Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 40th district
In office January 11, 2021 – October 10, 2023
Preceded by
John Lincoln
Succeeded by
Thomas Baker
Personal details
Born
(1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) Barrow, Alaska, U.S.
Political party
Independent
Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak (born March 22, 1994) (last name pronounced Patkutaq in Iñupiaq) is an Iñupiaq politician from Alaska. He represented District 40 as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.[1] Patkotak defeated another Iñupiaq candidate, Elizabeth Niiqsik Ferguson (D), for the seat by a margin of 200 votes following the retirement of John Lincoln.[2]
Patkotak resigned from the Alaska House in October 2023 after being elected as mayor of North Slope Borough.[3]
Patkotak is registered as an Independent politician.[4] He played the lead role in Andrew Okpeaha MacLean's On the Ice (2011).
^Early, Wesley; Kotzebue, KOTZ- (November 19, 2020). "Representative-elect Patkotak says he opposes joining a caucus that seeks cuts to certain rural Alaska programs". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^Chavez, Aliyah. "Josiah Patkotak narrowly wins state House seat in Alaska". Ict News. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^"State Rep. Josiah Patkotak resigns after winning North Slope mayor's race". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^"An Inupiaq candidate will head to Alaska's House – but which one?". IndianCountryToday.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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