Gary Stevens | |
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| President of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Micciche |
| In office January 20,2009 –January 15,2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lyda Green |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Huggins |
| Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate | |
| In office January 17,2005 –January 19,2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Ellis |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office February 19,2003 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Austerman |
| Constituency | R (2003-15) P (2015-23) C (since 2023) |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8,2001 –February 19,2003 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Austerman |
| Succeeded by | Dan Ogg |
| Constituency | 6 (2001-03),36 (2003) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21,1941 McMinnville,Oregon,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rita |
| Education | Linfield University (BA) University of Oregon (MFA,PhD) |
Gary Lee Stevens (born August 21,1941) is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since his appointment in February 2003. [1] [2] Stevens represents Kodiak Island,the southern Kenai Peninsula including Homer and Seward,and Cordova. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 through 2003. Stevens is the current president of the Alaska Senate since 2023,an office he previously held from 2009 to 2013. [3] [4] [5] In both of Stevens' terms as Senate president,he has led a bipartisan majority coalition of Democrats and Republicans. In 2023,he authored a play about former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens,"Uncle Ted". [6]
