Mike Cronk
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mike Cronk
| office = Member of the Alaska Senate
| constituency = R
| term_start = January 21, 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Click Bishop
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
| term_start1 = January 19, 2021
| term_end1 = January 21, 2025
| predecessor1 = Dave Talerico
| successor1 = Rebecca Schwanke
| party = Republican
| constituency1 = 6th district (2021-2023)
36th district (2023-2025)
| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| residence = Tok, Alaska
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Teacher (retired)
| alma_mater = University of Alaska Fairbanks
}}
Mike Cronk is an American politician from Alaska serving as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2025.{{cite web |url= https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/11/06/alaska-senates-bipartisan-supermajority-loses-at-least-two-members-initial-election-results-show/ |title= Alaska Senate's bipartisan supermajority loses at least two members, initial election results show |date= 6 November 2024 |publisher= Alaska Beacon |accessdate= February 12, 2025}} He previously served in the Alaska House of Representatives starting in 2021.{{Cite web|last=Downing|first=Suzanne|date=2020-04-09|title=Mike Cronk of Tok launches campaign for House Dist. 6|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/mike-cronk-of-tok-launches-campaign-for-house-dist-6/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Must Read Alaska|language=en-US}} A Republican, he represented the 36th State House district, which encompasses most of interior Alaska and Copper River Census Area.
Personal life
Cronk was present at the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting.{{Cite web |last=Anchorage |first=Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media and Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media- |date=2017-10-03 |title=Alaskans among victims of Las Vegas shooting rampage |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2017/10/02/alaskans-among-victims-of-las-vegas-shooting-rampage/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Alaska Public Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Las Vegas hero on surviving the massacre, gun control and saving friend's life |url=https://www.today.com/news/las-vegas-survivor-mike-cronk-who-saved-friend-s-life-t119991 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=TODAY.com |date=13 December 2017 |language=en}}
Electoral history
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nonpartisan primary
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mike Cronk
| votes =3,305
| percentage =43.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent
| candidate = Savannah Fletcher
| votes =3,193
| percentage =42.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = James Squyres (withdrew)
| votes =572
| percentage =7.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Alaskan Independence Party
| candidate = Robert Williams
| votes =481
| percentage =6.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =7,551
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Alaska Senate General election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mike Cronk
| votes = 9,387
| percentage = 51.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent
| candidate = Savannah Fletcher
| votes = 7,509
| percentage = 41.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Alaskan Independence Party
| candidate = Robert Williams
| votes = 1,157
| percentage = 6.39
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 56
| percentage = 0.31
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,109
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box gain no change
| winner = Minority Caucus
| loser = Coalition
| color = #f4bc82
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Cronk Mike Cronk] at Ballotpedia
{{Alaska State Senators}}
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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:Year of birth missing (living people)
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