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Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer (born February 1, 1947) is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles, becoming the first female elected to statewide office in Alaska. She later served as the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA).

Early life

Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer was born in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in Horicon, Wisconsin. Her parents owned the only funeral home in the area. Her education included a bachelor's degree with a double major in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a juris doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School.^[1] In 2018, Fran was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 1977, she married attorney Bill Council. They had two children. They were married until his death in 2013.^[2]^[1]

Alaska politics

Ulmer first began working in Alaska in 1973 as a staffer for Representative Helen Beirne during hearings about health care delivery in Kotzebue.^[3] Ulmer worked as a legislative assistant for Jay Hammond, the Republican governor of Alaska from 1975 through 1981.^[4] She served as mayor of Juneau from 1983 to 1985 and was in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994 as a Democrat. From 1993 to 1994 she served as the house minority leader. In 1994 she won the open primary for the nomination for lieutenant governor. She was elected to two four-year terms on the Democratic ticket, along with Governor Tony Knowles.^[5]

Alaska gubernatorial election, 2002

In 2002, she won the nomination of the Democratic party for the office of governor. She lost the election to the Republican candidate, U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski.^[6]

Post electoral career

In 2004, she accepted a teaching job at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She served as the Director of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (ISER) at UAA. In March 2007, University of Alaska system President Mark R. Hamilton appointed Ulmer interim chancellor for the University of Alaska Anchorage. In April 2008, she accepted the position of chancellor on a permanent basis. As chancellor, she was responsible for governing UAA and its eight satellite facilities in Southcentral Alaska. On January 22, 2010, she announced her intent to resign from the Chancellor's position at UAA, effective 2011.^[7]^[8]

In June 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Ulmer to the seven-member National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The commission was charged with investigating the causes of the explosion and oil spill, and recommending changes to prevent future disasters. Ulmer served on this commission until June 2011.^[9] She served on the boards of the Alaska Nature Conservancy, the CIRI Foundation, Commonwealth North, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.^[5]

In July 2014, Ulmer was appointed a special advisor to John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, on arctic issues.^[10] She endorsed the building of more icebreakers to allow the United States Coast Guard to better research the arctic.^[11]

Electoral history

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|last=Ulmer|first=Fran|title=Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer, Democrat|publisher=Alaska Division of Elections|year=1998|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/1998/98LTGU.HTM}}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Rosemarie|title=Update: Bill Council – a "lawyer’s lawyer"|newspaper=KTOO Public Media|location=Juneau, Alaska|date=September 12, 2013|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.ktoo.org/2013/09/12/long-time-alaskan-bill-council-dies/}}
3. ^{{cite news|last=Gonzales|first=Sarah|title=Q&A with Fran Ulmer|newspaper=Alaska Dispatch News|location=Anchorage, Alaska|date=May 31, 2016|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=https://www.adn.com/61degnorth/article/qa-fran-ulmer/2015/12/21/}}
4. ^{{cite news|last=Volz|first=Matt|title=Jay Hammond dies at 83|newspaper=Juneau Empire|location=Juneau, Alaska|date=August 3, 2005|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/080305/loc_20050803006.shtml#.WX6xJYjyu00}}
5. ^¹[https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/honors-college/ours/research-opportunities/fran-ulmer.cshtml Fran Ulmer Transformative Research Award], University of Alaska, Anchorage. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
6. ^{{cite news|last=Broder|first=John M.|title=The 2002 Elections: Governors; Bright Spots, Amid Dim Ones, for Democrats|newspaper=New York Times|location=New York, New York|date=November 7, 2002|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/07/us/the-2002-elections-governors-bright-spots-amid-dim-ones-for-democrats.html}}
7. ^{{cite news|last=Burkhart|first=Aaron|title=Ulmer assumes chancellorship|newspaper=The Northern Light|publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage|location=Anchorage, Alaska|date=May 29, 2007|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.thenorthernlight.org/ulmerassumeschancellorship/}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Walters|first=Kam|title=Ulmer announces retirement|newspaper=The Northern Light|publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage|location=Anchorage, Alaska|date=January 22, 2010|accessdate=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.thenorthernlight.org/ulmer-announces-retirement/}}
9. ^{{cite web |date= 14 June 2010 |url=http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/president-obama-names-chancellor-fran-ulmer-to-national-oil-spill-commission.cfm |title=President Obama names Chancellor Fran Ulmer to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |accessdate=June 16, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628043619/http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/president-obama-names-chancellor-fran-ulmer-to-national-oil-spill-commission.cfm |archivedate=June 28, 2010 }}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Bradner|first=Tim|title=Ulmer named to advise Kerry on Arctic issues|newspaper=Alaska Journal of Commerce|location=Anchorage, Alaska|date=July 17, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite AV media|people=Zarroli, Jim (author)|date=September 1, 2015|title=Obama Asks Congress To Fund New Coast Guard Icebreakers|medium=Radio|url=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|format=Transcript|time=|location=|publisher=National Public Radio}}
12. ^Due to ballot access issues raised by the Republican Party of Alaska, this was an open primary for all recognized political parties with the sole exception of the Republicans.
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.ak.us/02genr/data/results.htm |title=State of Alaska General Election – November 5, 2002 – Official Results |accessdate=2008-07-19 |publisher=State of Alaska Division of Elections |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717190512/http://www.elections.state.ak.us/02genr/data/results.htm |archivedate=2008-07-17 |deadurl=yes |df= }}