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-lsb- http://byronmallott.com official website -rsb- bill walker mead treadwell jamie parsons position established jb mallott dennis egan lee mcanerney jerry nelson yakutat , alaska , u.s. democratic 12th of the alaska department of community and regional affairs mayor lieutenant of yakutat governor of alaska mayor of juneau commissioner 6 april 1943 december 1965 1 , 2014 october 4 , 1994 1972 byron mallott inaugural speech.jpg byron mallott
 february 13 , 1995 1974 1966 byron mallott western washington university
byron mallott

byron i. mallott -lrb- born april 6 , 1943 -rrb- is an american politician and business executive from the state of alaska and an alaska native leader of tlingit heritage .
he is the 12th and current lieutenant governor of alaska and previously served as the mayor of yakutat , the mayor of juneau , the president of the alaska federation of natives and the executive director of the alaska permanent fund .
mallott was the democratic nominee for governor of alaska in 2014 , until he agreed to merge his campaign with that of independent candidate bill walker and become walker 's running mate .
walker and mallott won the election and were sworn-in in december 2014 .
