Tom Begich

Tom Begich DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District J

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Tom BegichDEMDemocrat State Senator, District J
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AKResidence (state)

Thomas Scott Begich (born October 31, 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Alaska Senate. He represented District J from 2017 to 2023 and was elected twice without general election opposition. In 2022, his seat was redistricted, and Begich chose to withdraw his candidacy for the seat.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Lincoln College at Oxford
Attended Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
1989 - 1990
Bard College
BA History
1980 - 1982
University of Alaska Anchorage
AA
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Minority Leader
Alaska State Senate
2019 - 2023
Senator
Alaska State Senate
2017 - 2023
Project Director
Reclaiming Futures
2006 - 2007
Owner
CWCommunications/Research
1982 - Current
Singer
Crazy World Records
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Member
Reclaiming Futures
Current
Member
Turnagain Point
Current
Member
Coalition for Education Equity
Current
Member
Mountain View Community Coalition
Current
Trainer
Reclaiming Futures
Current
Former Chair
Western Region of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Former Chair
DMC Initiative
Former Chair
National Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Former Coordinator
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) YES Program
Chair
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Current
Former Coordinator
Mayor's Youth Crime and Anti-Gang Task Force
2007 - 2009
Former Member
Subcommittee on Corrections, Alaska State Senate
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