2nd Alaska State Legislature

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The 2nd Alaska State Legislature was elected November 8, 1960.

Contents

Sessions

Alaska Senate

Make-up

AffiliationMembers
Democratic Party 13
Republican Party 7
 Total20
 Government Majority6

Members

DistrictNamePartyLocation
AJames NolanDem Wrangell
Frank Peratrovich Dem Klawock
BW. O. SmithDem Ketchikan
CHoward C. BradshawDem Sitka
D Elton E. Engstrom Rep Juneau
EVance PhillipsRep Anchorage
Howard W. Pollock RepAnchorage
FB. J. LoganDem Cordova
GBrad PhillipsRepAnchorage
HIrwin L. MetcalfDem Seward
IAlfred A. OwenDem Uganik Bay
JGeorge B. McNabb, Jr.Dem Fairbanks
Robert J. McNealyDemFairbanks
KJack E. WeiseRep Bethel
L John B. Coghill Rep Nenana
MPaul Greimann, Sr.RepFairbanks
N Lester Bronson Dem Nome
Pearse E. "Pete" Walsh [1] DemNome
OEben HopsonDem Barrow
PJohn A. McNeesDemNome

Leadership

Alaska House of Representatives

Make-up

AffiliationMembers
Republican Party 20
Democratic Party 19
Independent 1
 Total40
 Government Majority0

Members

DistrictNamePartyLocation
1Alfred E. WidmarkRep Klawock
2 William K. Boardman Rep Ketchikan
Walter L. KubleyRepKetchikan
3John E. LongworthRep Petersburg
4Frank E. CashelDem Sitka
Andrew HopeDemSitka
5Marcus F. JensenDem Douglas
Dora M. Sweeney Dem Juneau
6Morgan W. ReedDem Skagway
7Harold Z. HansenDem Cordova
8Robert I. DitmanInd Valdez
9 Jalmar M. Kerttula Dem Palmer
10John S. HellenthalRep Anchorage
Bruce Kendall RepAnchorage
Bennie LeonardRepAnchorage
James C. ParsonsRepAnchorage
Henry S. PrattRepAnchorage
William H. SandersRepAnchorage
Harold D. StrandbergRepAnchorage
R. W. Stratton, Jr.Rep Spenard
11William M. ErwinDem Seward
12Leo F. RhodeRep Homer
13Peter M. DeveauDem Kodiak
Gilbert A. JarvelaDemKodiak
14Arthur J. HarrisDem Nikolski
15 Jay S. Hammond Rep Naknek
16Raymond C. ChristiansenDem Bethel
17Donald HarrisRep McGrath
18Grant H. PearsonDem Nenana
19Edgar I. BaggenRep Fairbanks
Forbes L. BakerRepFairbanks
Charles M. "Jim" BinkleyRep College
Frank X. ChapadosDemFairbanks
Warren A. Taylor DemFairbanks
20Kenneth A. GarrisonRep Fort Yukon
21 John Nusunginya Dem Point Barrow
22Jacob A. StalkerDem Kotzebue
23Robert R. BlodgettDem Teller
Arthur D. Johnson [2] RepNome
24 Segundo Llorente Dem Alakanuk

Leadership

Key Legislative Staff

See also

Notes

  1. Sen. William E. Beltz (D) had been re-elected in 1960, but died before his inauguration. Walsh was appointed in his place.
  2. Died between sessions. Grace A. Johnson (R) was appointed to his seat for the second session.

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