Ethan Berkowitz

Ethan Berkowitz

Infobox State Representative
name = Ethan Berkowitz


office=Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska, At-large district
state = Alaska
state_house = Alaska
district = 26th
term_start = 1997
term_end = 2006
preceded =
succeeded = Lindsey Holmes
party = Democrat
date of birth = birth date and age|1962|2|4
place of birth = San Francisco, California
alma_mater= Harvard College,
Cambridge University,
Hastings College of Law
profession=attorney, business owner
spouse = Mara Kimmel
residence= Anchorage, Alaska
religion =

Ethan A. Berkowitz was the Democratic Party Minority Leader in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006. He was first elected to represent District 26 (Anchorage) in 1996, and then re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.

In the 2006 election, Berkowitz was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, running with gubernatorial candidate Tony Knowles. Knowles and Berkowitz were defeated in the general election by Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell.

2008 U.S. Representative campaign

Berkowitz is running for election as U.S. Representative for Alaska's At-large congressional district, currently held by Don Young. He defeated Diane Benson in the August 26 Democratic primary by a substantial margin. [Michael O'Brien, [http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/stevens-wins-primary-young-locked-in-a-nail-biter-2008-08-27.html "Stevens wins primary, Young locked in a nail biter"] , TheHill.com, August 27, 2008.] Berkowitz is beating Young in the polls by a 53%-39% margin, with a ±4% margin of error, according to the 9/15-17 Research 2000 poll for Daily Kos. [ [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/18/151020/455/154/602937 AK-Sen, AK-AL: No "Palin bump" for House and Senate races] kos, "Daily Kos", September 18, 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.ethanberkowitz.com/index.php Ethan Berkowitz for U.S. Congress] "official campaign website"
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ethan_Berkowitz Profile] at SourceWatch Congresspedia
*dmoz|Regional/North_America/United_States/Alaska/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Candidates_and_Campaigns/US_House/Ethan_Berkowitz_%5bD%5d


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