100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
"From Territorial Days to Today"
1913 to 2013
Juneau, Alaska
State & Territorial
Katie Hurley
Date/Place of Birth:3/20/21 Juneau, Alaska
Occupation:Retired Public Servant and Businesswoman
Children :David Alexander (38), Susan Alexander (26), Mary Hurley (23)
Residency in Alaska:Juneau 1921-1960 Palmer 1960-1963 Wasilla 1963 to present
Education:High School: Juneau High School; Diploma Technical/Vocational: Behnke-Walker Business College; Oregon Post-Graduate: "Thirteen years liberal arts, University of Ernest Gruening." - E.l. Bartlett, 1953
Political and Government Positions:President, State Board of Education, Vocational Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, 7years; Executive Director, Alaska Women's Commission, 3 years; Executive Secretary, Governor Ernest Gruening; Secretary, Alaska Senate, 5 sessions; Co-Chair, Family Community Leadership Project; Chief Clerk, Constitutional Convention; Statehood Transitional Staff, Governor William A. Egan
Business and Professional Positions:Partner, Valley Abstract & Title Company, Palmer; Office Manager, Alaska Hardwoods, Wasilla; President, National Federation of Federal Employees (now NFGE)
Service Organization Membership:Pioneers of Alaska; League of Women Voters; Sons of Norway; National Organization for Women; Women's Political Caucus
Special Interests :Alaskan history and culture; politics; travel ; Norwegian heritage; music; art; literature; church organist; newspapers