Jamie Allard

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jamie Allard

| office = Member of the Alaska House of Representatives

| predecessor = Chris Tuck (redistricting)

| termstart = January 17, 2023

| party = Republican

| constituency = 23rd district

| office1 = Member of the Anchorage Assembly from Seat C

| term_start1 = April 2020

| term_end1 = January 17, 2023

| predecessor1 = Fred Dyson

| successor1 = Robin Dern

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1971}}

| birth_place =

| residence = Eagle River, Anchorage

| alma_mater =

| image = Anchorage Assemblymember Jamie Allard (cropped).jpg

| caption =

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Jamie del Fierro Allard (born 1971) is an American politician from Alaska serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives since 2023 representing District 23[https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/33?code=alr], Alaska State Legislature. which covers an area East of Anchorage.{{Cite web |title=Jamie Allard |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jamie_Allard |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Allard is a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Anchorage Assembly.{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2021 |title=Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard will run for state House |url=https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2021/12/02/anchorage-assembly-member-jamie-allard-will-run-for-state-house/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Anchorage Daily News |language=en}}

Personal life

Allard has Chilean ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Downing |first=Suzanne |date=2021-02-26 |title=Alaskan of the Year: Jamie Allard, Assemblywoman |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/alaskan-of-the-year-jamie-allard-assemblywoman/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Must Read Alaska |language=en-US}} Her father, Jose del Fierro, was a resident of Santiago who emigrated to the United States in 1958. Her mother is an Italian immigrant.

Political career

;Municipality of Anchorage

As a member of the Anchorage Assembly, Allard defended free of the German word "FUHRER" and "REICH" on state-issued license plates. This led to her removal from the Alaska Human Rights Commission by Governor Mike Dunleavy.{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Kavitha |title=Anchorage Assembly considers ethics review for member who defended offensive words on license plates. Anchorage assembly withdrew censure due to free speech. |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2021/02/09/anchorage-assembly-to-consider-resolution-denouncing-assembly-member-jamie-allards-license-plate-comments/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Alaska Public Media |agency=Alaska Public Media}}

Her opposition to COVID-19 measures, like mask mandates, further polarized public opinion in the liberal areas outside her district, but her views were accepted by her constituents, she had statewide support, to include the sitting Republican Governor Michael Dunleavy and the federal government.https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ These actions led to a recall effort by Anchorage residents in 2021,{{cite news |last1=Goodykoontz |first1=Emily |title=Recall petition against Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard approved by city clerk |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/11/18/recall-petition-against-anchorage-assembly-member-jamie-allard-approved-by-city-clerk/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Anchorage Daily News |date=November 18, 2021}} citing her controversial statements and perceived failure to represent constituents. The recall did not gather enough signatures to move forward.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Zachariah |title=Effort to recall Jamie Allard from Anchorage Assembly fails to gather enough signatures |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2022/01/20/effort-to-recall-jamie-allard-from-anchorage-assembly-fails-to-gather-enough-signatures/#:~:text=A%20campaign%20to%20recall%20Anchorage%20Assembly%20member%20Jamie,Allard%E2%80%99s%20district%2C%20a%20window%20that%20closed%20on%20Tuesday. |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Anchorage Daily News |date=January 20, 2022}}