Alaskan Independence Party History
We are putting together our history and historical documents for your review ... please bear with us!Exerpt from book:
American Independence Movement, by Thomas Naylor
According to the Alaska Divisions of Elections they only have the history as below ... We have been in existance since the 70s and have run candidates before the state declared the AIP a "political party."
- 1984 - Recognized Political Party per emergency regulation 6 AAC 25.150, effective 6/14/84.
- 1986 - Vogler / Rowe (Governor / Lt. Governor candidates) received 5.5% of votes cast for Governor, retaining Recognized Political Party status.
- 1990 - Hickel / Coghill (Governor / Lt. Governor candidates) received 38.8% of votes cast for Governor, retaining Recognized Political Party status.
- 1994 - Coghill / Ward (Governor / Lt. Governor candidates) received 13.0% of votes cast for Governor, retaining Recognized Political Party status.
- 1998 - Sullivan (Governor candidate with no Lt. Governor running mate) received only 1.92% of the votes for Governor, but there is a sufficient number of voters registered under the party name to retain Recognized Political Party status.
- 2002 - Wright / Denardo recieved less then 1% but there is a sufficient number of voters registered under the party name to retain Recognized Political Party status.
- 2006 - Wright / Welton recieved less then 1% but there is a sufficient number of voters registered under the party name to retain Recognized Political Party status.
Officers from the past:
| Chairman | Joe Vogler Disappeared May 93, body found may 94 |
Fairbanks |
| Vice-Chairman | Edgar Paul Boyko Assumed Chairmanship 6-93 |
Anchorage |
| Secretary | Lynette Clark | Fox |
| Treasurer | Rita Leake | Fairbanks |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
1994, Convention Best Western Wasilla
| Chairman | Edgar Paul Boyko | Anchorage |
| Vice-Chairman | Doyle Holmes resigned 5-95 |
Willow |
| Bob Logan | Two Rivers | |
| Secretary | Lynette Clark | Fox |
| Treasurer | Rita Leake | Fairbanks |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
| Chairman | Jack Coghill resigned 10-97 |
Nenana |
| Vice Chairmen | Mark Chryson Assumed chairman 10-97 |
Memory Lake |
| Bob Logan Resigned 6-96 |
Two Rivers | |
| Secretary | Lynnette Clark | Fox |
| Treasurer | Doug Welton Resigned 5-96 |
Weltown |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
1998 Convention Capt Bartlett, Fairbanks
| Chairman | Mark Chryson | Memory Lake |
| Vice-Chairmen | John Fields Resigned left Alaska 12-99 |
Fairbanks |
| Dennis Oakland | Chugiak | |
| Secretary | Dee Fields Resigned left Alaska 12-99 |
Fairbanks |
| Treasurer | Paul Chizmar | Fairbanks |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
1998 Convention Capt Bartlett, Fairbanks
| Chairman | Mark Chryson | Memory Lake |
| Vice-Chairmen | John Glotfelty | Delta Junction |
| Verne Rupright | Wasilla | |
| Secretary | Bernadette Rupright | Wasilla |
| Treasurer | Paul Chizmar resigned 10-01 |
Fairbanks |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
Convention 2000, Mat-Su Resort Wasilla
| Chairman | Mark Chryson | Memory Lake |
| Vice-Chairmen | John Glotfelty | Delta Junction |
| Verne Rupright | Wasilla | |
| Secretary | Bernadette Rupright | Wasilla |
| Treasurer | Paul Chizmar resigned 10-01 |
Fairbanks |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
Convention 2002, Fox Roadhouse, Fox
| Chairman | Mark Chryson | Memory Lake |
| Vice-Chairmen | John Glotfelty Larry Wood Resigned 4-03 Pat Skuza Assumed Position 5-03 |
North Pole Lazy Mountain Kenai |
| Secretary | Lydia Wood Resigned 4-03 |
Lazy Mountain |
| Diana Glotfelty Assumed position 5-03 |
North Pole | |
| Treasurer | Linda Winkelman | North Pole |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
2004 Convention, Pikes Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks
| Chairman | Linda Winkleman | North Pole |
| Vice-Chairman |
Pat Skuza |
Kenai |
| Secretary | Rita Leake |
Fairbanks |
| Treasurer | Linda Winkelman | North Pole |
| Parlimentarian | Dee Roberts | Fairbanks |
