Fred Dyson
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the F district
In office
January 15, 2013 – January 15, 2015
Preceded byredistricted
Succeeded byredistricted
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the I district
In office
January 21, 2003 – January 15, 2013
Preceded byredistricted
Succeeded byredistricted
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
1997–2002
Personal details
Born
Frederick John Dyson

(1939-01-16) January 16, 1939
Vancouver, Canada
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane
Children3
ResidenceEagle River, Alaska
Alma materUniversity of Washington

Frederick John Dyson (born January 16, 1939)[1] was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, serving since 2003.[2] He represented District I from 2003 through 2012 until redistricting placed him in District F in 2013. District I contained the core community of Eagle River, where Dyson resides, and stretched across the northern edge of Anchorage municipal boundaries to Government Hill, also including the core area of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. After being redistricted again in 2012 he declined to run for reelection in 2014 against another incumbent, Anna Fairclough.[3]

Dyson formerly served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he represented a district nearly identical to his current Senate district as a member of the Anchorage Assembly. Currently Dyson is the District 2, Seat C representative on the Anchorage Assembly, having won a first term in the general election on April 4, 2017.

Dyson is a mechanical engineer, mariner and writer by profession. He wrote a column for the Anchorage Times for many years. He and his wife have raised over a dozen foster children. In fact, his first exposure in the political arena, prior to being elected to office, was as a public advocate for foster parenting.

Dyson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated from Highline High School in the Seattle area, and studied engineering at the University of Washington.[2] He moved to Alaska in 1964. He and his wife Jane, a retired therapist, have been married since 1966; they have three daughters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Testator (Will) - Summary (3AN-83-01015WI In the Matter of: Dyson, Frederick J)". CourtView. Alaska Court System. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Senator Fred Dyson". www.akleg.gov. Alaska State Legislature. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Mauer, Richard (February 12, 2014). "Dyson of Eagle River says he'll retire from the state Senate". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fred Dyson Personal Profile". www.alaskasenate.org. Alaska Senate. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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