Maxine Dibert
{{Short description|American educator and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Maxine Dibert
| state_house = Alaska
| district = 31st
| term_start = January 17, 2023
| party = Democratic
| birth_place = Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
| education = University of Alaska Fairbanks (BS)
Lesley University (MS)
| predecessor = Bart LeBon
}}
Maxine Dibert is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 31st district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 17, 2023.
Early life and education
Dibert was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska and is Koyukon Athabascan. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a master's degree in curriculum development from Lesley University.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Maxine Dibert – NewDEAL |url=https://newdealleaders.org/leader/maxine-dibert/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |language=en-US}}
Career
Dibert taught at Denali Elementary School in Fairbanks for 21 years. She is also a science curriculum designer.{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=James |title=Q&A with Alaska House District 31 candidate Maxine Dibert |url=https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/qa-with-alaska-house-district-31-candidate-maxine-dibert/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Alaska Beacon |language=en-US}} Dibert was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Maxine Dibert |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Maxine_Dibert |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
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 = Maxine Dibert (incumbent)
| votes = 1109
| percentage = 51.5
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bart LeBon
| votes = 1045
| percentage = 48.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2154
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
== General ==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Alaska House of Representatives election, District 31}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Maxine Dibert (incumbent)
| votes = 3518
| percentage = 54.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bart LeBon
| votes = 2948
| percentage = 45.5
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 20
| percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 6486
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Alaska House of Representatives}}
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Category:21st-century Alaska Native people
Category:Native American state legislators in Alaska
Category:Members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Alaska
Category:Educators from Alaska
Category:Politicians from Fairbanks, Alaska
Category:University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni
Category:Lesley University alumni
Category:American women educators
Category:21st-century Native American women
Category:21st-century Native American politicians
Category:Native American women in politics
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
Category:21st-century American women politicians
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