Fritz Pettyjohn

Fritz Pettyjohn (born September 20, 1945) is a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. He was born in Berkeley, California in 1945.^[1] He received a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley in 1967 and a JD from UCLA in 1974.^[2] He served in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps as a Midshipman from 1962 to 1963.^[3] He was elected to the Alaska Senate in 1982 and served for one term.^[4] He was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1984 and was reelected in 1986 and 1988.^[5][6][7] After leaving the legislature, he wrote biweekly political columns for the Anchorage Daily News.^[8] In 2001, he moved back to California.^[9] He has been married to his wife for 48 years and he has three sons and five grandchildren.^[10]

Fritz Pettyjohn
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 8-A district
In office 1985–1991
Preceded by	John Cowdery
Succeeded by	Betty Bruckman
Member of the Alaska Senate from the E-A district
In office 1983–1985
Preceded by	Victor Fischer
Succeeded by	Jay Kerttula
Personal details
Born	(1945-09-20) September 20, 1945 (age 79) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Babbie
Children	3
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD)