Fran Ulmer
Fran Ulmer | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
In office December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 | |
Governor | Tony Knowles |
Preceded by | Jack Coghill |
Succeeded by | Loren Leman |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 4-B & 3 district | |
In office January 19, 1987 – December 5, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Jim Duncan |
Succeeded by | Kim Elton |
Mayor of Juneau | |
In office 1983–1985 | |
Preceded by | Bill Overstreet |
Succeeded by | Ernest Polley |
Personal details | |
Born | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | February 1, 1947
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Bill Council
(m. 1977; died 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, JD) |
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer (born February 1, 1947) is an American administrator and
Early life
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Horicon, Wisconsin. Her parents owned a furniture store and a funeral home in the area. Her education included a bachelor's degree with a double major in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1] In 2018, Fran was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 1977, she married attorney Bill Council. They had two children. They were married until his death in 2013.[1][2]
Alaska politics
Ulmer first began working in Alaska in 1973 as a lawyer at the Legislative Affairs Agency in
She served as
In 1994 she won the open primary for the nomination for lieutenant governor. She was elected to two four-year terms on the Democratic ticket, along with Governor Tony Knowles.[4] In that post, she became a nationally recognized leader in election reform and making government more efficient and accessible through telecommunications. During her tenure, Alaska became the first state to replace the punched card system with a statewide optical scanning ballot counting system.
Alaska gubernatorial election, 2002
In 2002, she won the nomination of the
Post electoral career
In 2003, Fran was a fellow at the
At the national level, Ulmer served as a member of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission for ten years, on the
In June 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Ulmer to the seven-member National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The commission was charged with investigating the causes of the explosion and oil spill and recommending changes to prevent future disasters.[8] She served on the boards of The Nature Conservancy, First National Bank Alaska, the CIRI Foundation, Commonwealth North, the National Parks Conservation Association, the Union of Concerned Scientists,[4] and she chaired the global board of The Nature Conservancy (2019-2022). She currently serves on the National Parks Conservation Association Board and the Alaska Trustees of The Nature Conservancy.
In 2011, President
In 2018 she was a Visiting Professor at Stanford University in the Department of Earth System Science in the School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences and in 2019, she joined Harvard’s Belfer Center Arctic Initiative as a Senior Fellow, serving until 2023.
In 2021 she was appointed as one of the additional campaign co-chairs for former Independent governor Bill Walker's gubernatorial campaign.[13]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fran Ulmer | 7,957 | 66.5 | |
Republican | Leslie E. "Red" Swanson | 3,928 | 32.8 | |
Write-In | 64 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fran Ulmer | 8,564 | 70.3 | |
Republican | Cathy Crawford | 3,555 | 29.9 | |
Write-In | 60 | 0.4 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Fran Ulmer | 5,210 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Dale Anderson | 2,233 | 29.9 | |
Write-In | 19 | 0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independence | Jack Alleman | 2,173 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Fran Ulmer | 40,442 | 66.1 | |
Green | Roger Lewis | 3,570 | 5.8 | |
Independence | Tom Staudenmaier | 2,831 | 4.6 | |
Democratic | Bill Sabo | 5,771 | 9.4 | |
Independence | Margaret Ward | 6,356 | 10.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Frank Murkowski | 129,279 | 55.85 | +38.0 | |
Democratic | Fran Ulmer | 94,216 | 40.70 | -10.6 | |
Green | Diane E. Benson | 2,926 | 1.26 | -1.7 | |
Independence | Don Wright | 2,185 | 0.94 | +0.9 | |
Republican Moderate | Raymond VinZant | 1,506 | 0.65 | -5.5 | |
Libertarian | Billy Toien | 1,109 | 0.48 | +0.5 | |
Write-ins | 263 | 0.11 | -19.7 | ||
Majority | 35,063 | 15.2 | -17.8 | ||
Turnout | 231,484 | 50.5 | +1.9 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | -48.2 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Ulmer, Fran (1998). "Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer, Democrat". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Alexander, Rosemarie (September 12, 2013). "Update: Bill Council – a "lawyer's lawyer"". KTOO Public Media. Juneau, Alaska. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Volz, Matt (August 3, 2005). "Jay Hammond dies at 83". Juneau Empire. Juneau, Alaska. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ University of Alaska, Anchorage. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- New York, New York. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Burkhart, Aaron (May 29, 2007). "Ulmer assumes chancellorship". The Northern Light. Anchorage, Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Walters, Kam (January 22, 2010). "Ulmer announces retirement". The Northern Light. Anchorage, Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "President Obama names Chancellor Fran Ulmer to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill". 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Bradner, Tim (July 17, 2014). "Ulmer named to advise Kerry on Arctic issues". Alaska Journal of Commerce. Anchorage, Alaska.
- National Public Radio. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint the Following Individuals to Key Administration Post- Including USARC". Arctic Daily Update. U.S. Arctic Research Commission. July 28, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Formally Appoints General Kee to USARC". Arctic Update. U.S. Arctic Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Walker-Drygas ticket announces additional campaign co-chairs". https://walkerdrygas.com/. Walker/Drygras. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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- ^ "State of Alaska General Election – November 5, 2002 – Official Results". State of Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
External links
- Fran Ulmer at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
- Appearances on C-SPAN