Not to be confused with the mountaineer Jim Whittaker.
Norris J. "Jim" Whitaker (born September 30, 1950) is an American politician of the Republican Party who served as mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, from 2003 to 2009. Prior to his mayoral term, Whitaker served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. In October 2003 he was elected borough mayor, defeating the incumbent, fellow Republican Rhonda Boyles. Whitaker was reelected in 2006 with over 77% of the vote. As mayor, Whitaker was known for supporting spending on quality of life services such as parks and recreation, as well as spearheading a campaign to prevent a drastic reduction in the operations of Eielson Air Force Base due to federal budget cuts.
In 2009, Whitaker endorsed Democrat Luke Hopkins to be his successor as mayor. Hopkins won the election in a runoff on November 3 and succeeded Whitaker on November 16, 2009.
Whitaker speaks with the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner's political reporter prior to Bill Walker's inauguration in December 2014.
In 2014, Whitaker was selected to be Governor Bill Walker's Chief of Staff.[3]
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^DeMarban, Alex (November 18, 2014). "Transition effort begins for Alaska's governor-elect". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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Jim Whitaker at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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