Bill Walker (American politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bill Walker (American politician)

11th Governor of Alaska

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1951

Place of Birth: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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William Martin Walker (born April 16, 1951) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska, from 2014 to 2018.
He is the second governor of Alaska born in the state after William A.
Egan (1959–1966 and 1970–1974). Walker was born in Fairbanks to Frances (Park) and businessman Ed Walker; he was raised in Delta Junction and Valdez, Alaska.
He obtained a law degree and served as mayor, city councilor, and city attorney for Valdez, and as general counsel for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority.
Walker ran for governor of Alaska in the Republican Party primary election in 2010, losing to incumbent Sean Parnell. Walker ran as an Independent in the 2014 election, merging his campaign with that of Democratic nominee Byron Mallott, who became Walker's running mate.
Both candidates' prior respective running mates withdrew from the race and the Walker/Mallott ticket defeated Parnell and his running mate, former Anchorage mayor Dan Sullivan.
Walker ran for reelection in 2018, but three days after the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Mallott and amid low polling numbers he dropped out of the race on October 19 and endorsed Democrat Mark Begich.