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 A Bert Stedman Rep Sitka 2008 B Kim Elton Dem Juneau 2006 C Albert Kookesh Dem Angoon 2008 D Ralph Seekins Rep Fairbanks 2006 E Gary Wilken Rep Fairbanks 2008 F Gene Therriault Rep North Pole 2006 G Lyda Green Rep Matanuska-Susitna 2008 H Charlie Huggins Rep Wasilla 2006 I Fred Dyson Rep Eagle River 2008 J Gretchen Guess Dem Anchorage 2006 K Bettye Davis Dem Anchorage 2008 L Johnny Ellis Dem Anchorage 2006 M Hollis French Dem Anchorage 2008 N Ben Stevens Rep Anchorage 2006 O John Cowdery Rep Anchorage 2008 P Con Bunde Rep Anchorage 2006 Q Thomas Wagoner Rep Kenai 2008 R Gary Stevens Rep Kodiak 2006Was elected to a short (2-year) term in 2004, after being appointed to fill the vacant seat the previous year. S Lyman Hoffman Dem Bethel 2006 T Donald Olson Dem Nome 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 1 Jim Elkins Rep Ketchikan 2 Peggy Wilson Rep Wrangell 3 Beth Kerttula Dem Juneau 4 Bruce Weyhrauch Rep Juneau 5 Bill Thomas Rep Haines 6 Woodie Salmon Dem Beaver 7 Mike Kelly Rep Fairbanks 8 David Guttenberg Dem Fairbanks 9 Jim Holm Rep Fairbanks 10 Jay Ramras Rep Fairbanks 11 John Coghill Rep North Pole 12 John Harris Rep Valdez 13 Carl Gatto Rep Palmer 14 Vic Kohring Rep Wasilla 15 Mark Neuman Rep Wasilla 16 Bill Stoltze Rep Chugiak/Mat-Su 17 Pete Kott Rep Eagle River 18 Nancy Dahlstrom Rep Anchorage 19 Tom Anderson Rep Anchorage 20 Max Gruenberg Dem Anchorage 21 Harry Crawford Dem Anchorage 22 Sharon Cissna Dem Anchorage 23 Les Gara Dem Anchorage 24 Berta Gardner Dem Anchorage 25 Eric Croft Dem Anchorage 26 Ethan Berkowitz Dem Anchorage 27 Norman Rokeberg Rep Anchorage 28 Lesil McGuire Rep Anchorage 29 Ralph Samuels Rep Anchorage 30 Kevin Meyer Rep Anchorage 31 Bob Lynn Rep Anchorage 32 Mike Hawker Rep Anchorage 33 Kurt Olson Rep Kenai 34 Mike Chenault Rep Nikiski 35 Paul Seaton Rep Homer 36 Gabrielle LeDoux Rep Kodiak 37 Carl Moses Dem Unalaska 38 Mary Kapsner Dem Bethel 39 Richard Foster Dem Nome 40 Reggie Joule Dem Kotzebue
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 {AKLeg.gov}
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