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David Talerico
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Alaska House of Representatives District 6
Successor: Mike Cronk

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David Talerico (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 20, 2015. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Talerico (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Talerico served on the Upper Railbelt School Board from 1976 to 1977. He then served in the Denali Borough Assembly from 2001 to 2002. He was the mayor of Denali Borough from 2002 to 2012.

Biography

Talerico graduated from Tri-Valley School in 1974. He was employed by the Usibelli Coal Mine from 1974 to 1997. From 1985 to 1986, he also worked as director of the Tri-Valley Fire Department. He then worked as owner and operator of the Denali River View Inn from 1997 to 2004.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Talerico was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Alaska committee assignments, 2017
Community & Regional Affairs
Education
Resources

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Talerico served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2014

Talerico's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

  • Excerpt: "Work to resolve the Federal overreach problems with land and resource development."
  • Excerpt: "Improve schools, graduation rates, assure what is being taught within the system is relevant."
  • Excerpt: "Immediately address energy costs, electricity and space heating, keep everything "on the table" for rapid solutions."
  • Excerpt: "Develop resources sensibly and responsibly."
  • Excerpt: "Improve public safety, focus on domestic issues and emergency equipment."

2010

Talerico's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

  • Energy
Excerpt: "There is no magic bullet when is comes to energy. We need many different power producing sources, the Healy Clean Coal Project is the closest to being ready to lower our energy costs in the Interior."
  • Gasline
Excerpt: "Natural Gas could be used all over Alaska. Southcentral needs gas now. An All Alaska Line has enormous pacific rim potential."
  • Education
Excerpt: "Our system requires sufficient funding and needs to be accountable for what it produces. Making sure the education provided has relevance is the key"
  • University of Alaska
Excerpt: "The University needs to continue to receive necessary support and should be viewed and advertised as a system that provides a unique and advantageous opportunity for a quality education."
  • Resource Development
Excerpt: "Responsible development is a must for future Alaskans. Providing new, living wage jobs should be a priority for all of us."

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

David Talerico did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent David Talerico defeated Ed Alexander in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Talerico
David Talerico (R)
 
59.3
 
4,001
Ed Alexander (D)
 
40.3
 
2,722
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
25

Total votes: 6,748
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent David Talerico advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Talerico
David Talerico
 
100.0
 
1,424

Total votes: 1,424
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6

Ed Alexander advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 6 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ed Alexander
 
100.0
 
811

Total votes: 811
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2016

See also: Alaska House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent David M. Talerico defeated Jason T. Land in the Alaska House of Representatives District 6 general election.[4][5]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David M. Talerico Incumbent 68.78% 5,126
     Democratic Jason T. Land 31.22% 2,327
Total Votes 7,453
Source: Alaska Secretary of State


Jason T. Land ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 6 Democratic Primary.[6][7]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason T. Land  (unopposed)


Incumbent David M. Talerico defeated Ryan Smith in the Alaska House of Representatives District 6 Republican Primary.[6][7]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David M. Talerico Incumbent 59.82% 777
     Republican Ryan Smith 40.18% 522
Total Votes 1,299

2014

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 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. Wilson Justin was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David M. "Dave" Talerico defeated Thomas A. "Tad" Dunning in the Republican primary. Talerico defeated Justin in the general election.[8][9][10][11]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 6, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid M. Talerico 60.3% 3,940
     Democratic Wilson Justin 39.7% 2,590
Total Votes 6,530
Alaska House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDave Talerico 59% 1,406
Tad Dunning 41% 979
Total Votes 2,385

2010

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2010

Talerico was unopposed in the August 24 primary. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat David Guttenberg in the November 2 general election.[12][13]

Alaska House of Representatives District 8 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Guttenberg (D) 4,377
David M. Talerico (R) 3,583

Campaign finance summary


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David Talerico campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Alaska House of Representatives District 6Won general$21,130 N/A**
2016Alaska House of Representatives, District 6Won $18,371 N/A**
2014Alaska State House, District 6Won $35,262 N/A**
2010Alaska State House, District 8Lost $34,139 N/A**
Grand total$108,902 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Talerico and his wife, Peggy, have two children.

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2020

In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



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Footnotes

  1. The Alaska House Majority, "Representative David Talerico," accessed May 5, 2015
  2. Talerico for House, "About/Issues," accessed July 24, 2014
  3. Dave Talerico for Alaska House, "The Issues," accessed October 29, 2010
  4. State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
  5. Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
  7. 7.0 7.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
  8. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
  9. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
  10. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  11. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
  12. Alaska Department of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 12, 2014
  13. Alaska Department of Elections, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Alaska Business Report Card, "About," accessed November 5, 2019 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content
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Preceded by
Eric A. Feige (R)
Alaska House of Representatives District 6
2015–present
Succeeded by
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