Andy Josephson
{{Short description|American politician (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Andy Josephson
|image = File:Rep. Speaker 350juneau 131.jpg
|caption = Andy Josephson speaking in front of the Alaska State Capitol in January 2020
|office = Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
|constituency = 15th district (2013–2023)
13th district (2023–present)
|term_start = January 15, 2013
|term_end =
|predecessor = Mark Neuman
|successor =
|birth_name = Andrew Lewis Josephson
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|15}}
|birth_place = Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Donna
|alma_mater = Whitman College
University of Alaska,
Anchorage
Pennsylvania State
University, Carlisle
|website = [http://akdemocrats.org/rep_josephson House website]
}}
Andrew Lewis Josephson (born July 15, 1964) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Personal life and education
Josephson graduated from Whitman College in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in history. He also earned a master's degree in teaching from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1992 and a JD from Penn State in 1997. He has spent almost his entire life in Alaska, mostly in Anchorage. Josephson's excellent tennis game keeps him ranked high in the Alaska House Tennis Caucus.{{cite web|title=Rep Andy Josephson|url=http://house.legis.state.ak.us/rep.php?id=jos|publisher=Alaska State Legislature|accessdate=19 September 2013}}
Career
Josephson served as an intern for Senator Ted Stevens. He also worked as a legislative aide and a teacher. He worked as an assistant district attorney in Kotzebue, Alaska from 1999 to 2001, before going into private practice. Josephson was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2012.
Electoral history
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=2024=
== Primary ==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Nonpartisan primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Andy Josephson (incumbent)
| votes = 990
| percentage = 56.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Heather Gottshall
| votes = 777
| percentage = 44.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,767
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
== General ==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 13}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Andy Josephson (incumbent)
| votes = 3743
| percentage = 53.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Heather Gottshall
| votes = 3266
| percentage = 46.5
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 15
| percentage = 0.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7024
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/RepAndyJ Twitter account]
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/140434/andy-josephson#.UjsXwcbrxP0 Vote Smart page]
- [http://100years.akleg.gov/bio.php?id=1574 Andy Josephson] at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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Category:Dickinson School of Law alumni
Category:Educators from Alaska
Category:Jewish state legislators in Alaska
Category:Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
Category:Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska
Category:University of Alaska Anchorage alumni
Category:Whitman College alumni
Category:Lawyers from Anchorage, Alaska
Category:21st-century American Jews
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