Lyda Green

Infobox State Senator


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name=Lyda Green


state_senate=Alaska
state=Alaska
district=G
term=1995 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
party=Republican
date of birth=birth date and age|1938|10|16
place of birth=Livingston, Texas
date of death=
place of death=
alma_mater=Sam Houston State University, University of Alaska
spouse=Curtis
profession=educator
residence=Wasilla, Alaska
religion=Southern Baptist|

Lyda N. Green (born October 16, 1938 in Livingston, Texas) is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the G District since 1995. She is currently the Senate President. [cite web|url=http://www.adn.com/politics/story/510249.html|title=Choice stuns state politicians|publisher=Anchorage Daily News|accessdate=2008-08-30]

Relationship with Sarah Palin

Green has been critical of her fellow Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, John McCain's vice presidential running mate. Green said "she's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president? Look at what she's done to this state. What would she do to the nation?", while referring to an oil tax increase Palin pushed through an award of a $500 million state subsidy to a Canadian firm to pursue a natural gas pipeline that is not guaranteed. [cite web|url=http://www.adn.com/politics/story/510249.html|title=Choice stuns state politicians|publisher=Anchorage Daily News|accessdate=2008-08-30]

Green had also once attempted to move Palin's state address to a date that conflicted with her son's graduation. A mild controversy then arose when Palin participated in an informal radio interview on the subject in January 2008 and laughed when one of the radio hosts suggested that Palin must have thought that Green was a "bitch". [cite web|url=http://bobandmarksuck.com/blog/audio/Palin-responds-scheduling-conflict.mp3|title=Palin responds to scheduling conflict] .

External links

* [http://senate.legis.state.ak.us/gre.php Senator Lyda Green] official government website
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=8814 Project Vote Smart - Senator Lyda Green (AK)] profile
*Follow the Money - Lyda N Green
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=89732 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=74381 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=13839 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=20771 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=20639 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=20331 1994] campaign contributions

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