Fritz Pettyjohn (born September 20, 1945) is a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. He was born in Berkeley, California in 1945.[1] He received a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley in 1967 and a JD from UCLA in 1974.[2] He served in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps as a Midshipman from 1962 to 1963.[3] He was elected to the Alaska Senate in 1982 and served for one term.[4] He was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1984 and was reelected in 1986 and 1988.[5][6][7] After leaving the legislature, he wrote biweekly political columns for the Anchorage Daily News.[8] In 2001, he moved back to California.[9] He has been married to his wife for 48 years and he has three sons and five grandchildren.[10]

Fritz Pettyjohn
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 8-A district
In office
1985–1991
Preceded byJohn Cowdery
Succeeded byBetty Bruckman
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the E-A district
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byVictor Fischer
Succeeded byJay Kerttula
Personal details
Born (1945-09-20) September 20, 1945 (age 78)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBabbie
Children3
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

References

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  1. ^ "Alaska State Legislature". Akleg.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. ^ "Author". Reaganproject.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. ^ "100 Years of Alaska's Legislature". Akleg.gov. 1945-09-20. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ "AK Senate E-A Race - Nov 02, 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  5. ^ "AK State House 08-A Race - Nov 06, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  6. ^ "AK State House 08-A Race - Nov 04, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  7. ^ "AK State House 08-A Race - Nov 08, 1988". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  8. ^ "Author". Reaganproject.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  9. ^ "Author". Reaganproject.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  10. ^ "Author". Reaganproject.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
Alaska Senate
Preceded by
Victor Fischer
Member of the Alaska Senate
from E-A district

1983–1985
Succeeded by
Alaska House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 8-A district

1985–1991
Succeeded by
Betty Bruckman