Jan Faiks, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Faiks

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1945

Date of Death: 10-Apr-2017

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Janice O.
"Jan" Faiks (November 17, 1945 – April 10, 2017) was an American politician. Faiks was born at Mitchel Air Force Base in New York and attended Choctawhatchee High School.
She studied math at Florida State University and earned a master's degree in counseling psychology from University of Alaska Anchorage.
She taught in the Anchorage School District from 1968-78 and served two terms in the Alaska Senate, from 1982-90, including as its first female president in 1987 and 1988.
She was one of the key legislators who created the Constitutional Budget Reserve (CBR), a savings fund for surplus tax revenues to be utilized in leaner periods.
After losing the Republican primary in 1990, she moved to Washington D.C.
with her husband, Lloyd Jones, also a former Alaska state Senator.
She earned a degree from the Georgetown Law Center.
Faiks lobbied for PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, retiring in 2013.