23 Facts About Chancy Croft

Leland Chancy Croft was an American politician and workers' compensation attorney.

Chancy Croft was then elected to the Alaska Senate, serving in that body from 1971 to 1979, including serving as the president of the Senate from 1975 to 1977 during the 9th Alaska State Legislature.

Chancy Croft largely retired from electoral politics after this campaign, but remained prominent in legal and political circles in Alaska.

Chancy Croft founded the Croft Law Office, a workers' compensation firm, in downtown Anchorage, and appeared before the Alaska Supreme Court in over sixty cases.

Chancy Croft served a term on the University of Alaska Board of Regents from 1995 to 2003, including as chair of the body from 2001 to 2002.

Leland Chancy Croft was born in Jennings, Louisiana on August 21,1937, the son of Leland Croft, an oil and gas landman and geologist, and Dorthy Croft, a violin teacher.

Chancy Croft grew up in Odessa, Texas, where he graduated high school.

Chancy Croft graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with baccalaureate degrees in government and sociology, as well as a law degree.

Not long after arriving in Anchorage from Texas in 1962, Chancy Croft became a charter member of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, serving as chairman of the Board of Governors from 1971 to 1978.

Chancy Croft was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1968, serving a single term.

Chancy Croft was then elected to the Alaska Senate in 1970, serving from 1971 until 1979.

Chancy Croft served as Senate President from 1975 to 1977.

Chancy Croft was the Democratic Party's nominee for Governor of Alaska in 1978.

Chancy Croft was a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents from 1995 until 2003; he was chairman from 2001 to 2002.

Chancy Croft worked to provide educational service to rural Alaska communities while guiding the university toward increased distance delivery education.

Chancy Croft is responsible for establishing the Regents Scholarship benefiting UA junior, senior and graduate students.

Chancy Croft was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Chancy Croft appeared before the Alaska Supreme Court in over sixty cases, winning two-thirds of those cases.

Chancy Croft founded The Croft Law Office, located in an older downtown Anchorage office building near the Conoco-Phillips Building.

Chancy Croft unsuccessfully worked with the legislature on potential changes to the Alaska Workers Compensation Act.

Leland Chancy Croft was commonly known by his middle name, which is his mother's maiden name.

Chancy Croft was married to Antoinette Ruth "Toni" Croft, a graduate of Stanford University.

Chancy Croft's sister, Dona Lee Croft, is a professor of violin at the Royal College of Music in London.