Anchorage state Sen. Chris Birch dead after apparent heart attack
Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, August 8, 2019
Chris Birch, a longtime Anchorage Assembly member who shifted to the Legislature in 2016, died suddenly Wednesday of an apparent heart attack, according to several colleagues.
Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, August 8, 2019
Chris Birch, a longtime Anchorage Assembly member who shifted to the Legislature in 2016, died suddenly Wednesday of an apparent heart attack, according to several colleagues.
Birch, a Republican, was in his first term as a state senator and served as chair of the Senate Resources Committee.
Birch spent nine years on the Anchorage Assembly representing South Anchorage. A retired engineer, he worked for mining companies as well as serving as senior engineer for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Our take: Sen. Chris Birch was a long-time Alliance member and advocate for responsible resource development in Alaska. To borrow language from another legislator: “We will miss him in the Capital, in our community, and out on the trails. [Our] deepest condolences to his family and friends.” Chris Birch was a great Alaskan, and will be dearly missed.
