Josh Revak
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Josh Revak
|image = Josh Revak (cropped).jpg
|state_senate = Alaska
|appointer = Mike Dunleavy
|district = M
|term_start = November 2, 2019
|term_end = January 17, 2023
|predecessor = Chris Birch
|successor = James Kaufman (District M)
|state_house1 = Alaska
|district1 = 25th
|term_start1= January 15, 2019
|term_end1 = November 2, 2019
|predecessor1 = Charisse Millett
|successor1 = Mel Gillis
|birth_name = Joshua Carl Revak
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|21}}
|birth_place = Two Harbors, Minnesota, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Alaska Pacific University (MBA)
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{army|United States}}
|battles = Iraq War
|serviceyears = 2001–2008
}}
Joshua Carl Revak (born January 21, 1981) is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate since November 2, 2019 from January 17, 2023. Originally elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 2018, Revak was appointed to the Senate to replace Chris Birch, whom he replaced in the House, when Birch died suddenly in August 2019.
Early life
Revak was born and raised on a farm in Minnesota. He enlisted in the United States Army shortly after the September 11 attacks. After being severely wounded by a mortar attack in Iraq, Revak was honorably discharged in 2008 and returned to Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/31?code=REA|title=Alaska State Legislature|website=www.akleg.gov|access-date=2020-04-20}}
Career
In 2009, Revak moved to Alaska, where he worked in the office of Congressman Don Young, serving as his military and veterans affairs liaison and political advisor. During this time, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Alaska Pacific University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaskapacific.edu/stories/same-blood-different-mud-2/|title=Same Blood. Different Mud. – Alaska Pacific University|website=www.alaskapacific.edu|access-date=2020-04-20}} In 2018, Revak was elected to serve in the Alaska House of Representatives to represent the 25th district. After the death of incumbent Chris Birch in 2019, Revak was nominated by Governor Mike Dunleavy to fill his vacant seat in the Alaska Senate.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Revak|title=Josh Revak|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2019/11/02/josh-revak-confirmed-to-senate-district-m/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230022830/https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2019/11/02/josh-revak-confirmed-to-senate-district-m/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2019|title=Josh Revak Confirmed to Senate District M – Mike Dunleavy|website=gov.alaska.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}
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Category:Alaska Pacific University alumni
Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:Republican Party Alaska state senators
Category:Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
Category:Military personnel from Minnesota
Category:Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska