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Walt Monegan
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| Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Public Safety | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2016 |
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| Governor | Bill Walker |
| Deputy | William H. Comer |
| Preceded by | Gary Folger |
| In office 2006 – July 11, 2008 |
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| Governor | Sarah Palin |
| Commissioner of Alaska Department of Corrections Acting |
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| In office 2015–2016 |
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| Governor | Bill Walker |
| Preceded by | Rod Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Dean Williams |
| Chief of Police of Anchorage, Alaska | |
| In office February 2001–2006 |
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| Mayor | George Wuerch Mark Begich |
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Walter Carleton Monegan III
May 1951 (age 73) Seattle, Washington |
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Walter Carleton Monegan III (born May 1951) is an American politician and the former Police Chief of Anchorage, Alaska, and later Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of Alaska. His dismissal in July 2008 by Alaska governor Sarah Palin drew considerable attention, particularly in the wake of Palin's selection as the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Republican Party the following month. Monegan accused Palin of not telling the truth about the reasons for his dismissal.
In April, 2016, Alaska Governor Bill Walker reappointed Monegan as the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Early life
Walter Carleton Monegan III was born in Seattle, Washington in May 1951, the son of Elizabeth Hickling (née Clark) and Walter Carleton Monegan Jr. Monegan never knew his father, who died heroically in the Korean War on September 20, 1950, at age 19. The elder Monegan would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Monegan grew up in the small village of Nyac, between Aniak and Bethel in rural Southwest Alaska. Monegan has described himself as part Irish and part Alaska Native, with combined Tlingit and Yupik ancestry. After graduating high school in Anacortes Washington He attended Alaska Methodist University for a year, and then joined the Marine Corps in 1970.
Personal life
Monegan is married to Terryene Mihara. They have four adult children from previous marriages and reside in the Anchorage suburb of Chugiak. Monegan's first wife was Fran Trantham, his second wife was Dr. Georgene Moldovan.
Anchorage mayoral campaign
In December 2008, Monegan announced his run for Mayor of Anchorage. The Monegan for Mayor campaign was launched in January 2009. Monegan received 8.73% of the vote, coming in fourth.
