34th Legislature(2025-2026)
Member Information
Kim Elton
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
1995-1998 Representative District
1999-2010 Senator District
Date and Place of Birth:April 9, 1948
Havre, Montana
Occupation:Writer and Contractor
Spouse:Marylou
Residency in Alaska:1961-present
Education:High School - Juneau Douglas High School 1962-66
College/University - St. Olaf College, 1966-68; University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1972-74
Military Service:U.S. Army, 1969-71, Vietnam service, Honorable Discharge
Political and Government Positions:State Senate 1999-Present;
House of Representatives, 1995-98;
Member, Labor & Commerce Committee, Special Committee on Fisheries, Community & Regional Affairs Committee;
Executive Director, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute;
Juneau Borough Assembly Member, 1989-1994;
Assistant State Ombudsman;
Staff, Legislative Ethics Committee;
Director of Policy for Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller;
Member, State Board of Education's Task Force on School Funding
Business and Professional Positions:Editor, Juneau Empire, 1976-78;
Newspaper Reporter/Editor for Anchorage Times and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner;
Commercial Fishing (troller);
Member, Alaska State Salary Commission
Special Interests:Hiking, black & white photography, fishing, golf