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
No caucus information on file.
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