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Capital: Juneau
State Nickname: Last Frontier
State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
State Flower: Forget-me-not
Admitted to the Union: January 3,1959
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| Governors |
January 3, 1959 to December 5, 1966:
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William A. Egan
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December 5, 1966 to January 29, 1969:
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Walter J. Hickel
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January 29, 1969 to December 5, 1970:
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Keith H. Miller
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December 5, 1970 to December 2, 1974:
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William A. Egan
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December 2, 1974 to December 6, 1982
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Jay S. Hammond
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December 6, 1982 to December 1, 1986:
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Bill Sheffield
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December 1, 1986 to December 3, 1990:
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Steve C. Cowper
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December 3, 1990 to December 5, 1994:
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Wakter J. Hickel
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December 5, 1994 to 2002:
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Tony Knowles
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December 3, 2002 -- December 3, 2006
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Frank Murkowski
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December 4, 2006 -
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Sarah Palin
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| Senators - Class II |
April 20, 1904 – December 11, 1968
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Edward Lewis Bartlett (Died in office)
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December 24, 1968 - January 5, 2009
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Theodore Fulton Stevens
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January 6, 2009 -
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Mark Begich
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| Senators - Class III |
January 3,1959 - January 3,1969
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Ernest Gruening
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January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981
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Mike Gravel
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December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006
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Frank Murkowski
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December 20, 2002 -
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Lisa Murkowski
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State Population
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1960: 223,866 |
1970: 302,583 |
1980: 401,851 |
1990: 550,042 |
2000: 626,931 |
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