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Gail Phillips

Gail Phillips
Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byBrian Porter
Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives
from the 7th District
In office
1991–2001
Personal details
Born
Ramona Gail McIver

(1944-05-15)May 15, 1944
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 2021(2021-03-25) (aged 76)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Homer, Alaska, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks
Occupationpolitician

Ramona Gail Phillips (née McIver; May 15, 1944 – March 25, 2021) was the 17th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives.

Early life and career

Born in Juneau, Alaska, Phillips graduated from Nome High School, in Nome, Alaska, in 1962. She then received her bachelor's degree in business education from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Phillips was involved in the mining industry. She also owned Quiet Sports Store and managed Wein Air Alaska, Phillips taught business education in Nome, Alaska from 1967 to 1969.

Political career

Phillips served on the Homer, Alaska City Council from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 to 1986, Phillips served on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and was involved with the Republican Party.

Phillips served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 and was speaker of the house from 1995 to 1999.

In 2002, Phillips ran for the election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and lost the election.[1][2]

Death

Phillips died on March 25, 2021, after a long battle with cancer.[3]

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