McCall's Golden Mike Award and a number of top Alaska Press Club awards. Chance was also a member of the Alaska Press Women, renamed Alaska Professional Communicators, and served as their president in 1967. She later asked KENI radio for a raise, a request that was denied on the grounds that she was already being paid the maximum salary for a woman in her position. She quit soon after and started her own public relations firm. Political career Chance was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1968, where she served for three terms, from 1969 to 1975. During this time, two successive redistricting plans drafted by the Alaska Supreme Court transformed Anchorage's legislative delegation from a single district encompassing all of Anchorage, to the six districts created in its 1974 plan. That year, Chance ran for the Alaska Senate for the two-year short term from the new two-member District E, centered on downtown Anchorage and surrounding neighborhoods. As a legislator, Chance introduced and sponsored progressive legislation with a focus on education and women's issues. Before the national legalization of abortion under Roe v. Wade in 1973, Chance was the primary supporter of the 1970 bill to decriminalize abortion in Alaska. Chance's other major legislative achievements include spearheading the establishment of a statewide university system and a statewide telecommunications system. Chance served as vice chairman and chairman of the House Health Education and Social Services Committee. She was also appointed by the Secretary of Defense to serve on the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in Military Service from 1967 to 1970. Family life Chance met her first husband, Winston Cash Chance, in the small Texas town where she grew up. They married August 15, 1947 in Denton, TX. Together, they had two sons, Albert and Winston Jr., and a daughter, Jan. Winston was a struggling used car salesman, and their financial troubles weighed heavy on their marriage, especially on Genie. Winston moved his family to Alaska in 1959, convinced it was the land of opportunity. While most women at the time were housewives, Genie became increasingly burdened by her urge to contribute financially when it became clear Winston would be unable to pay their rent. With Winston's agreement and permission, she went downtown and quickly got hired on as a reporter at KENI radio. Winston was, at first, supportive of her work and proud of her achievements. Triggered