Les Gara
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Leslie S. Gara (born February 6, 1963) is a Democratic former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, having represented the 23rd District from 2003 to 2019. Gara is also a former assistant attorney general and part owner of a local restaurant in Anchorage, Snow City Cafe.[1]
Early life
Gara was born on February 6, 1963, in New York City.[2] He is of Iraqi-Jewish descent.[3] He first started attending Freeport High School in 1977, graduating in 1981.[2] Gara graduated from Boston University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in history.[2] He then earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1988.[4] He served as a law clerk for Justice Jay Rabinowitz of the Alaska Supreme Court and was also an assistant attorney general.[2] During his time as assistant attorney general he worked on the prosecution of the Exxon Valdez oil spill civil case.[5]
Political career
He was a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, having represented the 23rd District from 2003 to 2019.[6][7] In June 2018, Gara announced he would not be running for re-election.[8]
2022 election
On August 20, 2021, Gara announced that he would run for governor in 2022.[1] He has criticized incumbent governor Mike Dunleavy for cutting funding for public education at the University of Alaska system.[1] He supports "responsible development" of oil and has vowed to improve energy efficiency standards and address climate change,[1] while opposing construction of Pebble Mine to protect fisheries.[9] He also has pledged to protect access to Abortion in Alaska.[9] He supported ranking former governor Bill Walker second in the governor's election under Ranked-choice voting.[9] In the election, he received 24.21% of the vote, and was defeated by incumbent governor Mike Dunleavy.[10]
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External links
- Les Gara for Governor campaign website
- Profile at the Alaska Legislature (archived)
- Les Gara at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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- 1963 births
- Alaska lawyers
- American people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
- Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Jewish state legislators in Alaska
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
- Candidates in the 2022 United States elections
- Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska
- Politicians from New York City
- 21st-century American Jews