What is Russ Meekins Jr.?
[[File:Russ Meekins, Jr. 1977.jpg|right|200px]] '''Edward Russell Meekins Jr.''' (1949 &ndash; September 13, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] between 1973 to 1975 and again from 1977 to 1983. His father [[Russ Meekins Sr.]] was also a politician. Meekins was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was born in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]. Meekins Jr. died on September 13, 2020 in [[Massachusetts]] at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2020/09/14/governor-recognizes-the-passing-of-former-rep-russ-meekins-jr/|title=Governor Recognizes the Passing of Former Rep. Russ Meekins Jr. – Mike Dunleavy|website=gov.alaska.gov|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2020-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915004434/https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2020/09/14/governor-recognizes-the-passing-of-former-rep-russ-meekins-jr/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meekins, Russ}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}