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Yearbook and Statistical Record (42 Mb PDF) |
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Ed Merdes |
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1978 Campaign Poster
A 26 year Alaskan, ED MERDES, brings a new dimension to Alaska politics. Dynamic, energetic, personable and sensitive, ED MERDES is uniquely qualified to give honest, unbiased and fair representation to all of the people in all of our state. As a Juneau resident for 6 years, he knows the people of Southeastern Alaska and the special problems that they face. As a Fairbanks resident for over 20 years, he understands the needs and special requirements of Interior Alaska. As cofounder o his Anchorage Law Office 10 years ago, he is aware of the aspiratioins and expectations of the greater Anchorage boel and the surrounding areas that make up Southcentral Alaska. As legal counsel for various native corporations he travels extensively in the Alaskan bush and understands the pressures and problems throughout that have been placed on our native peoples as they come face to face with modern technology and assume their new role as trustees of vast stretches of land that will shape the future of Alaska.
ED MERDES was born in Lettsdale, Pennsylvania on Jan. 12, 1926. Here he distinguished himself academically and athletically in the local school system. After a year at the University of Pittsburgh, he was granted a full athletic scholarship by Cornell University and excelled in both football and baseball. A hardworking studnet, he was elected to the honorary society in both his junior and senior years at Cornell. After receiving his bachelors degree in Industrial Labor Relations in 1949, he continued at the Cornell Graduate Law School and earned his Doctor of Law degree in 1951. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1951 and the Alaska Bar in 1952.
ED MERDES is a family man who has worked hard all of his life to contribute to those areas that he feels are important to a strong Alaska and a strong America. Versatile and veriegated his interests range across the board. His major efforts have been directed toward: youth activities, sports, service organizations, local and state government, agriculture, business opportunities, Alaskan land management, the legal profession and the armed forces. The brief listing on the back, while not comprehensive will give you the salient facts on a man who has served, is serving and will continue to serve all of Alaska.
BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND - EDWARD A. MERDES
AGE: 52, Born January 12, 1926, Lettsdale, Pennsylvania. (Family of 13 children), Height 6', Weight 208 lbs.
WIFE: Norma Jane Wardle (attended same high school and university together).
CHILDREN: Six (6) - Mark Edward; Theresa Diane; Beth Andrea; Robert Arthur; Marlene Ellen; Ward Matthew.
RESIDENCE: In Alaska since January, 1952. Homeowner - 504 Monroe Street, Fairbanks, Alaska.
MILITARY: Enlisted Army Air Corps, January 1944 - Honorable Discharge, November 1945; Cornell University, commissioned in Air Force ROTC, June 1950; currently a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Active Ready Reserve.
EDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh, 1946; Cornell University, B.S. Ind. Labor Relations, 1949; Graduated Cornell Law School, Doctor of Law, 1951; Admitted to New York Bar 1951; Admitted to Alaska Bar 1952.
COLLEGE AWARDS: Junior Class Honorary Society - Cornell, 1947; Senior Class Honorary Society - Cornell, 1948; Varsity Football and Baseball, Cornell; Life Member Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Delta Legal Fraternity.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Law Clerk to Federal Judge Folta, Juneau, Alaska, 1952; Assistant U.S. Attourney, Juneau, Alaska, 1952-53; Assistant Attorney General, Territory of Alaska, 1953-57; Fairbanks City Attorney and Acting City Manager, 1958-59; One of Founders of Alaska State Bank, Fairbanks, Alaska; Senior Partner in Law Firm of Merdes, Schaible, Staley & DeLisio, Inc; Formerly Director of National Bank of Alaska; Formerly Director of Alaska Air Lines.
ELECTED POSITIONS: Senator from District I, Alaska State Senate, 1969-1973.
CIVIC: Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster, 1946 to date (interim breaks); Member Midnight Sun Executive Board; Eagle Scout; President, Alaska National Guard Officers Association, 1956; President, Junior Bar Conference of Alaska, 1956-58; President, Alaska Jaycees, 1957; National Vice President, U.S. Jaycees, 1959; General Legal Counsel fro Junior Chamber International, 1965; Elected World President, Junior Chamber International, Sydney, Australia, November, 1965 - for one full year traveled and spoke extensively in over 50 nations (when elected as World President of the Jr. Chamber International, he was the first American elected to that office in over 10 years); Vice President, Midnight Sun Boy Scouts of America, 1975-77; President, Midnight Sun Boy Scouts of America, 1977-78; President, Citiznes for Management of Alaska Lands (CMAL), 1977.
Member: Elks Lodge; Knights of Colombus (Past Grand Knight); American Legion; American, Alaska and Tanana Valley Bar Associations; Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce; Alaska Goldpanner Baseball Director.
HOBBIES: Golf, hunting, fishing and jogging.
PAID FOR BY THE MERDES FOR GOVERNOR COMMITTEE, 2505 FAIRBANKS, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 - ANN BROWN, ASSISTANT TREASURER
1978 Campaign Poster
DEDICATED MEN - While the Goldpanners' playing season runs only 2½ months, it is a year-round job for the team's Board of Directors in keeping the program running. Pictured are many of the members of the Board of Directors. Front, from left, Emmitt Wilson, Tony Messina, Ron Davis, Dick Ward, Joe Eisenmenger and Ray Leach. Back, from left, Barney Koph, Bob Voigt, Ken Haycraft, Gene Miller, Bill Stroecker, Don Dennis, Ted Lehne, Ed Merdes, Dr. James Beckley, Harold Byrd and Jack Murphy.
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