Louise Stutes

Louise Ball Stutes (born July 30, 1952[1]) is an American politician from Alaska.

Stutes previously served on the Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough from 2006 to 2013.

[2] As a candidate for the House of Representatives, she was an advocate for the commercial fishing industry and the Alaska Marine Highway.

[3] Stutes defeated primary opponent Carol Austerman, daughter of retiring incumbent Alan Austerman, in August 2014 and went on to beat Jerry McCune of Cordova, the Democratic nominee, in November to win a seat in the legislature.

She owned the Village Bar on Kodiak Island for 25 years.