24th Alaska State Legislature explained

The 24th Alaska State Legislature served during 2005 and 2006. 9 members of the Alaska Senate were elected on November 5, 2002. The remaining senators and all members of the Alaska House of Representatives were elected on November 2, 2004.

Sessions

• 1st session: January 10, 2005 – May 10, 2005
• 1st special session: May 11, 2005 – May 25, 2005
• 2nd session: January 9, 2006 – May 9, 2006
• 2nd special session: May 10, 2006 – June 8, 2006

Alaska Senate

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	12
	Democratic Party	8
Total		20
Government Majority		4

Members

- ! District	Name	Party	Location	Term Up	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	A		Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	B		Dem		2006	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	C		Dem		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	D	Ralph Seekins	Rep		2006	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	E	Gary Wilken	Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	F		Rep		2006	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	G		Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	H		Rep		2006	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	I		Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	J		Dem		2006	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	K		Dem		2008	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	L		Dem		2006	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	M		Dem		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	N		Rep		2006	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	O		Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	P		Rep		2006	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	Q	Thomas Wagoner	Rep		2008	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	R		Rep		2006^[1]	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	S		Dem		2006	- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	T		Dem		2008

Leadership

• Senate President: Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage)
• Senate Majority Leader: Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak)
• Senate Minority Leader: Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage)

Committee assignments

• Committee on Committees
  • Ben Stevens (chair), Cowdery, Gary Stevens, Ellis, Hoffman
• Community & Regional Affairs
  • Gary Stevens (chair), Stedman, Wagoner, Ellis, Kookesh
• Finance
  • Green (co-chair), Wilken (co-chair), Bunde (vice-chair), Dyson, Stedman, Hoffman, Olson
• Health, Education & Social Services
  • Dyson (chair), Wilken (vice-chair), Green, Elton, Olson
• Judiciary
  • Seekins (chair), Huggins (vice-chair), Therriault, French, Guess
• Labor & Commerce
  • Bunde (chair), Seekins (vice-chair), Ben Stevens, Davis, Ellis
• Resources
  • Wagoner (chair), Seekins (vice-chair), Dyson, Ben Stevens, Stedman, Elton, Guess
• Rules
  • Cowdery (chair), Ben Stevens, Gary Stevens, Ellis, Kookesh
• State Affairs
  • Therriault (chair), Wagoner (vice-chair), Huggins, Davis, Elton
• Transportation
  • Huggins (chair), Cowdery (vice-chair), Therriault, French, Kookesh

Alaska House of Representatives

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	26
	Democratic Party	14
Total		40
Government Majority		12

Members

- ! District	Name	Party	Location	- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	1	Jim Elkins	Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	2		Rep		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	3		Dem		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	4		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	5		Rep		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	6		Dem		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	7		Rep		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	8		Dem		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	9	Jim Holm	Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	10		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	11		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	12		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	13		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	14		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	15		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	16		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	17		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	18		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	19		Rep		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	20		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	21		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	22		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	23		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	24		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	25	Eric Croft	Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	26		Dem		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	27		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	28		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	29		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	30		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	31		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	32		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	33		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	34		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	35		Rep		- style="background-color:#FFB6B6;"	36		Rep		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	37		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	38		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	39		Dem		- style="background-color:#B0CEFF;"	40		Dem

Leadership

• Speaker of the House: John Harris (R-Valdez)
• House Majority Leader: John Coghill, Jr. (R-North Pole)
• House Minority Leader: Ethan Berkowitz (D-Anchorage)

Committee assignments

• Committee on Committees
  • Harris (chair), Chenault, Coghill, Meyer, Rokeberg, Berkowitz, Kerttula
• Community & Regional Affairs
  • Olson (co-chair), Thomas (co-chair), LeDoux, Kott, Neuman, Cissna, Salmon
• Finance
  • Chenault (co-chair), Meyer (co-chair), Stoltze (vice-chair), Foster, Hawker, Holm, Kelly, Weyrauch, Croft, Joule, Moses
• Health, Education & Social Services
  • Wilson (chair), Seaton (vice-chair), Anderson, Kohring, McGuire, Cissna, Gardner
• Judiciary
  • McGuire (chair), Anderson (vice-chair), Coghill, Dahlstrom, Kott, Gara, Gruenberg
• Labor & Commerce
  • Anderson (chair), Kott (vice-chair), LeDoux, Lynn, Rokeberg, Crawford, Guttenberg
• Resources
  • Ramras (co-chair), Samuels (co-chair), Elkins, Gatto, LeDoux, Olson, Seaton, Crawford, Kapsner
• Rules
  • Rokeberg (chair), Coghill (vice-chair), Harris, Kohring, McGuire, Berkowitz, Kerttula
• State Affairs
  • Seaton (chair), Gatto (vice-chair), Elkins, Lynn, Ramras, Gardner, Gruenberg
• Transportation
  • Elkins (co-chair), Gatto (co-chair), Kohring, Neuman, Thomas, Kapsner, Salmon

See also

• List of Alaska State Legislatures
• 23rd Alaska State Legislature, the legislature preceding this one
• 25th Alaska State Legislature, the legislature following this one
• List of governors of Alaska
• List of speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives
• Alaska Legislature
• Alaska Senate
• https://www.akleg.gov/basis/mbr_info.asp?session=24

External links

• Alaska Legislature home page (current legislature, not archive)
• Alaska Senate home page (current legislature, not archive)
• Alaska House of Representatives home page (current legislature, not archive)
• House and Senate Majority's website archive for the 24th Legislature

Notes and References

1. Was elected to a short (2-year) term in 2004, after being appointed to fill the vacant seat the previous year.