Loren Leman
Loren Dwight Leman (born December 2, 1950) is an American politician who served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Alaska, from 2002 to 2006. Before that, he served in both houses of the state legislature, and was elected as the Senate Majority Leader by the end of his term. He served in office in electoral politics from 1989 to 2006. When Leman was elected as lieutenant governor in 2002, he was the first person of Alaska Native ancestry to be elected to statewide office in Alaska. He also has Russian-Polish ancestry.
Loren Leman | |
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006 | |
| Governor | Frank Murkowski |
| Preceded by | Fran Ulmer |
| Succeeded by | Sean Parnell |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the G district | |
| In office December 1993 – December 2, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Rodey |
| Succeeded by | Hollis French |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
| In office December 1989 - December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Drue Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Toohey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Loren Dwight Leman December 2, 1950 Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carolyn Rae Bratvold |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University, Corvallis Stanford University University of Alaska, Anchorage |
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