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Nancy Dahlstrom

Nancy Dahlstrom

  • Alaska
  • Republican
Career

Lieutenant governor of Alaska, 2022-present
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections, 2018-2022
Senior Military Affairs Advisor, 2010-2018
Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-2010

Education

A.S. and B.S., Wayland Baptist University
M.A., University of LaVerne

Details

Born: Aug 13, 1957

Lieutenant Governor State Representative

Biography

Nancy Dahlstrom assumed office as lieutenant governor of Alaska on Dec. 5, 2022. 

Dahlstrom was born on August 13,1957, in Baltimore, Maryland, and was raised in Eagle River, Alaska. She attended Wayland Baptist University where she earned a degree in human services. She would go onto earning her master's degree from the University of LaVerne. Dahlstrom held many managerial positions and was a support specialist and sales representative before entering the political realm. 

Dahlstrom served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2003-2010. She was later appointed as senior military affairs advisor for the governor from 2010-2018 and served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections from 2018-2022.