Alaska House of Representatives

Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska State Legislature

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
New session started	January 18, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Mike Chenault, (R) since January 20, 2009
Majority Leader	Alan Austerman, (R) since November 11, 2010
Minority Leader	Beth Kerttula, (D) since January 3, 2007
Structure
Members	40
Political groups	Republican Party (24) Democratic Party (16)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 2, Alaska Constitution
Salary	$50,400/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (40 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (40 seats)
Redistricting	Alaska Redistricting Board
Meeting place

House of Representatives Chamber Alaska State Capitol Juneau, Alaska
Website
Alaska House of Representatives

The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people (2000 figures). Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 Representatives, the Alaskan House is the smallest state legislative lower house in the United States.

The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau.

1 Current composition
- 1.1 Leadership
- 1.2 Membership (27th Alaska State Legislature)
2 See also
3 Notes
4 External links

Current composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Democratic			Vacant
End of previous legislature	21	3	15	39	1

Begin	24	4	12	40	0
Latest voting share	70%		30%

Leadership

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Republican Mike Chenault of Nikiski, who represents District 34 . The Majority Leader is Alan Austerman of Kodiak, who represents District 36 . The Minority Leader is Democrat Beth Kerttula of Juneau, who represents District 3 .

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker	Mike Chenault	Republican	Nikiski	34
Majority Leader	Alan Austerman	Republican	Kodiak	36
Minority Leader	Beth Kerttula	Democratic	Juneau	3

Membership (27th Alaska State Legislature)

Alaska State House of Representatives
27th Alaska Legislature, 2011–2012
District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Johansen, KyleKyle Johansen	Republican^[1]	Ketchikan	2006
2	Wilson, PeggyPeggy Wilson	Republican	Wrangell	2000
3	Kerttula, BethBeth Kerttula	Democratic	Juneau	1998
4	Muñoz, CathyCathy Muñoz	Republican	Juneau	2008
5	Thomas, BillBill Thomas	Republican	Haines	2004
6	Dick, AlanAlan Dick	Republican	Stony River^[2]	2010
7	Miller, BobBob Miller	Democratic	Fairbanks	2010
8	Guttenberg, DavidDavid Guttenberg	Democratic	Fairbanks	2002
9	Kawasaki, ScottScott Kawasaki	Democratic	Fairbanks	2006
10	Thompson, SteveSteve Thompson	Republican	Fairbanks	2010
11	Wilson, TammieTammie Wilson	Republican	North Pole	2010^[3]
12	Feige, EricEric Feige	Republican	Chickaloon	2010
13	Gatto, CarlCarl Gatto	Republican	Palmer	2002
14	Keller, WesWes Keller	Republican	Wasilla	2008^[4]
15	Neuman, MarkMark Neuman	Republican	Big Lake	2004
16	Stoltze, BillBill Stoltze	Republican	Chugiak	2002
17	Fairclough, AnnaAnna Fairclough	Republican	Eagle River	2006
18	Saddler, DanDan Saddler	Republican	Eagle River	2010
19	Petersen, PetePete Petersen	Democratic	Anchorage	2008
20	Gruenberg, MaxMax Gruenberg	Democratic	Anchorage	2002^[5]
21	Pruitt, LanceLance Pruitt	Republican	Anchorage	2010
22	Cissna, SharonSharon Cissna	Democratic	Anchorage	1998
23	Gara, LesLes Gara	Democratic	Anchorage	2002
24	Gardner, BertaBerta Gardner	Democratic	Anchorage	2004
25	Doogan, MikeMike Doogan	Democratic	Anchorage	2006
26	Holmes, LindseyLindsey Holmes	Democratic	Anchorage	2006
27	Costello, MiaMia Costello	Republican	Anchorage	2010
28	Johnson, CraigCraig Johnson	Republican	Anchorage	2006
29	Tuck, ChrisChris Tuck	Democratic	Anchorage	2008
30	Millett, CharisseCharisse Millett	Republican^[1]	Anchorage	2008
31	Lynn, BobBob Lynn	Republican	Anchorage	2002
32	Hawker, MikeMike Hawker	Republican	Anchorage	2002
33	Olson, KurtKurt Olson	Republican	Kenai	2004
34	Chenault, MikeMike Chenault	Republican	Nikiski	2000
35	Seaton, PaulPaul Seaton	Republican	Homer	2002
36	Austerman, AlanAlan Austerman	Republican	Kodiak	2008^[6]
37	Edgmon, BryceBryce Edgmon	Democratic^[7]	Dillingham	2006
38	Herron, BobBob Herron	Democratic^[7]	Bethel	2008
39	Foster, NealNeal Foster	Democratic^[7]	Nome	2010^[3]
40	Joule, ReggieReggie Joule	Democratic^[7]	Kotzebue	1996

Notes

^ ^a ^b Part of a two-member "Republican Minority."
^ Actually lives along the Stony River itself, upriver of Lime Village, and not in the community of Stony River. Media reports usually list him as hailing from the community of Stony River for simplicity's sake.
^ ^a ^b Was originally appointed to the seat in 2009.
^ Was originally appointed to the seat in 2007.
^ Also served in the House from 1985 to 1993. This makes him the current senior member of the body.
^ Also served in the House from 1995 to 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Caucuses with the Republican majority.

External links

Alaska Legislature
The House Majority House Majority Caucus website (coalition of Republicans and Democrats)
House Democratic Legislators House Democratic Caucus website

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives

27th Alaska Legislature (2011–2012)
Speaker of the House: Mike Chenault (R) • Majority Leader: Alan Austerman (R) • Minority Leader: Beth Kerttula (D)

Kyle Johansen (R)
Peggy Wilson (R)
Beth Kerttula (D)
Cathy Muñoz (R)
Bill Thomas (R)
Alan S. Dick (R)
Bob Miller (D)
David Guttenberg (D)

Scott Kawasaki (D)
Steve Thompson (R)
Tammie Wilson (R)
Eric Feige (R)
Carl Gatto (R)
Wes Keller (R)
Mark Neuman (R)
Bill Stoltze (R)

Anna Fairclough (R)
Dan Saddler (R)
Pete Petersen (D)
Max Gruenberg (D)
Lance Pruitt (R)
Sharon Cissna (D)
Les Gara (D)
Berta Gardner (D)

Mike Doogan (D)
Lindsey Holmes (D)
Mia Costello (R)
Craig Johnson (R)
Chris Tuck (D)
Charisse Millett (R)
Bob Lynn (R)
Mike Hawker (R)

Kurt Olson (R)
Mike Chenault (R)
Paul Seaton (R)
Alan Austerman (R)
Bryce Edgmon (D)
Bob Herron (D)
Neal Foster (D)
Reggie Joule (D)

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