Preceded by Georgianna Lincoln Spouse Sally Woods (m. 1970) Preceded by Jerry Mackie | Party Democratic Party Name Albert Kookesh Succeeded by Bill Thomas | |
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Residence Angoon, Alaska, United States | ||
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Albert Matthew Kookesh, Jr. (born 1948) is a former member of the Alaska Senate. He represented District C as a Democrat from 2005 through January 2013. Previously he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1997 through 2005.
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- Senator albert kookesh on subsistence part 1 of 2
- Electoral career
- References
Kookesh received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington in 1976 and is a commercial fisherman, also owning and operating a lodge and market. He is on the board of directors of the Sealaska Corporation and is a co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives. His earlier professional positions included Business Manager, Executive VP, and Acting President/CEO for Kootznoowoo Inc.
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Electoral career
In 2010 a legislative review found Kookesh to be in violation of state ethics policies following allegations that he used political influence to keep a city council from opposing a lands bill pushed by the Native corporation by which he is employed. He lost the 2012 election to fellow incumbent Bert Stedman after the Alaska Redistricting Board placed him in a district that was vastly different from his former bush district.