Mead Treadwell

Mead Treadwell
Treadwell campaigning in 2010
13th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2010
Governor	Sean Parnell
Preceded by	Craig Campbell
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Political party	Republican

Mead Treadwell is the 13th and current Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and former Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.^[1]

Work with the Arctic Research Commission

Treadwell was appointed to the Commission in 2001, and was appointed by President George W. Bush to Chair in 2006.^[2]

Treadwell has been called to testify before the United States Congress on several occasions.^{[1][3][4][5][6][7]}

On August 20, 2009, he was called before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, when it made a field trip to Alaska. During his testimony Treadwell warned that the recently announced moratorium on commercial fishing of the Beaufort Sea would fail if it were not matched by similar moratoriums by Canada and Russia.^[1]

Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

In May 2010, Treadwell announced his intent to run for Lt. Governor of Alaska. He gave his primary reasons for running as frustration with an overbearing federal government, concern for the flagging Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and a need to diversify Alaska's economy through international trade. Treadwell won the August 24, 2010 Republican primary election with approximately 53% of the vote, a margin of more than 22% over his closest opponent. Following his primary campaign victory, Treadwell's campaign joined with that of incumbent Republican Governor Sean Parnell.^[8]

Treadwell faced Diane E. Benson in the general election in November 2010. Parnell and Treadwell defeated their Democratic challengers by about twenty points.^[9] Treadwell was sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on December 6, 2010.

Personal

Mead was born in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in the Sandy Hook section of Newtown, Connecticut. He moved to Alaska after an internship with Governor Wally Hickel sparked his interest in the North. He is a graduate of Yale University, class of 1978, after which worked for Hickel as an aide for two years. He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was hired by Hickel's firm, Yukon Pacific Corporation, as Vice President and Treasurer. Yukon Pacific was founded to investigate the possibility of building a trans-Alaska gas pipeline. Eventually Yukon Pacific was purchased by CSX. Treadwell married his wife, Carol, and together they had three children, two sons, Tim, Will, and a daughter, Natalie. Carol died in 2002 of cancer. Mead is active in the Catholic Church.^[10]

Business

Treadwell has been involved in numerous successful business ventures and is a prominent member of Alaska's business community. Treadwell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Venture Ad Astra, an Anchorage company that develops geospatial and imaging products.^[11] He is also a co-founder of the NASDAQ-listed firm Digimark and is a previous Chairman of Immersive Media Corporation (IMC), a company notable for developing the camera used for Google's Street View and Map Quest's 360 View services.^[12]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Mead Treadwell (2009-08-20). "U.S. strategic interests in the age of an accessible Arctic … what we need to know and do now". United States Senate. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arctic.gov%2Ftestimony%2Ftreaadwell-08-20-09.pdf&date=2009-09-15. 
2. ^ "Official biography: Mead Treadwell". U.S. Arctic Research Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arctic.gov%2Fbiographies%2Ftreadwell.html&date=2009-09-15. 
3. ^ Mead Treadwell (2006-09-26). "Testimony by Mead Treadwell, Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations. http://www.arctic.gov/testimony/treadwell-09-26-06-ipy.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-12. 
4. ^ Mead Treadwell (2009-03-25). "Climate Change and the Arctic: New Frontiers of National Security". House Committee on Foreign Affairs. http://www.arctic.gov/testimony/treadwell-03-25-09.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
5. ^ Mead Treadwell (2009-02-05). "Testimony by Mead Treadwell, Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission “Improving Indian Health”". Indian Affairs Committee. http://www.arctic.gov/testimony/treadwell-02-05-09.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
6. ^ Mead Treadwell (2009-06-24). "Testimony by Mead Treadwell, Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission: “Is America Prepared For An Accessible Arctic?”". Senate Commerce Committee. http://www.arctic.gov/testimony/treadwell-06-24-08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
7. ^ Mead Treadwell (2008-07-16). "Testimony by Mead Treadwell, Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission “Is America Prepared For An Accessible Arctic?”". Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. http://www.arctic.gov/testimony/treadwell-07-16-08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
8. ^ State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election: August 24, 2010 Official Results, http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.htm
9. ^ Election Night 2010: Incumbents Parnell and Young Re-Elected, Possibly Murkowski APRN 3-10-2010
10. ^ Mead Treadwell official campaign biography http://www.treadwellalaska.com/home/Content/home/meet_mead_treadwell.cfm
11. ^ Mead Treadwell official campaign biography
12. ^ Immersive Media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_Media

Political offices
Preceded by Craig Campbell	Lieutenant Governor of Alaska 2010–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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