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'''Mike Doogan''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Alaska House of Representatives]], representing the 25th District since 2006.
'''Mike Doogan''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Alaska House of Representatives]], representing the 25th District since 2006.

He is also the author of the Nik Kane Alaska mystery series, which includes ''Lost Angel, Capitol Offense,'' and ''Skeleton Lake,'' as well as several nonfiction books about Alaska life.

Doogan was an editor of the ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'' from 1985 to 1990, and a columnist for that paper from 1990 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Press Secretary, for the Alaska Legislature Democrats. From 2006 to 2012, he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives.<ref name="VoteSmart">{{cite web |title=Mike Doogan's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/68301/mike-doogan |website=Vote Smart |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

In March 2009, Doogan exposed the identity of the previously [[anonymous blogger]] behind ''The Mudflats'', a blog critical of [[Governor of Alaska|Alaska Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. Doogan's decision to reveal the blogger's identity received widespread criticism in the [[blogosphere]].<ref name="staebrook">
{{Citation
| title = Influential Nobodies
| newspaper = Staebrook News
| date = April 4, 2009
| url = http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/editorial/04/04/influential-nobodies/ }}
</ref>
<ref name="mudflats">
{{Citation
| title = In Exposing the Identity of Mudflats Blogger Jeanne Devon, Rep. Mike Doogan Exposes Himself.
| work = The Mudflats
| date = March 27, 2009
| url = http://www.themudflats.net/2009/03/27/in-exposing-the-identity-of-mudflats-rep-mike-doogan-exposes-himself/ }}
</ref>

==Books published==
* ''How to Speak Alaskan'' (1993)
* ''Fashion Means Your Fur Hat Is Dead: A Guide to Good Manners and Social Survival in Alaska'' (1996)
* ''Our Alaska: Personal Stories about Living in the North'' (2001) (editor)
* ''Doogan: The Best of the Newspaper Columnist Alaskans Love To Hate'' (2003)
* ''Lost Angel (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book 1)'' (2006)
* ''Capitol Offense (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book 2)'' (2007)
* ''Skeleton Lake (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book)'' (2008)

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/house/doo.php Alaska State Legislature - Representative Mike Doogan] '''official government website'''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518222229/http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/house/doo.php Alaska State Legislature – Representative Mike Doogan] '''official government website'''
*[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=68301 Project Vote Smart - Representative Mike Doogan (AK)] profile
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=68301 Project Vote Smart – Representative Mike Doogan (AK)] profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Mike Doogan
* ''Follow the Money'' – Mike Doogan
**[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=89719 2006] campaign contributions
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=89719 2006] campaign contributions
*[http://www.akdemocrats.org/index.php?con_id=28 Alaska's Democratic Caucus - Mike Doogan] profile
* [http://www.akdemocrats.org/index.php?con_id=28 Alaska's Democratic Caucus – Mike Doogan] profile
* [http://100years.akleg.gov/bio.php?id=690 Mike Doogan] at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature''

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Latest revision as of 22:49, 3 December 2024

Mike Doogan
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 15, 2007
Preceded byEric Croft
Personal details
Born (1948-06-07) June 7, 1948 (age 76)
Fairbanks, Alaska
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAnchorage, Alaska
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco, University of Alaska
Professionjournalist, writer

Mike Doogan is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 25th District since 2006.

He is also the author of the Nik Kane Alaska mystery series, which includes Lost Angel, Capitol Offense, and Skeleton Lake, as well as several nonfiction books about Alaska life.

Doogan was an editor of the Anchorage Daily News from 1985 to 1990, and a columnist for that paper from 1990 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Press Secretary, for the Alaska Legislature Democrats. From 2006 to 2012, he was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives.[1]

In March 2009, Doogan exposed the identity of the previously anonymous blogger behind The Mudflats, a blog critical of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Doogan's decision to reveal the blogger's identity received widespread criticism in the blogosphere.[2] [3]

Books published

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  • How to Speak Alaskan (1993)
  • Fashion Means Your Fur Hat Is Dead: A Guide to Good Manners and Social Survival in Alaska (1996)
  • Our Alaska: Personal Stories about Living in the North (2001) (editor)
  • Doogan: The Best of the Newspaper Columnist Alaskans Love To Hate (2003)
  • Lost Angel (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book 1) (2006)
  • Capitol Offense (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book 2) (2007)
  • Skeleton Lake (A Nik Kane Alaska Mystery Book) (2008)

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Doogan's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Influential Nobodies", Staebrook News, April 4, 2009
  3. ^ "In Exposing the Identity of Mudflats Blogger Jeanne Devon, Rep. Mike Doogan Exposes Himself.", The Mudflats, March 27, 2009
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