Local politics Blikra was a member of the municipal council of Kragerø from 1999, and served as mayor of Kragerø from 2015 to 2019. Following the
2019 local elections, he was succeeded by Grunde Knudsen from the
Centre Party.
Parliament He was elected deputy representative to the
Storting from the constituency of
Telemark at the
2021 election. He was re-elected in
2025. He has deputised for
Terje Aasland since March 2022 while Aasland was government minister. In the Storting, Blikra was a member of the
Standing Committee on Transport and Communications from 2022. ==Civic career==