Clem Tillion
Office 1President of the Alaska Senate
Term start 1January 15, 1979
Term end 1January 12, 1981
Predecessor 1John Rader
Successor 1Jay Kerttula
State senate 2Alaska
District 2K
Term start 2January 20, 1975
Term end 2January 12, 1981
Predecessor 2W. I. "Bob" Palmer
Successor 2Don Gilman
State house 3Alaska
District 310th
Prior term 3(11th district 1973–1975)
Term start 3January 28, 1963
Term end 3January 20, 1975
Predecessor 3(as the 12th district)
Leo Rhode
Successor 3Leo Rhode
Birth dateJuly 3, 1925
Birth placeBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Death dateOctober 13, 2021 (aged 96)
Death placeHalibut Cove, Alaska
PartyRepublican
SpouseDiana Rutzebeck (m. 1952; ended 2010)
RelativesSam Cotten (son-in-law)

Clement Vincent Tillion Jr. (July 3, 1925 – October 13, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963 to 1975 and the Senate from 1975 to 1981. He was the Senate president from 1979 to 1981.[1][2] He served in the United States Navy during World War Two as a Seabee.

References

  1. ^ Longtime Alaska legislator Clem Tillion dies at 96
  2. ^ "Clem Tillion, former state legislator who influenced Alaska’s oil boom and fisheries, dies at 96". Anchorage Daily News. October 13, 2021.