Katie Hurley

Katie Hurley
Katie Hurley speaking at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in March 2013 as part of a panel discussing the history of the Alaska Legislature.
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 16-A district
In office
January 21, 1985 – January 18, 1987
Preceded byBarbara Lacher
Succeeded byCurtis D. Menard
Personal details
Born
Olga Katherine Torkelsen

(1921-03-30)March 30, 1921
Juneau, Alaska
DiedFebruary 21, 2021(2021-02-21) (aged 99)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Joe Alexander (m. 1944), Jim Hurley (m. 1960)
ChildrenDavid Alexander, Susan Alexander Derrera, Mary Hurley Hilowitz
Alma materBehnke-Walker Business College

Olga Katherine Torkelsen Hurley (March 30, 1921 – February 21, 2021) was the secretary to Alaska Territorial Governor Ernest Gruening from 1944 until his departure from office in 1953. She was Chief Clerk to the Alaska Constitutional Convention from 1955 to 1956 and the secretary to the State Senate for five terms. In 1984, she was elected to seat 16-A in the Alaska House, serving until January 1987.