Donald Eugene Gilman (April 20, 1934 – July 18, 2005)"Donald Eugene Gilman", Arizona Republic (July 21, 2005), p. B8. was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 1980 to 1984.
Gilman served in the United States Army and was a reservist.
While serving as mayor of Kenai, Alaska, in 1980, Gilman was elected to a seat in the state senate vacated by the retirement of Senate President Clem Tillion."Several Incumbents Lose in State Legislative Contests", Daily Sitka Sentinel (November 5, 1980), p. 1. In April 1984, Gilman stated that he did not intend to run for reelection to the seat."Tillion Mulls Entering Race", Daily Sitka Sentinel (April 3, 1984), p. 3. In December 1984, the Alaska Environmental Lobby scored the departing Gilman as tied with two other members (one Republican and one Democrat) as the lowest-rated member of the state senate on their evaluation of environmental issues."Environmental Lobby Rates the Legislators", Daily Sitka Sentinel (December 24, 1984), p. 3.
Gilman again ran for mayor of Kenai in 1987, and was "considered the heavy favorite" in the race.Mayoral Races, Tax Questions Top Ballots in State Elections", Daily Sitka Sentinel (October 5, 1987), p. 1. After winning that contest, he was also appointed to the Pacific Northwest Hazardous Waste Advisory Council by Alaska Governor Steve Cowper."Gov. Cowper Appoints Members to Boards", Daily Sitka Sentinel (August 2, 1988), p. 3. As mayor, in 1992 he traveled to Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East to meet with Russian officials and compare efforts to develop oil and gas reserves with those in Alaska."Alaska, Russia Officials Share Notes on Oil, Gas", Daily Sitka Sentinel (August 14, 1992), p. 1. In 1996, still serving as mayor, he expressed concern with opposition by Governor Tony Knowles to federal plans to allow offshore oil and gas drilling in Cook Inlet."Knowles Opposed to Cook Inlet Lease Sale", Daily Sitka Sentinel (April 1, 1996), p. 1, 8.
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