Jay Hammond

Jay Hammond
Hammond in 1975
4th Governor of Alaska
In office December 2, 1974 – December 6, 1982
Lieutenant	Lowell Thomas Jr. Terry Miller
Preceded by	Bill Egan
Succeeded by	Bill Sheffield
President of the Alaska Senate
In office January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973
Preceded by	Brad Phillips
Succeeded by	Terry Miller
Member of the Alaska Senate from the H district
In office January 23, 1967 – January 8, 1973
Preceded by	Yule F. Kilcher
Succeeded by	George Hohman
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 13th district
In office January 28, 1963 – January 25, 1965
Preceded by	Gilbert A. Jarvela Peter M. Deveau
Succeeded by	Joseph E. McGill
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 15th district
In office January 26, 1959 – January 28, 1963
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Grant H. Pearson
Personal details
Born	Jay Sterner Hammond (1922-07-21)July 21, 1922 Troy, New York, U.S.
Died	August 2, 2005(2005-08-02) (aged 83) Port Alsworth, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Independent (1958–1960)
Spouse	Bella Gardiner ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	3
Education	Pennsylvania State University University of Alaska, Fairbanks (BA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1942–1946
Unit	Black Sheep Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II

Jay Sterner Hammond (July 21, 1922 – August 2, 2005) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as the fourth governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982. Hammond was born in Troy, New York and served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron. In 1946, he moved to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot. Hammond served as a state representative from 1959 to 1965 and as a state senator from 1967 to 1973. From 1972 until 1974 he was the mayor of the Bristol Bay Borough. Then, in 1974, he was elected governor of Alaska.

He oversaw the creation of the Alaska Permanent Fund in 1976, which, since the early 1980s, has paid annual dividends to Alaska residents. He advocated for fiscal responsibility. When his tenure as governor was over, he continued to be active in public life. He advocated for environmentally and fiscally responsible government and individual civic responsibility. From 1985 to 1992 he hosted a television series called Jay Hammond's Alaska. He wrote three autobiographies.