Mike Cronk

Mike Cronk
Minority Leader of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 16, 2025
Preceded byMike Shower
Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 21, 2025
Preceded byClick Bishop
ConstituencyR District
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
January 19, 2021 – January 21, 2025
Preceded byDave Talerico
Succeeded byRebecca Schwanke
Constituency6th district (2021-2023)
36th district (2023-2025)
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 55–56)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks (BA)

Mike Cronk (born 1970/1971) is an American politician from Alaska serving as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2025. He previously served in the Alaska House of Representatives starting in 2021. A Republican, he represented the 36th State House district, which encompasses most of interior Alaska and Copper River Census Area. In December 2025 he was elected as senate minority leader.

Personal life

Cronk was present at the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting.

Electoral history

Nonpartisan primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cronk 3,305 43.8
Independent Savannah Fletcher 3,193 42.3
Republican James Squyres (withdrew) 572 7.6
Independence Robert Williams 481 6.4
Total votes 7,551 100.0
2024 Alaska Senate General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cronk 9,387 51.84
Independent Savannah Fletcher 7,509 41.47
Independence Robert Williams 1,157 6.39
Write-in 56 0.31
Total votes 18,109 100.0
Republican hold
Minority Caucus gain from Coalition

References

  1. ↑ "State of Alaska OFFICIAL ELECTION PAMPHLET" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Brooks, James (November 6, 2024). "Alaska Senate's bipartisan supermajority loses at least two members, initial election results show". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (April 9, 2020). "Mike Cronk of Tok launches campaign for House Dist. 6". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Stone, Eric (December 16, 2025). "Alaska Senate Republicans pick Tok Sen. Mike Cronk as new minority leader". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Anchorage, Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media and Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media- (October 3, 2017). "Alaskans among victims of Las Vegas shooting rampage". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved February 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Cronk, Mike (December 13, 2017). "Las Vegas hero on surviving the massacre, gun control and saving friend's life". TODAY.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.