Katie Hurley | |
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![]() Katie Hurley speaking at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in March 2013 as part of a panel discussing the history of the Alaska Legislature. | |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 16-A district | |
In office January 21, 1985 โ January 18, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Lacher |
Succeeded by | Curtis D. Menard |
Personal details | |
Born | Olga Katherine Torkelsen March 30, 1921 Juneau, Alaska |
Died | February 21, 2021 Portland, Oregon | (aged 99)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Joe Alexander (m. 1944), Jim Hurley (m. 1960) |
Children | David Alexander, Susan Alexander Derrera, Mary Hurley Hilowitz |
Alma mater | Behnke-Walker Business College |
Olga Katherine Torkelsen Hurley (March 30, 1921 โ February 21, 2021) was the secretary to Alaska Territorial Governor Ernest Gruening from 1944 until his departure from office in 1953. She was Chief Clerk to the Alaska Constitutional Convention from 1955 to 1956 and the secretary to the State Senate for five terms. In 1984, she was elected to seat 16-A in the Alaska House, serving until January 1987.