John Coghill
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| Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate | |
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Assumed office January 15, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Meyer |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the A district F (2009–2013) |
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Assumed office October 27, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Gene Therriault |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 11th district 32nd (1999–2003) |
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In office January 19, 1999 – October 27, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Al Vezey |
| Succeeded by | Tammie Wilson |
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August 15, 1950 Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Luann |
| Children | Shaun Joshua Jayme |
| Religion | Christianity |
John Bruce Coghill, Jr. (born August 15, 1950) is an American politician. Coghill is currently a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing North Pole and other communities in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. First elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1998, he was appointed to his Senate seat in 2009 and has been the Senate's majority leader since January 2013.
John Bruce Coghill, Jr. was born on August 15, 1950 in Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska to Frances Mae "Frannie" (née Gilbert) and John Bruce "Jack" Coghill, residents of nearby Nenana, Alaska. His paternal grandfather, William Alexander Coghill (1884–1947), was an English-born Scotsman who came to Alaska by way of Canada, settling first in Fairbanks and then in Nenana in the early years of both communities. He was raised in Nenana, Alaska before moving to Fairbanks to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He was drafted into the United States Air Force during his first semester in attendance. He served for 5 years in the Air Force during the Vietnam War era, reaching the rank of staff sergeant.
Coghill served as the majority leader for the Alaska State House of Representatives from 2003 to 2006. He was also on the Alaska Information Infrastructure Task Force during 2005 and 2006. He was additionally involved in the Local Government Advisory Commission during 2005 and 2006. Coghill was the Minority Leader in 2012. Coghill is the Alaska State Senate Majority Leader ( as of 2015), and he acquired this position after being nominated by Governor Sean Parnell. Coghill also acquired a vice-chair in Senate Rules in 2013 and still holds it (as of 2015).
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