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Bob Lynn
Bob Lynn (February 23, 1933 - May 25, 2020) was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 26 from 2003 to 2017.
Lynn served as Mayor Pro-Tem and councilman in Moreno Valley, California, and was a member of the Riverside County Transit Association.
Lynn died on May 25, 2020, in California.[1]
Biography
Lynn was born in Los Angeles.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in 1959 and a master's degree from California State University Long Beach in 1962. Lynn's professional experience included working as an associate real estate broker with Prudential Vista/Century 21 Anchorage and as a teacher in California and Alaska. Lynn served as a Major in the United States Air Force.[3] He maintained a blog for more than ten years during his tenure as a legislator.[4]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lynn served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Judiciary |
| • State Affairs, Chair |
| • Military & Veterans' Affairs |
| • Armed Services |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lynn served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • State Affairs, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Armed Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lynn served on these committees:[5]
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Armed Services |
| • Energy |
| • Judiciary |
| • Military & Veterans' Affairs |
| • State Affairs, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lynn served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Health & Social Services |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor & Commerce |
| • State Affairs, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Chris Birch defeated David Gillespie in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 general election.[6][7]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Birch |
64.15% | 5,141 | |
| Democratic | David Gillespie | 35.85% | 2,873 | |
| Total Votes | 8,014 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
Bill Goodell ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 Democratic Primary.[8][9]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bill Goodell (unopposed) | |
Chris Birch defeated incumbent Bob Lynn in the Alaska House of Representatives District 26 Republican Primary.[8][9]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Birch |
59.23% | 1,149 | |
| Republican | Bob Lynn Incumbent | 40.77% | 791 | |
| Total Votes | 1,940 | |||
Birch campaigned against the 83-year-old Lynn by saying the legislature needed "new energy," and asserted that the representative should retire. Birch is 65 years old. Lynn received backing from a new Alaskan political group, "Together for Alaska," but was not able to secure the victory in the primary election.[10][11]
2014
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Bill Goodell was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 23 incumbent Bob Lynn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lynn defeated Goodell in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Lynn Incumbent |
66.9% | 4,913 | |
| Democratic | Bill Goodell | 33.1% | 2,436 | |
| Total Votes | 7,349 | |||
2012
Lynn ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 23. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[16][17] Lynn won re-election in the general election.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Lynn Incumbent |
62.7% | 4,737 | |
| Democratic | Lupe Marroquin | 37.1% | 2,804 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.3% | 19 | |
| Total Votes | 7,560 | |||
2010
Lynn won re-election to the 31st District seat in 2010. He defeated Steve Pratt in the August 24 primary.[19] He then defeated Guadalupe Marroquin in the November 2 general election.[20]
| Alaska House of Representatives District 31 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bob Lynn (R)
|
5,596 | |||
| Guadalupe Marroquin (D) | 2,642 | |||
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bob Lynn (R)
|
2,336 | |||
| Steve Pratt (R) | 1,550 | |||
2008
In 2008, Lynn was re-elected to District 30 of the Alaska House of Representatives. Lynn (R) finished with 6,642 votes and was followed by Pamela Freeman (D) with 2,395 votes and Daniel Denardo (Alaskan Independence) with 276 votes.[21]
| Alaska House of Representatives District 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bob Lynn (R)
|
6,642 | |||
| Pamela Freeman (D) | 2,395 | |||
| Daniel Denardo (AI) | 276 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.
- Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."[22]
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20.
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2013
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2012
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In 2012, the 27th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to April 15. It was in special session from April 15 to April 30.
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Personal
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Lynn had six children with his wife, Marlene Wagner Lynn. Marlene died in 2016.[2]
Lynn was a member of a number of organizations, including the Air Force Association, American Legion, AMVETS, Anchorage Community Concert Band, National Breast Cancer Coalition, National Rifle Association and Vietnam Veterans of America.[23]
See also
- Alaska State Legislature
- Alaska House of Representatives
- Alaska House Committees
- Alaska House of Representatives District 26
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- "Blogs by Rep Bob Lynn"
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
- Alaska's House Majority - Bob Lynn profile
- Bob Lynn on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Retired Anchorage lawmaker Bob Lynn has died at age 87," May 27, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedanchdn - ↑ Alaska State House of Representatives, "Representative Bob Lynn," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Blogs by Rep Bob Lynn, "Home," accessed May 28, 2020
- ↑ Alaska House of Representatives, "House Majority Members" accessed September 18, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ ADN.com, "In GOP, 65-year-old Birch touts 'new energy' against 83-year old Lynn," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ ADN.com, "New political group backs legislative candidates who favor broad deficit-reduction plan," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About ABRC," accessed September 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 12, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lora Reinbold (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 26 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Chris Birch (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska House of Representatives District 23 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Chris Tuck (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska House of Representatives District 31 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Cathy Munoz (R) |
