10th Alaska State Legislature

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The Tenth Alaska State Legislature served from January 1977 to January 1979.

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Senate

DistrictNamePartyLocation
A Robert H. Ziegler, Sr. Democratic Ketchikan
BH. D. "Pete" MelandDemocratic Sitka
C Bill Ray Democratic Juneau
D Jalmar M. Kerttula Democratic Palmer
E Chancy Croft Democratic Anchorage
Bill Sumner Republican Anchorage
FW. E. "Brad" BradleyRepublican Eagle River
Edward C. WillisDemocraticAnchorage
GPatrick M. RodeyDemocraticAnchorage
HJoseph L. OrsiniRepublicanAnchorage
I Mike Colletta RepublicanAnchorage
JJohn L. RaderRepublicanAnchorage
KClem V. TillionRepublican Homer
L Kathryn Poland Democratic Kodiak
M George H. Hohman, Jr. Democratic Bethel
NJohn C. SackettRepublican Galena
O John Butrovich, Jr. Republican Fairbanks
W. Glenn HackneyRepublicanFairbanks
John HuberDemocraticFairbanks
PFrank R. FergusonDemocratic Kotzebue

House

DistrictNamePartyLocation
1Oral E. Freeman Democratic Ketchikan
Terry GardinerDemocraticKetchikan
2Ernest J. Haugen Republican Petersburg
3 Richard I. Eliason Republican Sitka
4 Jim Duncan Democratic Juneau
M. Michael Miller DemocraticJuneau
5Keith W. Specking (1-3-77 - 4-25-77) [1] Republican Hope
Peter Lovseth (5-4-77 - 1-2-79) [2] RepublicanHope
6Alfred O. OseDemocratic Palmer
7Michael F. BeirneRepublican Anchorage
Clark Gruening DemocraticAnchorage
Russ Meekins, Jr.DemocraticAnchorage
Bill MilesDemocraticAnchorage
8Bob BradleyRepublicanAnchorage
Samuel R. CottenDemocratic Eagle River
Tim Kelly RepublicanAnchorage
Randy Phillips RepublicanEagle River
9 Thelma Buchholdt DemocraticAnchorage
Joseph H. McKinnonDemocraticAnchorage
10C. V. ChattertonRepublicanAnchorage
Richard K. UrionRepublicanAnchorage
11Kris W. LethinRepublicanAnchorage
Lisa Rudd DemocraticAnchorage
12Ed DankworthRepublicanAnchorage
Joe L. Hayes RepublicanAnchorage
13 Hugh Malone DemocraticAnchorage
Leo RhodeRepublican Homer
14Merle G. SniderDemocratic Kodiak
15 Alvin Osterback Democratic Sand Point
16Martin Severson (1-3-77 - 3-11-77) [3] Democratic Dillingham
Nels A. Anderson, Jr. (3-11-77 - 1-2-79)DemocraticDillingham
17Phillip GuyDemocratic Kwethluk
18William AkersRepublican Emmonak
19Leslie E. "Red" SwansonDemocratic Nenana
20 Don Bennett Republican Fairbanks
Fred E. Brown DemocraticFairbanks
Larry CarpenterRepublicanFairbanks
Steve Cowper DemocraticFairbanks
Charles H. ParrDemocraticFairbanks
Sarah J. "Sally" Smith DemocraticFairbanks
21Leo P. Schaeffer, Jr.Democratic Kotzebue
22 Alfred C. Nakak Democratic Nome

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References

General
Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2010 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2010. pp. 55–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.

Specific and Notes

  1. Resigned.
  2. Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Specking's resignation.
  3. Appointed as an interim pending recount between Anderson and Joe McGill.