governor

Mike Dunleavy

Mike Dunleavy (R) is the 12th governor of Alaska and a former member of the Alaska Senate (2013-2018),

Associations:

National Rifle Association

Alaska Public Safety Employees Association

party

Republican

jurisdiction

Alaska

service dates

December 3, 2018 - Present

gender

Male

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Personal Moments

1983

Michael Dunleavy graduates from Misericordia University

Dunleavy earns his Bachelor of Arts in history, and moves to Alaska shortly after.

1992

Dunleavy graduates from University of Alaska Fairbanks

Dunleavy earns his Masters in Education, and begins his career in education, working as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in various northwest Arctic communities.

2009

Dunleavy briefly abandons governor race

Dunleavy is appointed as a member of the school board, and serves for a year before being appointed as the board’s director.

2018

Dunleavy resigns from Alaska Senate to focus on governor race

Dunleavy resigns from the senate in order to begin campaigning for the 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election.

Campaign History

2012

Dunleavy is elected to Alaska Senate

After defeating Linda Menard (R) in the Republican Primary, Dunleavy wins the general election unopposed with 94.24% of the vote, and is elected as a member of the Alaska Senate.

2018

Dunleavy is elected governor of Alaska

Dunleavy defeats Mark Begich (D) to win the 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election, receiving 51.44% of the vote.

2021

Recall efforts against Dunleavy fail

The recall efforts that began in 2019 against Dunleavy fail to acquire enough votes to trigger a recall vote, and efforts against Dunleavy are dropped.

2022

Dunleavy runs for governor once again and wins

Governor Dunleavy remains Alaska’s governor.

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Position on Key Issues

Crime

Dunleavy has taken a hard stance against crime, introducing and pledging to introduce various crime bills that introduce new categorizations of criminal offenses, increase bail, increase criminal penalties for certain crimes, and reduce the use of parole, among other pledges. He has vocalized his zero-tolerance stance on crime on multiple occasions.

Energy

Dunleavy has supported a balance between the use of renewable energy sources and fossil fuels. However, he has voiced his opposition to the Green New Deal proposal.

Universal Income

Dunleavy included a pledge in his election campaign to restore Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PDF) to its former amount, as well as to retroactively pay the difference to Alaskans. He has maintained his support for this initiative, and has prioritized this issue above other government-funded initiatives.

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Key Issues:

Crime

Energy

Universal Income