, Walker Richards Limited Liability Company Law Firm, 1995- present

Attorney/Owner, Walker and Levesque Limited Liability Company, 1995-present

General Counsel, Alaska Gasline Port Authority, present

Attorney, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell, and Brundin, 1983-1995

Owner, Bill Walker Construction Company, Valdez, 1975-1980

Construction Worker, Trans-Alaska Pipeline, 1970-1974

Commercial Fisherman, Prince William Sound, 1969

American Bar Association, 9th Circuit

President, Alaska Municipal Attorneys' Association

Guest Speaker/Panel Member, Alaska Municipal League

Member, Faith Christian Community Church, present

Founder, Governor's Tribal Advisory Council

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo #7

American Bar Association, United States Supreme Court

Member, 1st Presbyterian Church Anchorage, 1988-2007

Logistics Volunteer, Christian Medical and Dental Association/Prison Fellowship International, 2007

President/Charter Member, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC), 1989-2001

Youth Basketball/Soccer Coach, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1992-1994

School Board Member, Sonrise Christian School Anchorage, 1991-1993

Alaska Bar Association, 1983

Member, Organization for the Management of Alaska's Resources (OMAR), 1977-1978

Member, Alaska Carpenters' Union, 1970-1974

Member, Alaska Laborers' Union, 1970-1974

Member, Alaska Teamsters' Union, 1970-1974

Father's Name:

Ed Walker

Favorite Quote:

"And let us be sure that those who come after us will say of us, that we did everything that could be done. We finished the race. We kept Alaska strong. We kept the faith and put ALASKA FIRST!" -- Governor Walter J. Hickel

"We can win the future and we can hand down to our children and grandchildren an Alaska even better than the one that was given to us. I have never felt more strongly that Alaska's best days lie ahead."

"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future." -- John F. Kennedy

Mother's Name:

Francis Walker

Number of Grandchildren:

Four

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