John Emerson "Johne" Binkley (born February 4, 1953, in Fairbanks, Alaska)[1] is a riverboat pilot, businessman and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. Binkley served for one term apiece in the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate during the mid and late 1980s, but is perhaps better known for his candidacy for governor of Alaska in the 2006 primary election. In that election, he finished far behind Sarah Palin (who would go on to win the governorship), but also far ahead of one-term incumbent governor Frank Murkowski, by then deeply unpopular amongst Alaskans.
In 2017, the Anchorage Daily News was acquired by Binkley Co., a group run by John's son, Ryan Binkley.[2]
Binkley was elected chair of the non-partisan Alaska Redistricting Board in 2020, following his appointment to the five-member board by Senate President Cathy Giessel.
- ^ Sturgis, Kent (1988). "World War II On The River". Four Generations On The Yukon. Fairbanks: Epicenter Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-945397-01-1.
- ^ "Sale of Alaska Dispatch News to Binkley group is approved by judge". Anchorage Daily News. 11 September 2017.