Bettye Fahrenkamp

Bettye Fahrenkamp (September 6, 1923 – August 12, 1991) was an American educator and politician.

Bettye Hargis Fahrenkamp
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the Fairbanks and the Interior district
In office
1978 – August 12, 1991 (her death)
Succeeded byShirley Craft
Chair of the Senate Resources Committee[1]
In office
1989–1990
Chair of the Alaska Legislative Council[2]
In office
November 14, 1990 – August 12, 1991
Personal details
Born(1923-09-06)September 6, 1923
Wilder, Tennessee
DiedAugust 12, 1991(1991-08-12) (aged 67)
Fairbanks, Alaska
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceWomen's Army Corps

Born in Wilder, Fentress County, Tennessee, Fahrenkamp served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. She received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Tennessee. In 1956, Fahrenkamp moved to Fairbanks, Alaska Territory with her husband, "Gib" Fahrenkamp,[3] a contractor (and later fellow politician), where she taught music in the Fairbanks school district. Fahrenkamp retired from teaching in 1974. She was involved with the Democratic Party and served on the staff of United States Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska. Fahrenkamp served in the Alaska Senate from 1979 until her death in 1991. Fahrenkamp died from bone cancer at her home in Fairbanks, Alaska.[4][5]

The Alaska Legislature passed a bill in 1992 to name room 203 in the Alaska State Capitol as the "Fahrenkamp Room" in her honor.[6]

References
  1. "Alaska State Legislature Directory 1989-1990" (PDF). The Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "Legislative Committee Assignments Posted". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Juneau, Alaska. AP. November 14, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. Madonna, James A. "Bettye Fahrenkamp is interviewed by Jim Madonna on October 6, 1988 in Fairbanks, Alaska". Worldcat. KFAR radio. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. "ArchiveGrid : Bettye Fahrenkamp Papers, 1940–1991". beta.worldcat.org. University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
  5. Akre, Brian S. (August 13, 1991). "Sen. Bettye Fahrenkamp Dead of Cancer at 67". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Sitka, Alaska. p. 3. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. Akre, Brian S. (January 14, 1992). "Legislature Eases Into 1992 Session". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Sitka, Alaska. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2017.


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