{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Greg Fisk |office = Mayor of Juneau |term_start = October 20, 2015 |term_end = November 30, 2015 |predecessor = Merrill Sanford |successor = Mary Becker |birth_date = {{birth date|1945|9|26}} |birth_place = |death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|30|1945|9|26}} |death_place = Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |party = |spouse = |children = Ian |alma_mater = Indiana University, Bloomington }} '''Stephen Gregory Fisk''' (September 26, 1945 – November 30, 2015) was the 13th mayor of the unified City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-10-21/gastineau-demo-bid-okd|title=Gastineau demo bid OK'd|work=Juneau Empire|accessdate=October 21, 2015}}</ref> the state capital of Alaska, United States. Prior to his election, Fisk had worked as a fisheries consultant.<ref name="Mayor">{{cite web|url=http://www.juneau.org/clerk/elections/2015/documents/Fisk_Profile-OK.pdf|title=Greg Fisk Candidate:mayor|work=City and Borough of Juneau clerks office|accessdate=October 7, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906012130/http://www.juneau.org/clerk/elections/2015/documents/Fisk_Profile-OK.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He died at home just over a month into his term of office after being elected over incumbent Merrill Sanford by a wide margin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://grasswire.com/story/871/Greg-Fisk|title=Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk Found Dead in Residence|date=November 30, 2015|accessdate=November 30, 2015|agency=Grasswire.com|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074517/https://grasswire.com/story/871/Greg-Fisk|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Education== Greg Fisk graduated from West Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old-friends.co/school.php?s=15470#1963|title=Old Friends Connecting Classmates & Old Friends West High School Class of 1963|work=Old-friends.co|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Fisk went on to attend Indiana University, where he received a B.A. in Geography in 1971.<ref name="Mayor"/>
==Business career== Fisk was the founder and owner of SeaFisk Consulting & Management, LLC., a Juneau-based company which provides consulting services for fisheries, and the Alaskan seafood industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mm54d6x/seafisk-consulting|title=Seafisk Consulting|work=Manta|accessdate=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
SeaFisk has not been limited to consultations involving seafood. In 2012, SeaFisk collaborated with the Juneau Economic Development Council over a proposed downtown public shuttle, known as the Circulator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jedc.org/sites/default/files/Downtown%20Circulator%20Prelim%20Discussion%20Memo.pdf|title=Action Initiative 5 "Downtown Circulator" Working Group|work=Juneau Economic Development Council|accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref>
When Greg Fisk's son, Ian, graduated from the University of Oregon, they traveled to Ensenada, Mexico and bought a fishing vessel from the Mexican government. They sailed the vessel to Seattle, where they refurbished it. Both Fisks remained involved in the fishing industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afdf.org/ian-fisk/|title=Member Spotlight: Ian Fisk|work=Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, Inc.|accessdate=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
==Political career== Prior to 2015, Fisk had never run for elected office, and was largely unknown in the politics of Alaska. However, Fisk was involved for many years in issues related to fishing, a large industry in Alaska. Fisk served as chairman of a City and Borough of Juneau task force that sought to bring 175 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration jobs to Juneau from Seattle.<ref name="Incumbent">{{cite news|url=https://www.adn.com/article/20151007/election-roundup-juneau-nome-mayoral-incumbents-fall-alaska-municipal-voting|title=Election roundup: Juneau, Nome mayoral incumbents fall in Alaska municipal voting|last=Klint|first=Chris|work=Alaska Dispatch News|date=October 7, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-09-20/candidate-profile-greg-fisk|title=Candidate profile: Greg Fisk|work=Juneau Empire|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref>
===Elected mayor=== In 2015, Greg Fisk filed paperwork to run for mayor of Juneau on the last day available to file, challenging Merrill Sanford, a first-term mayor who had been running unopposed for re-election. Fisk was widely seen as having run an aggressive campaign, while Sanford's campaign was notably lower in profile. On October 6, 2015, Fisk was elected mayor of Juneau, winning a substantial majority of votes. Unofficial vote totals gave Fisk a 2-1 vote margin over Sanford.<ref name="Mayor"/><ref name="Incumbent"/>
Fisk, a resident of the Starr Hill neighborhood,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/12/01/juneau-police-confirm-mayor-greg-fisk-found-dead-at-home/|title=Juneau police confirm Mayor Greg Fisk found dead at home|agency=KTOO|date=December 1, 2015|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> was the first mayor of Juneau in more than 20 years (since Jamie Parsons, who left office in 1994) not to live on Douglas Island.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-11-15/juneau-politics-douglas-island-looms-large|title=In Juneau politics, Douglas Island looms large|first=Mark|last=Miller|work=The Juneau Empire|date=November 15, 2012|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |+ Juneau mayoral election, 2015 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="width: 17em"|Candidate ! style="width: 5em"|Votes ! style="width: 3.5em"|% |- |(I) Merrill Sanford |1,910 |32.8% |- |* Greg Fisk |3,830 |65.9% |- |Write-in |24 |<1% |- |Disqualified/other |51 |<1% |- |colspan=3|Source: City and Borough of Juneau Clerk's Office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juneau.org/clerk/elections/documents/2015-Final_Election_Results-Oct13-Canvass_Board.pdf|title=City and Borough of Juneau Regular Municipal Election OFFICIAL RESULTSwork=City and Borough of Juneau clerks office|accessdate=October 14, 2015}}</ref><br> Key: I = Incumbent * = Winner (5,815 ballots returned) |}
==Political positions== During the 2015 Juneau mayoral race, Fisk stated that he supported raising the minimum wage. Fisk voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Alaska. Fisk also supported enacting a ban on discrimination against the LGBT community in housing and other public accommodation, and stated that he believes human activity is contributing to global warming.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ktoo.org/features/2015-juneau-election/greg-fisk/|title=Candidate Profile Greg Fisk Mayor|work=KTOO-TV|accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref>
==Death== Fisk was found dead by his son, Ian, at his home on Kennedy Street on November 30, 2015.<ref name="BNO2015">{{cite news |url=http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id2854 |title=Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk found dead at Kennedy Street home |date=November 30, 2015 |work=BNO News |access-date=November 30, 2015 |archive-date=December 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204021549/http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id2854 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following day, his body was sent to Anchorage for an autopsy,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Canfield|first1=Jennifer|last2=Phu|first2=Lisa|title=Juneau Police confirm Mayor Greg Fisk found dead at home|url=http://www.ktoo.org/2015/11/30/mayor-greg-fisk-found-dead-at-home/|accessdate=December 1, 2015|work=KTOO (FM)|date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> and a preliminary autopsy found that his injuries were consistent with those resulting from a fall and that Fisk died from natural causes.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Latest: Au|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JUNEAU_MAYOR_DEATH_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|accessdate=December 4, 2015|agency=Associated Press|date=December 2, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208203642/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JUNEAU_MAYOR_DEATH_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|archivedate=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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