24th Alaska State Legislature

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

DistrictNamePartyLocationTerm Up
ABert StedmanRepSitka2008
BKim EltonDemJuneau2006
CAlbert KookeshDemAngoon2008
DRalph SeekinsRepFairbanks2006
EGary WilkenRepFairbanks2008
FGene TherriaultRepNorth Pole2006
GLyda GreenRepMatanuska-Susitna2008
HCharlie HugginsRepWasilla2006
IFred DysonRepEagle River2008
JGretchen GuessDemAnchorage2006
KBettye DavisDemAnchorage2008
LJohnny EllisDemAnchorage2006
MHollis FrenchDemAnchorage2008
NBen StevensRepAnchorage2006
OJohn CowderyRepAnchorage2008
PCon BundeRepAnchorage2006
QThomas WagonerRepKenai2008
RGary StevensRepKodiak2006[1]
SLyman HoffmanDemBethel2006
TDonald OlsonDemNome2008

Leadership

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

DistrictNamePartyLocation
1Jim ElkinsRepKetchikan
2Peggy WilsonRepWrangell
3Beth KerttulaDemJuneau
4Bruce WeyhrauchRepJuneau
5Bill ThomasRepHaines
6Woodie SalmonDemBeaver
7Mike KellyRepFairbanks
8David GuttenbergDemFairbanks
9Jim HolmRepFairbanks
10Jay RamrasRepFairbanks
11John CoghillRepNorth Pole
12John HarrisRepValdez
13Carl GattoRepPalmer
14Vic KohringRepWasilla
15Mark NeumanRepWasilla
16Bill StoltzeRepChugiak/Mat-Su
17Pete KottRepEagle River
18Nancy DahlstromRepAnchorage
19Tom AndersonRepAnchorage
20Max GruenbergDemAnchorage
21Harry CrawfordDemAnchorage
22Sharon CissnaDemAnchorage
23Les GaraDemAnchorage
24Berta GardnerDemAnchorage
25Eric CroftDemAnchorage
26Ethan BerkowitzDemAnchorage
27Norman RokebergRepAnchorage
28Lesil McGuireRepAnchorage
29Ralph SamuelsRepAnchorage
30Kevin MeyerRepAnchorage
31Bob LynnRepAnchorage
32Mike HawkerRepAnchorage
33Kurt OlsonRepKenai
34Mike ChenaultRepNikiski
35Paul SeatonRepHomer
36Gabrielle LeDouxRepKodiak
37Carl MosesDemUnalaska
38Mary KapsnerDemBethel
39Richard FosterDemNome
40Reggie JouleDemKotzebue

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

Notes

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