About Juanita Helms
Juanita Lou Helms was an American politician who served as a member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly for five years, and then as the first female borough mayor of Fairbanks from 1985 to 1991. During Helms's first term as mayor, she and her administration were criticized for violating borough finance laws with an investment, but was re-elected. Helms worked to establish Fairbanks' ties with the international community through sister city agreements both during and after her tenure as mayor. She was inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame, and the Juanita Helms Administrative Center in Fairbanks is named after her. She volunteered at various community organizations, including the Girl Scouts and the local parent-teacher association, which was where she first became interested in local politics. She tied with Allen in five of the electoral precincts, and won outright in the remaining 32. With her election, she became the first woman to serve as borough mayor in Fairbanks.
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