Overview
Jesse J. Bjorkman is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing District D since his election in 2022. Bjorkman represents the northern Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, and Sterling. He is the chair of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. Bjorkman is a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member and government teacher at Nikiski High School.
Early life and education
Bjorkman was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from Michigan State University.
Personal life
Bjorkman has resided in Nikiski, Alaska, since 2010 and previously in Kenai from 2009 to 2010. He is married to his wife Jamie and has two children.
2022
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" + colspan=6 2022 Alaska Senate District D General election - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 Party ! rowspan=2 Candidate ! colspan=3 First choice ! colspan=3 Round 1 ! colspan=3 Round 2 - ! Votes ! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % ! Transfer !
Votes ! % - ! style="background-color:" style="text-align:left" Republican style="text-align:left" scope="row" 6,950 45.8 +122 7,072 46.6 +532 7,604 53.6 - ! style="background-color:" style="text-align:left" Republican style="text-align:left" scope="row" 6,311 41.6 +20 6,331 41.7 +263 6,594 46.4 - ! style="background-color:" style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" scope="row" 1,768 11.7 +19 1,787 11.8 -1,787 colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;" Eliminated - ! style="background-color:" style="text-align:left" colspan=2 Write-in 140 0.9 -140 colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;" Eliminated - class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" Total votes ! colspan=3 15,169 ! colspan=3 15,190 ! colspan=3 14,198 - class="sortbottom" - class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan=6 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" Blank or inactive ballots ! colspan=2 1,046 +992 ! colspan=2 2,038 - class="sortbottom" style="background:#f6f6f6;" ! style="background-color:" style="text-align:left" colspan=10 Republican hold