Fred Dyson | |
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| Member of the Alaska Senate from the F district | |
| In office January 15, 2013 –January 15, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | redistricted |
| Succeeded by | redistricted |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the I district | |
| In office January 21,2003 –January 15,2013 | |
| Preceded by | redistricted |
| Succeeded by | redistricted |
| Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick John Dyson January 16,1939 Vancouver,Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
Frederick John Dyson (born January 16,1939) [1] was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate,serving since 2003. [2] He represented District I from 2003 through 2012 until redistricting placed him in District F in 2013. District I contained the core community of Eagle River,where Dyson resides,and stretched across the northern edge of Anchorage municipal boundaries to Government Hill,also including the core area of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. After being redistricted again in 2012 he declined to run for reelection in 2014 against another incumbent,Anna Fairclough. [3]
Dyson formerly served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that,he represented a district nearly identical to his current Senate district as a member of the Anchorage Assembly. Currently Dyson is the District 2,Seat C representative on the Anchorage Assembly,having won a first term in the general election on April 4,2017.
Dyson is a mechanical engineer,mariner and writer by profession. He wrote a column for the Anchorage Times for many years. He and his wife have raised over a dozen foster children. In fact,his first exposure in the political arena,prior to being elected to office,was as a public advocate for foster parenting.
Dyson was born in Vancouver,British Columbia. He graduated from Highline High School in the Seattle area,and studied engineering at the University of Washington. [2] He moved to Alaska in 1964. He and his wife Jane,a retired therapist,have been married since 1966;they have three daughters. [4]