Löki Tobin

Löki Gale Tobin is an American politician serving as a member of the Alaska Senate representing Downtown Anchorage and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 17, 2023.

Löki Tobin
Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2023
Preceded by	Tom Begich (District J)
Constituency	I
Personal details
Born	Löki Gale Tobin Nome, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Alaska, Anchorage (BA) University of Alaska, Fairbanks (MA)

Early life and education

Tobin was born in Nome, Alaska. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Alaska Anchorage and a Master of Arts in rural development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.^[1]

Career

From 2008 to 2011, Tobin volunteered with the Peace Corps in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan, through the organization's Master's International program.^[2] From 2012 to 2014, Tobin worked as a consultant for Kawerak, a consortium of Native American tribes. From 2013 to 2015, Tobin was the director of communications and donor relations for the Alaska Community Foundation. She worked as the annual giving manager of the Anchorage Museum Association from 2015 to 2019. From 2019 to 2022, Tobin served as the policy director for State Senator Tom Begich. She was elected to the Alaska Senate in November 2022.

Tobin was selected for the 2024 Energy and Environment Innovation Fellowship, hosted by Future Caucus, highlighting her cross-partisan legislative efforts as a young state senator and her attention to climate change and energy policies, and for the 2025-2026 Prenatal-to-Three Innovation Fellowship for lawmakers concerned with healthcare policy.^[3][4][5]