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Mead Treadwell
Mead Treadwell (Republican Party) was the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Treadwell assumed office on December 6, 2010. Treadwell left office on December 1, 2014.
Treadwell (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Alaska. Treadwell lost in the Republican primary on August 21, 2018.
Treadwell previously served as a chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. He was appointed to serve on the commission by President George W. Bush (R) in 2001, and he resigned in 2010 to run for office.[1]
Treadwell's term as lieutenant governor expired in 2014. Although he was eligible for re-election in November 2014, he instead ran for election to the U.S. Senate for the seat held by Mark Begich (D).[2] He was defeated by Daniel S. Sullivan in the Republican primary on August 19, 2014.[3]
Biography
Treadwell moved to Alaska from his native Connecticut as a teenager in 1974. He left Alaska to pursue his undergraduate degree at Yale University. Returning to the state after graduation, he held his first job as a reporter with the Anchorage Times. A few years later, he again moved away temporarily to earn an M.B.A. at Harvard University. Since graduating in 1982, his career has been focused on Alaska.[4]
Treadwell was a senior fellow of the Institute of the North, a group founded by former Alaska Gov. Walter Hickel. Treadwell earlier worked with Gov. Hickel when he served in his cabinet from 1991 to 1994 as deputy commissioner of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation. In that capacity, he served on multiple international delegations focused on the Arctic environment.[4]
From 1994 to 1999, Treadwell sat on the board of the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation. He also served on the boards of the Prince William Sound Science Center and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. Treadwell also worked as chairman and CEO of Venture Ad Astra, an Anchorage technology firm specializing in geospatial imaging.[4]
Immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union, Treadwell helped launch the Siberia Alaska Gateway Project of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. He led multiple U.S. expeditions to the Russian Arctic, including a team of nuclear experts who visited Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant in Chukotka in 1993.[4] Treadwell went on to serve on the board of the Alaska Siberia Research Center and was elected as a fellow national of the Explorers Club in 2002.
Treadwell has also served on the executive boards of Baltimore Dredge Enterprises and Arctic Transportation Services.[5]
As of 2013, Treadwell was widowed. His late wife, Carol, passed away from a brain tumor in 2002. They had three children together: Tim, Will, and Natalie.[6] In his wife's memory, Treadwell established Sea Train, a program to take 5th grade students to Seward to see the Alaska SeaLife Center.
As of this writing, Treadwell identified as a Catholic.
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Education
- 1982, Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)
- 1978, Yale University (B.A.)
- 1974, Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, Connecticut)
Political career
Lieutenant Governor (2010-2014)
Before running for lieutenant governor in 2010, Treadwell's involvement in political campaigning had been limited to his experiences as a state chair for Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential primary campaign and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2008. In his first bid for public office, Treadwell won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Alaska on August 24, 2010. He went on to win the 2010 midterm general election over Democratic nominee Diane E. Benson. Along with Governor Sean Parnell (R), Treadwell was sworn in on December 6, 2010.
U.S. Arctic Research Commission (2006-2010)
Treadwell served as chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission from 2006 to 2010.
In his resignation letter to President Obama (D), Treadwell cited frustration with government spending and disappointment that Washington had not moved in recommendation from the Arctic Research Committee to address environmental issues.[7]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Alaska
Mike Dunleavy defeated Mark Begich, incumbent Bill Walker, and William Toien in the general election for Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Dunleavy (R) | 51.4 | 145,631 |
 | Mark Begich (D) | 44.4 | 125,739 | |
 | Bill Walker (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,757 | |
 | William Toien (L) | 1.9 | 5,402 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 605 | ||
| Total votes: 283,134 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska
Mark Begich advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Begich | 100.0 | 33,451 |
| Total votes: 33,451 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Dunleavy | 61.5 | 43,802 |
 | Mead Treadwell | 32.0 | 22,780 | |
 | Michael Sheldon | 2.3 | 1,640 | |
| Merica Hlatcu | 1.5 | 1,064 | ||
| Thomas Gordon | 1.4 | 994 | ||
| Gerald Heikes | 0.7 | 499 | ||
| Darin Colbry | 0.6 | 416 | ||
| Total votes: 71,195 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Kern (R)
- Scott Hawkins (R)
2014
Treadwell ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Alaska. He was the second Republican to enter the race, and he was defeated by Daniel S. Sullivan in the primary election on August 19, 2014.[3]
Treadwell replaced his campaign manager and communications consultant in March 2014 after struggling with fundraising in the fourth quarter of 2013. He was outraised by Daniel S. Sullivan $1.25 million to $228,000.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Sullivan |
40.1% | 44,740 | ||
| Joe Miller | 32.1% | 35,904 | ||
| Mead Treadwell | 24.9% | 27,807 | ||
| John Jaramillo | 2.9% | 3,246 | ||
| Total Votes | 111,697 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
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Endorsements
- RedState Editor-in-Chief Erick Erickson: Treadwell "is better on the stand your ground law in Alaska than his opponent."[9]
2010
General
- Treadwell defeated Diane E. Benson (D) and Jeffrey D. Brown (L) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]
| 2010 Alaska gubernatorial general election | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Diane E. Benson | 37.67% | |
| Republican Party |  Mead Treadwell
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59.06% | |
| Libertarian Party | Jeffrey D. Brown | 1.05% | |
| American Independent Party | Donald R. Wright | 1.86% | |
| Other | write-in | 0.37% | |
| Total Votes | 256,192 | ||
Primary
- Treadwell defeated three opponents in the August 24 Republican primary race.[11]
| 2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary[11] | ||||
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| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Eddie Burke (R) | 13.43% | |||
| Bob Lupo (R) | 2.43% | |||
| Jay Ramras (R) | 31.16% | |||
 Mead Treadwell (R)
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52.98% | |||
| Total votes | 82,518 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Treadwell's campaign website listed the following issues:[12]
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| —Mead Treadwell's campaign website (2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20140814233505/http://www.treadwellalaska.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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- Governor of Alaska
- Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
- Governor of Alaska
- Governor Sean Parnell
- United States Senate elections in Alaska, 2014
External links
- Social media:
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Collected news and commentary at The Hill
- Collected news and commentary at The Huffington Post
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Times
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska Dispatch, "Mead Treadwell to run for lieutenant governor," May 7, 2010
- ↑ Politico, "Mead Treadwell to run for Senate in Alaska," June 18, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "2014 Alaska Senate Primaries Results," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 US Arctic Research Commission, "Mr. Mead Treadwell Chair, US Arctic Research Commission," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Alaska Lieutenant Governor, "Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell's Biography," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Treadwell to run for lieutenant governor," May 8, 2010
- ↑ Politico, "Alaska’s Mead Treadwell shakes up campaign," March 20, 2014
- ↑ Treadwell for United States Senate, "Red State’s Erickson Endorses Mead Treadwell," June 18, 2014
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "Official results, statewide summary," accessed July 1, 2021
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "Official results, statewide summary," accessed July 1, 2021
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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