# Josh Revak

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Josh Revak
| image         = Josh Revak (cropped).jpg
| state_senate  = Alaska
| appointer     = [Mike Dunleavy](/source/Mike_Dunleavy_(politician))
| district      = M
| term_start    = November 2, 2019
| term_end      = January 17, 2023
| predecessor   = [Chris Birch](/source/Chris_Birch_(politician))
| successor     = [James Kaufman](/source/James_D._Kaufman) (District M)
| state_house1  = Alaska
| district1     = 25th
| term_start1   = January 15, 2019
| term_end1     = November 2, 2019
| predecessor1  = [Charisse Millett](/source/Charisse_Millett)
| successor1    = [Mel Gillis](/source/Mel_Gillis)
| birth_name    = Joshua Carl Revak
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1981|1|21}}
| birth_place   = [Two Harbors, Minnesota](/source/Two_Harbors%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date    =
| death_place   = 
| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| education     = [Alaska Pacific University](/source/Alaska_Pacific_University) ([MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration))
| allegiance    = {{flag|United States}}
| branch        = {{army|United States}}
| battles       = [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War)
| service_years = 2001–2008 
}}
'''Joshua Carl Revak''' (born January 21, 1981) is an American politician who served as a member of the [Alaska Senate](/source/Alaska_Senate) since November 2, 2019 from January 17, 2023. Originally elected to the [Alaska House of Representatives](/source/Alaska_House_of_Representatives) in 2018, Revak was appointed to the Senate to replace [Chris Birch](/source/Chris_Birch_(politician)), whom he replaced in the House, when Birch died suddenly in August 2019.

==Early life==
Revak was born and raised on a farm in [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). He enlisted in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) shortly after the [September 11 attacks](/source/September_11_attacks). After being severely wounded by a mortar attack in [Iraq](/source/Iraq), Revak was honorably discharged in 2008 and returned to Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/31?code=REA|title=Alaska State Legislature|website=www.akleg.gov|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2009, Revak moved to [Alaska](/source/Alaska), where he worked in the office of Congressman [Don Young](/source/Don_Young), serving as his military and veterans affairs liaison and political advisor. During this time, he earned a [Master of Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from [Alaska Pacific University](/source/Alaska_Pacific_University).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaskapacific.edu/stories/same-blood-different-mud-2/|title=Same Blood. Different Mud. – Alaska Pacific University|website=www.alaskapacific.edu|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> In 2018, Revak was elected to serve in the [Alaska House of Representatives](/source/Alaska_House_of_Representatives) to represent the 25th district. After the death of incumbent [Chris Birch](/source/Chris_Birch_(politician)) in 2019, Revak was nominated by Governor [Mike Dunleavy](/source/Mike_Dunleavy_(politician)) to fill his vacant seat in the [Alaska Senate](/source/Alaska_Senate).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Revak|title=Josh Revak|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2019/11/02/josh-revak-confirmed-to-senate-district-m/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230022830/https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2019/11/02/josh-revak-confirmed-to-senate-district-m/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2019|title=Josh Revak Confirmed to Senate District M – Mike Dunleavy|website=gov.alaska.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1981 births
Category:Alaska Pacific University alumni
Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:Republican Party Alaska state senators
Category:Living people
Category:Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
Category:Military personnel from Minnesota
Category:Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska
Category:People from Two Harbors, Minnesota
Category:United States Army personnel of the Iraq War

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