Ethan A. Berkowitz was the Democratic Party Minority Leader in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006. He was first elected to represent District 26 (Anchorage) in 1996, and then re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.

In the 2006 election, Berkowitz was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, running with gubernatorial candidate Tony Knowles. Knowles and Berkowitz were defeated in the general election by Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell.

2008 U.S. Representative campaign

Berkowitz is running for election as U.S. Representative for Alaska's At-large congressional district, currently held by Don Young. He defeated Diane Benson in the August 26 Democratic primary by a substantial margin. Berkowitz is beating Young in the polls by a 53%-39% margin, with a ±4% margin of error, according to the 9/15-17 Research 2000 poll for Daily Kos.

References

External links

• Ethan Berkowitz for U.S. Congress official campaign website

• Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia