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Colver mounted a successful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Eric Feige in 2014. The Chickaloon Republican finished third in the three-way primary election on August 19.
Colver mounted a successful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Eric Feige in 2014. The Chickaloon Republican finished third in the three-way primary election on August 19.
He is also a former assemblyman for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. He went on to defeat Palmer Democrat Mabel Wimmer and Constitution Party nominee Pam Goode of Delta Junction in the general election, finishing on top in another three-way contest. Jim Colver was born in Anchorage, Alaska to Warren and Della Colver.
His father served as attorney general of Alaska in the early years of Alaska"s statehood under governor William A. Egan.
He lives in the Hatcher Pass area, near Palmer. Colver joined the Republican Party in 2012.
He acknowledged during his 2014 campaign that he previously supported several Democratic candidates, including Mark Begich in the 2008 United States. Senate election. After graduating from West Anchorage High School, Jim Colver continued onto receive his Associates Degree in Surveying Technology from the University of Anchorage, Alaska.
Following his Associate of Science, he went onto receive his Bachelor"s Degree in Business Management and Law from the University of Anchorage, Alaska.
A Republican, he is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, serving from House District 9 since 2015.