Terry Gardiner is an American former politician from Alaska.
Gardiner was born on August 12, 1950, in Ketchikan, Alaska. [1] His parents, Herb and Helen Gardiner, moved to Ketchikan in 1947. [2] Herb worked at Fidalgo Island Packing, later a part of Trident Seafoods, and later at a pulp mill. [2] Helen was a homemaker. [2]
Gardiner graduated from Ketchikan High School in 1968 and studied political science and history at Western Washington State College in Bellingham. [2] [1]
Gardiner's early employment was as a deckhand, starting in 1966 on the troller Pam. [2] In 1967–68, he worked as a gillnet deckhand for Dick Bishop. [2] He took over the gillnetter Veto in 1969 and purchased his vessel, Connie Anne, in 1971, which he operated until 1981. [2]
His political career began with a legislative internship in Olympia in 1971 for Representative Gladys Kirk. [2]
In 1972, Gardiner worked in the Alaska Legislature for Representative Mike Miller and the House Local Government Committee. [2] He was recognized as a liberal candidate in the 1972 elections, where he finished second in the primary and was elected to the House, alongside Oral Freeman. [2] In 1978, he became the youngest Speaker of the House at age 28. [2] [3]
Gardiner also served as the Chairman of the Alaska Criminal Code Commission. [1]
Terry Gardiner is an American former politician from Alaska.
Gardiner was born on August 12, 1950, in Ketchikan, Alaska. [1] His parents, Herb and Helen Gardiner, moved to Ketchikan in 1947. [2] Herb worked at Fidalgo Island Packing, later a part of Trident Seafoods, and later at a pulp mill. [2] Helen was a homemaker. [2]
Gardiner graduated from Ketchikan High School in 1968 and studied political science and history at Western Washington State College in Bellingham. [2] [1]
Gardiner's early employment was as a deckhand, starting in 1966 on the troller Pam. [2] In 1967–68, he worked as a gillnet deckhand for Dick Bishop. [2] He took over the gillnetter Veto in 1969 and purchased his vessel, Connie Anne, in 1971, which he operated until 1981. [2]
His political career began with a legislative internship in Olympia in 1971 for Representative Gladys Kirk. [2]
In 1972, Gardiner worked in the Alaska Legislature for Representative Mike Miller and the House Local Government Committee. [2] He was recognized as a liberal candidate in the 1972 elections, where he finished second in the primary and was elected to the House, alongside Oral Freeman. [2] In 1978, he became the youngest Speaker of the House at age 28. [2] [3]
Gardiner also served as the Chairman of the Alaska Criminal Code Commission. [1]