16 Facts About Lesil McGuire

Lesil Lynn McGuire was born on January 22,1971 and is an American politician in the state of Alaska.

Lesil McGuire served as a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 2007 until 2017, after her tenure as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006.

Lesil McGuire served Senate District N until redistricting in 2012 placed her in District K for 2013.

Lesil McGuire attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, beginning in 1989, where she majored in both political science and speech.

Lesil McGuire served two years as an intern and press aide for Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska before graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Lesil McGuire is a German Marshall Fellow and a Henry Toll Fellow.

Lesil McGuire served in the House as a moderate Republican until 2006 when she was elected to the Alaska State Senate, continuing to serve as a moderate Republican.

Lesil McGuire was the youngest member of the Alaska State Senate at the time.

Lesil McGuire was the first woman president of PNWER where she established the Arctic Caucus, in addition to her duties with the state.

Lesil McGuire was active with CSG, otherwise known as the Council of State Governments, having served as the past chair of the Western Region.

Lesil McGuire has been a leader in energy and Arctic policy as well as women's rights.

Lesil McGuire has been a leader in overall state energy policy helping craft a bi-partisan energy bill that was signed into law in 2012.

Lesil McGuire announced her decision to run for Alaska's Lieutenant Governor in Alaska gubernatorial election, 2014.

Lesil McGuire was the first candidate to declare for lieutenant governor and highlighted her statewide experience.

That same year Lesil McGuire was leader in getting Alaska's Arctic Policy, the first of its kind from a sub-national jurisdiction, established into law.

On September 28,2015, Lesil McGuire announced that she would not run for reelection to the state senate.