Legislative Contact Information
Committees & Members
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Below is not a comprehensive list of committees, but those most likely to hear university-related issues and legislation. For a full list of committees, members, and contact information, please go to BASIS.
To send an email:
- To a representative: representative_firstname_lastname@legis.state.ak.us
- To a senator: senator_firstname_lastname@legis.state.ak.us
- To staff: firstname_lastname@legis.state.ak.us
| House Education Committee |
Senate Education Committee |
| Chair - Representative Paul Seaton | |
| Vice-Chair - Representative Cathy Muñoz |
Vice-Chair - Senator Bettye Davis (Acting Chair) |
| Members: | Members: |
| Representative Bryce Edgmon | Senator Charlie Huggins |
| Representative Wes Keller | Senator Donald Olson |
| Representative Peggy Wilson | Senator Gary Stevens |
| Representative Bob Buch | |
| Representative Berta Gardner | |
| Committee Aide - Louie Flora, 465-3923 | Committee Aide - Dana Owen, 465-3881 |
| House Finance Committee | Senate Finance Committee |
| Co-Chair - Representative Mike Hawker (operating) | Co-Chair - Senator Lyman Hoffman (operating) |
| Co-Chair - Representative Bill Stoltze (capital) |
Co-Chair - Senator Bert Stedman (capital) |
| Vice-chair - Representative Bill Thomas | |
| Members: | Members: |
| Representative Alan Austerman | Senator Johnny Ellis |
| Representative Anna Fairclough | Senator Charlie Huggins |
| Representative Richard Foster | Senator Donald Olson |
| Representative Reggie Joule | Senator Joe Thomas |
| Representative Michael Kelly | |
| Representative Woodie Salmon | |
| Representative Harry Crawford | |
| Representative Les Gara | |
| Alternate: Representative Mike Chenault | |
| Co-Chair Hawker's Aides - | Co-Chair Hoffman's Aides - |
| Paulyn Swanson (operating) 465-3757 | Tim Grussendorf (operating,capital) 465-4453 |
| Juli Lucky (capital) 465-3757 | Pat Walker (capital) 465-4453 |
| Co-Chair Stoltze's Aides - | Co-Chair Stedman's Aides - |
| James Armstrong (capital) 465-6824 | Miles Baker (capital) 465-3873 |
| Ben Mulligan (legislation) 465-6541 | Darwin Peterson (scheduling) 465-3873 |
| House Finance Subcommittee - University |
Senate Finance Subcommittee - University |
| Chair - Representative Anna Fairclough | Chair - Senator Lyman Hoffman |
| Members: | Members: |
| Representative John Harris | Senator Bert Stedman |
| Representative Jay Ramras | Senator Johnny Ellis |
| Representative Mike Chenault | Senator Charlie Huggins |
| Representative Reggie Joule | Senator Donald Olson |
| Representative David Guttenberg | Senator Joe Thomas |
| Representative Berta Gardner | |
| House Health & Social Services Committee |
Senate Health & Social Services Committee |
| Co-Chair - Representative Bob Herron | Chair - Senator Bettye Davis |
| Co-Chair - Representative Wes Keller | Vice-Chair - Joe Paskvan |
| Members: | Members: |
| Representative John Coghill | Senator Johnny Ellis |
| Representative Bob Lynn | Senator Joe Thomas |
| Representative Paul Seaton | Senator Fred Dyson |
| Representative Sharon Cissna | |
| Representative Lyndsey Holmes | |
| Co-Chair Herron's Aide - | Committee Aide - Tom Obermeyer, 465-3822 |
| Marianna Carpeneti, 465-6576 | |
| Co-Chair Keller's Aide - | |
| Matt Johnson, 465-2671 | |
| House Labor & Commerce Committee |
Senate Labor & Commerce Committee |
| Chair - Representative Kurt Olson | Chair - Senator Joe Paskvan |
| Vice-Chair - Representative Mark Neuman |
Vice-Chair - Senator Joe Thomas |
| Members: | Members: |
| Representative Mike Chenault | Senator Bettye Davis |
| Representative John Coghill | Senator Kevin Meyer |
| Representative Bob Lynn | Senator Con Bunde |
| Representative Bob Buch | |
| Representative Lindsey Holmes | |
| Committee Aide - Conrad Jackson, 465-2693 | Committee Aide - Jeff Stepp, 465-4747 |
