Jane Angvik
Jane Angvik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Harvard Graduate School of Education |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, community organizer |
| Office | Chair of the Anchorage Assembly |
| Term | 1984–1985 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Vic Fischer |
| Children | 1 |
Jane Ruth Angvik (born 1948) is a politician and community organizer in Alaska. She served on the Anchorage Charter Commission and the Anchorage Assembly. Angvik was the Director of Lands in the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development. She is a member of the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.[1]
Biography[edit]
Angvik was born in 1948[1] in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Arts from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She also received her Master's Degree in Administration and Public Policy from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Angvik began public life in the 1960s, where she worked for the Minneapolis Model Cities program. The program tackled areas with high rates of poverty, crime, unemployment, and aimed to improve community development. Angvik moved to Alaska in the early 1970s and continued her public life. In 1975, Angvik was elected to the Anchorage Charter Commission, which wrote the charter for the Municipality of Anchorage.[2][3] She was elected as a member of the Anchorage Assembly in 1979 and 1982, and served as the Chair of the Assembly from October 1984 to October 1985.[4][2][3] In 1986, she ran for lieutenant governor.[5][6] She also was the state Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development until December 1990[7] and was the state Director of Lands in the Department of Natural Resources.[2]
Angvik helped in the development of the Alaska Native Heritage Center[2] between 1990 and 1995. She also helped create the Alaska Women's Political Caucus, now known as Alaska Women for Political Action.[8] In 2019, she was a primary sponsor of the Fair Share Act to raise taxes on oil companies,[9][10] which became Ballot Measure 1 in 2020[11][12] and was unsuccessful in the election.[13]
Angvik has been active with the Girl Scouts of Alaska, and was the capital campaign chair to help construct Camp Singing Hills.[14][15]
She was inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame in 2014[16] and serves as a board member.[17]
Angvik was married to Vic Fischer from 1981 until his death in 2023.[18][2][8] They had one daughter.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jane Ruth Angvik". Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Fields, Zack (December 28, 2016). "Warrior, oracle: Constitutional framer Fischer in his 9th decade of political combat". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Anchorage Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Jane Angvik". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Assembly Member History" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Women in Government, Politics Grow by Leaps and Bounds". Fairbanks Pioneer. June 20, 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Economy tops debate of governor hopefuls". Fairbanks Daily News Miner. August 10, 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Hickel Names Acting Chiefs of Revenue, Commerce Offices". Sitka Daily Sentinel. December 6, 1990. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b "About the honorees..." Congregation Beth Sholom. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Armstrong, Michael (November 7, 2019). "Fair Share Campaign opens Homer office to collect signatures". Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ DeMarban, Alex (January 18, 2020). "Group submits petition books, setting stage for costly fight over Alaska oil taxes". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Shallenberger, Krysti; Kim, Greg; Eurich, Johanna (October 5, 2020). "Sides Argue For And Against Changing Oil Taxes". KYUK. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Hanlon, Tegan (October 9, 2020). "Conflicting claims, big money at heart of debate on Alaska's oil taxes". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 Alaska Ballot Measure 1 - Increase Fuel Production Tax Election Results". Springfield News-Leader. November 30, 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Nesper, Mike (October 23, 2013). "New home for Girl Scouts". Alaska Star. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Star Staff (November 25, 2014). "The Hills were singing". Alaska Star. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Townsend, Lori (April 2, 2014). "Alaska Women's Hall of Fame: Jane Ruth Angvik". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Townsend, Lori (March 5, 2021). "Recognizing women's contributions in Alaska - Alaska Insight". Alaska Public Media.
- ^ a b Wohlforth, Charles (October 22, 2023). "Vic Fischer, last surviving Alaska Constitutional Convention delegate, dies at 99". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 23 October 2023.