Dave Talerico

American politician

Dave Talerico


Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 6th District
In office January 20, 2015 – January 19, 2021
Preceded by	redistricted
Succeeded by	Mike Cronk
Member of the Borough Assembly of the Denali Borough, Alaska
In office 2013–2014
Mayor of the Denali Borough, Alaska
In office 2002–2012
Succeeded by	Clay Walker

Personal details
Born	February 23, 1956
Political party	Republican
Residence	Healy, Alaska
Occupation	politician, miner

David M. Talerico is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, he served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. He represented House District 6, a vast district in The Bush that encompasses the Denali Borough and other unincorporated areas. He is the longest-serving mayor of the Denali Borough, in office from 2002 to 2012,^[1] and briefly served on the Borough Assembly again from 2013 to 2014, when he was elected to the House of Representatives.^[2] He is a longtime resident of Healy.

Talerico previously ran unsuccessfully for a House seat against David Guttenberg, a Democrat from Fairbanks. He worked for Republican Representative Doug Isaacson as a legislative staffer from 2012 to 2013.^[1] He is a miner by trade and was the director of human resources and safety at the Usibelli Coal Mine at the time of his election to the House of Representatives in 2014.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Denali Borough mayor resigning to take job with Isaacson". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ http://www.denaliborough.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B63112C6F-13FC-4147-831D-8F3F0E33EC53%7D/uploads/12-10-14_Assembly_minutes_to_web.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Capps, Kris (December 22, 2013). "Talerico files to run for Alaska Legislature". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives

33rd Alaska Legislature (2023)

Speaker of the House: ▌Cathy Tilton (R)
Majority Leader: ▌Dan Saddler (R)
Minority Leader: ▌Calvin Schrage (I)

▌Dan Ortiz (I)
▌Rebecca Himschoot (I)
▌Andi Story (D)
▌Sara Hannan (D)
▌Louise Stutes (MCR)
▌Sarah Vance (R)
▌Justin Ruffridge (R)
▌Ben Carpenter (R)
▌Laddie Shaw (R)
▌Craig Johnson (R)
▌Julie Coulombe (R)
▌Calvin Schrage (I)
▌Andy Josephson (D)
▌Alyse Galvin (I)
▌Tom McKay (R)
▌Jennie Armstrong (D)
▌Zack Fields (D)
▌Cliff Groh (D)
▌Genevieve Mina (D)
▌Andrew Gray (D)
▌Donna Mears (D)
▌Stanley Wright (R)
▌Jamie Allard (R)
▌Dan Saddler (R)
▌DeLena Johnson (R)
▌Cathy Tilton (R)
▌David Eastman (NCR)
▌Jesse Sumner (R)
▌George Rauscher (R)
▌Kevin McCabe (R)
▌Maxine Dibert (D)
▌Will Stapp (R)
▌Mike Prax (R)
▌Frank Tomaszewski (R)
▌Ashley Carrick (D)
▌Mike Cronk (R)
▌Bryce Edgmon (CI)
▌Conrad McCormick (CD)
▌Neal Foster (CD)
▌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)