Byron Mallott

Byron Mallott
Mallott in 2014
12th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
In office
December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018
GovernorBill Walker
Preceded byMead Treadwell
Succeeded byValerie Davidson
Mayor of Juneau
In office
October 4, 1994 – February 13, 1995
Preceded byJamie Parsons
Succeeded byDennis Egan
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs
In office
1972–1974
GovernorBill Egan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLee McAnerney
Mayor of Yakutat
In office
1965–1966
Preceded byJay B. Mallot
Succeeded byJerry Nelson
Personal details
Born
Byron Ivar Mallott

(1943-04-06)April 6, 1943
Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 2020(2020-05-08) (aged 77)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2014–2018)
SpouseAntoinette Mallott
Children5
EducationWestern Washington University

Byron Ivar Mallott (April 6, 1943 – May 8, 2020) was an American politician, elder,[2] tribal activist, and business executive from the state of Alaska. Mallott was an Alaska Native leader of Tlingit heritage and the leader of the Kwaash Ké Kwaan clan. He was the 12th lieutenant governor of Alaska from December 2014 until his resignation on October 16, 2018.[3] He also previously served as the mayor of Yakutat, the mayor of Juneau, the president of the Alaska Federation of Natives and the executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Mallott was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Alaska in 2014,[4] until he agreed to merge his campaign with that of independent candidate Bill Walker and become Walker's running mate. Walker and Mallott won the election and were sworn in on December 1, 2014. In 2018, Mallott abruptly resigned after it was discovered he made inappropriate overtures to a woman.

  1. ^ "Walker-Mallott to run as independents again in 2018". KTUU. August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sealaska was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following 'inappropriate comments'". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Alaska - Summary Vote Results". ASSOCIATED PRESS. August 20, 2014.