Kelly Merrick

American politician
Kelly Merrick
Kelly Merrick in November 2018
Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byLora Reinbold (District G)
ConstituencyL
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
January 16, 2019 – January 17, 2023
Preceded byLora Reinbold
Succeeded byJamie Allard (District 23)
Constituency14
Personal details
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoey
ResidenceEagle River

Kelly Merrick (née Richards; born 1975) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, Merrick was elected to the Alaska State Senate in 2022, representing District L in Eagle River. She was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. She took office as State Senator on January 17, 2023.[1]

Early life and career

Merrick worked as a staffer in the Alaska Legislature and served an aide (Secretary) to U.S. Rep. Don Young[2] for 6 months.

Political career

Merrick ran for election to the Alaska House to succeed Lora Reinbold, who ran for the Alaska Senate. Merrick defeated Jamie Allard and Eugene Harnett in a 3-way race of the Republican primary and nonpartisan Joe Hackenmueller in the general election.[3] Rep. Merrick was censured by Republican District 14 for caucusing with the Democrats in 2021. The Alaska Republican State Central Committee also voted to censure Merrick and no longer recognizes Merrick as a Republican.

References

  1. ^ "Alaska State Legislature". akleg.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ Herz, Nathaniel (June 2, 2018). "Alaska legislative races feature ex-lawmakers seeking comebacks, credible challengers and a husband and wife". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ Herz, Nathaniel (August 23, 2018). "Voters may have ousted two of Alaska's top legislators, as House remains up for grabs". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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33rd Alaska Legislature (2023)
Speaker of the House
▌Cathy Tilton (R)
Majority Leader
▌Dan Saddler (R)
Minority Leader
▌Calvin Schrage (I)
  1. ▌Dan Ortiz (I)
  2. ▌Rebecca Himschoot (I)
  3. ▌Andi Story (D)
  4. ▌Sara Hannan (D)
  5. ▌Louise Stutes (MCR)
  6. ▌Sarah Vance (R)
  7. ▌Justin Ruffridge (R)
  8. ▌Ben Carpenter (R)
  9. ▌Laddie Shaw (R)
  10. ▌Craig Johnson (R)
  11. ▌Julie Coulombe (R)
  12. ▌Calvin Schrage (I)
  13. ▌Andy Josephson (D)
  14. ▌Alyse Galvin (I)
  15. ▌Tom McKay (R)
  16. ▌Jennie Armstrong (D)
  17. ▌Zack Fields (D)
  18. ▌Cliff Groh (D)
  19. ▌Genevieve Mina (D)
  20. ▌Andrew Gray (D)
  21. ▌Donna Mears (D)
  22. ▌Stanley Wright (R)
  23. ▌Jamie Allard (R)
  24. ▌Dan Saddler (R)
  25. ▌DeLena Johnson (R)
  26. ▌Cathy Tilton (R)
  27. ▌David Eastman (NCR)
  28. ▌Jesse Sumner (R)
  29. ▌George Rauscher (R)
  30. ▌Kevin McCabe (R)
  31. ▌Maxine Dibert (D)
  32. ▌Will Stapp (R)
  33. ▌Mike Prax (R)
  34. ▌Frank Tomaszewski (R)
  35. ▌Ashley Carrick (D)
  36. ▌Mike Cronk (R)
  37. ▌Bryce Edgmon (CI)
  38. ▌Conrad McCormick (CD)
  39. ▌Neal Foster (CD)
  40. ▌Thomas Baker (R)
Majority Coalition (23)
▌Republican (20)
▌Coalition Democrat (2)
▌Coalition Independent (1)
Minority Caucus (16)
▌Democratic (11)
▌Minority Caucus Republican (1)
▌Independent (4)
Others
▌Non-Caucusing Republican (1)


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