Born and raised in Anchorage, Blythe Marston was educated in the Anchorage public school system, at Dartmouth College, Oxford University, and Cornell Law School. She is married to Gordon Pospisil, a petroleum engineering manager. Together they are raising two sons, Galen and Eiden. Blythe works as a lawyer, administrative law judge, and mediator. She is committed to ensuring that Alaska has excellent educational opportunities for its citizens.