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Grier Hopkins
Grier Hopkins (Democratic Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 15, 2019. He left office on January 17, 2023.
Hopkins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 34. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Grier Hopkins was born in Fairbanks and was raised in Alaska's Goldstream Valley. Hopkins graduated from local public schools in Alaska. In his career, Hopkins served as a legislative aide.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Hopkins was assigned to the following committees:
- House Resources Committee, Vice chair
- House Transportation Committee, Chair
- House Education Committee
2019-2020
Hopkins was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 34
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Frank Tomaszewski in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 7,376 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Grier Hopkins, Frank Tomaszewski, and Nate DeMars advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 34 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grier Hopkins (D) | 44.6 | 2,340 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Tomaszewski (R) | 41.3 | 2,166 |
| ✔ |  | Nate DeMars (R) | 14.1 | 738 |
| Total votes: 5,244 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Grier Hopkins defeated Keith Kurber in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grier Hopkins (D) | 54.0 | 5,478 |
 | Keith Kurber (R) | 45.8 | 4,649 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 10,148 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4
Keith Kurber advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Kurber | 100.0 | 1,434 |
| Total votes: 1,434 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Grier Hopkins advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grier Hopkins | 100.0 | 2,369 |
| Total votes: 2,369 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 4
Grier Hopkins defeated Jim Sackett and Tim Lamkin in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grier Hopkins (D) | 51.7 | 4,356 |
| Jim Sackett (R) | 43.4 | 3,650 | ||
| Tim Lamkin (Independent) | 4.7 | 395 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 8,419 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4
Jim Sackett advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Sackett | 100.0 | 1,224 | |
| Total votes: 1,224 | |||
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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 4
Grier Hopkins advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 4 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grier Hopkins | 100.0 | 1,475 |
| Total votes: 1,475 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2022
In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18.
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alaska House of Representatives District 34 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by David Guttenberg (D) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 4 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Sara Hannan (D) |
