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Lyda Green
1938-10-16 – 2023-12-19
Life & Legacy
Lyda Nell Green (née Handley; October 16, 1938 – December 19, 2023) was an American educator and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. Green, as a political newcomer, was elected to the Alaska Senate in 1994, defeating a 22-year Democratic incumbent in a district representing most of the population of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Two Democratic members of the Alaska House of Representatives, also from the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, were defeated in the same election. Green served a total of fourteen years in the Senate and was its president in her final two years in office.
Occupation & Career
politician, teacher, businessperson
Education
Sam Houston State University; Brazosport High School; University of Alaska Anchorage
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Brazosport High School · Sam Houston State University · University of Alaska Anchorage
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6707502 — wikidata View source
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