David M. Talerico is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, he served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021.[1] He represented House District 6, a vast district in The Bush that encompasses the Denali Borough and other unincorporated areas. He is the longest-serving mayor of the Denali Borough, in office from 2002 to 2012,[2] and briefly served on the Borough Assembly again from 2013 to 2014, when he was elected to the House of Representatives.[3] He is a longtime resident of Healy.

Talerico previously ran unsuccessfully for a House seat against David Guttenberg, a Democrat from Fairbanks. He worked for Republican Representative Doug Isaacson as a legislative staffer from 2012 to 2013.[2] He is a miner by trade and was the director of human resources and safety at the Usibelli Coal Mine at the time of his election to the House of Representatives in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alaska State Legislature". www.akleg.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ^ "Denali Borough mayor resigning to take job with Isaacson". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Minutes of the Public Hearing Denali Borough Assembly". www.denaliborough.govoffice.com. 2014-12-10.
  4. ^ Capps, Kris (December 22, 2013). "Talerico files to run for Alaska Legislature". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved February 9, 2015.