The legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska has convened 32 times since statehood became effective on January 3, 1959.
The legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska has convened 32 times since statehood became effective on January 3, 1959.
| Legislature | Convened | Adjourned | # of legis- lative days | # of bills introduced | # of bills passed | Last election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | January 26, 1959 | March 29, 1960 | 146 | 733 | 387 | November 1958: House, Senate |
| Second | January 23, 1961 | April 12, 1962 | 155 | 794 | 316 | November 1960: House |
| Third | January 28, 1963 | May 30, 1964 | 164 | 836 | 231 | |
| Fourth | January 25, 1965 | April 17, 1966 | 159 | 868 | 286 | |
| Fifth | January 23, 1967 | April 16, 1968 | 169 | 1,158 | 406 | |
| Sixth | January 27, 1969 | June 7, 1970 | 242 | 1,479 | 373 | |
| Seventh | January 11, 1971 | June 18, 1972 | 282 | 1,269 | 339 | |
| Eighth | January 8, 1973 | April 26, 1974 | 217 | 1,435 | 255 | |
| Ninth | January 20, 1975 | June 1, 1976 | 281 | 1,696 | 499 | |
| Tenth | January 10, 1977 | June 18, 1978 | 302 | 1,628 | 337 | |
| Eleventh | January 15, 1979 | June 6, 1980 | 263 | 1,629 | 270 | |
| Twelfth | January 12, 1981 | June 3, 1982 | 312 | 1,793 | 264 | |
| Thirteenth | January 17, 1983 | June 8, 1984 | 314 | 1,276 | 280 | |
| Fourteenth | January 14, 1985 | May 12, 1986 | 269 | 1,199 | 251 | |
| Fifteenth | January 19, 1987 | May 10, 1988 | 246 | 1,087 | 274 | |
| Sixteenth | January 9, 1989 | May 8, 1990 | 257 | 1,159 | 329 | |
| Seventeenth | January 21, 1991 | May 12, 1992 | 256 | 1,087 | 239 | |
| Eighteenth | January 11, 1993 | May 10, 1994 | 252 | 933 | 224 | |
| Nineteenth | January 16, 1995 | May 8, 1996 | 273 | 903 | 257 | |
| Twentieth | January 13, 1997 | May 13, 1998 | 250 | 856 | 256 | |
| Twenty-First | January 19, 1999 | May 3, 2000 | 254 | 768 | 236 | |
| Twenty-Second | January 8, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 256 | 928 | 254 | |
| Twenty-Third | January 21, 2003 | May 11, 2004 | 246 | 968 | 336 | |
| Twenty-Fourth | January 10, 2005 | May 9, 2006 | 324 | 846 | 223 | |
| Twenty-Fifth | January 16, 2007 | April 13, 2008 | 302 | 745 | 189 | |
| Twenty-Sixth | January 20, 2009 | April 18, 2010 | 182 | 739 | 181 | |
| Twenty-Seventh | January 18, 2011 | April 15, 2012 | 223 | 596 | 114 | November 2010 [1] |
| Twenty-Eighth | January 15, 2013 | April 25, 2014 | 185 | 601 | 189 | November 2012 [1] |
| Twenty-Ninth | January 20, 2015 | July 18, 2016 (5th Special Session) | 314 | 615 | 110 | November 2014: House, Senate |
| Thirtieth | January 17, 2017 | May 13, 2018 | 329 | 628 | 145 | November 2016: House, Senate |
| Thirty-first | January 15, 2019 | May 20, 2020 | 567 | 67 | November 2018: House, Senate | |
| Thirty-second | January 19, 2021 | May 18, 2022 | 390 | 37 | November 2020: House, Senate | |
| Thirty-third | January 17, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | November 2022: House, Senate | |||
| Thirty-fourth | January 2025 | November 2024: House, Senate | ||||
Juneau, officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska, located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. On July 1, 1970, the City of Juneau merged with the City of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current consolidated city-borough, which ranks as the second-largest municipality in the United States by area and is larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware.
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska, and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020, appointed by President Barack Obama.
The Alaska State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives and the 20-member Alaska Senate. There are 40 House Districts (1–40) and 20 Senate Districts (A–T). With a total of 60 lawmakers, the Alaska State Legislature is the smallest bicameral state legislature in the United States and the second-smallest of all state legislatures. There are no term limits for either chamber. The Alaska State Legislature meets in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. The current meeting since 2023 is the 33rd Alaska State Legislature. The previous meeting, the 32nd Alaska State Legislature, met from 2021 to 2023.
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
The Alaska State Capitol is the building that hosts the Alaska Legislature and the offices of the Governor of Alaska and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Located in the state's capital, Juneau, the building was opened on February 14, 1931, as a federal building. After Alaska gained statehood, the building became home to the Alaska Legislature and has retained the function ever since.
The Alaska State Library and Historical Collections and Talking Book Center are located on the second floor of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building in Juneau, Alaska.
Kim Steven Elton is a journalist, commercial fisherman, government official and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. Elton represented Juneau in the Alaska House of Representatives for two terms, from 1995 to 1999. In 1998, he was elected to the Alaska Senate, serving until his resignation in early 2009 to accept appointment as director of Alaska Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior by President Barack Obama. Prior to holding elected office, Elton was executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and a salmon troller engaged in commercial fishing.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alaska:
Nell Scott Chadwick was a Democratic politician from the U.S. territory of Alaska. She was the first woman to serve in the Alaska Territorial Legislature, serving a single term in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.
Neal Winston Foster is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which is centered on Nome, Alaska. He has served in the House since November 15, 2009. He was appointed to the House to replace his father, Richard Foster, who had died in office the previous month. In the 27th Alaska State Legislature, Foster joined along with the other three Democrats from Western Alaska, Bryce Edgmon, Bob Herron and Reggie Joule, as members in the Republican-led majority caucus in the House.
Linda K. Menard is a former Republican member of the Alaska Senate. She represented the G District from 2009 through 2012. She had previously served for over a decade on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board, including as president.
The Third Alaska State Legislature served from January 1963 to January 1965.
The Fifth Alaska State Legislature served from January 23, 1967, to January 26, 1969.
The Sixth Alaska State Legislature served from January 1969 to January 1971.
Douglas W. Isaacson is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 1. He represented the 1st district from January 18, 2013 – January 15, 2015.
Kevin Gerald Meyer is an American politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Alaska from 2018 to 2022. He was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from January 20, 2009 to December 3, 2018, representing District M. He was president of the Alaska Senate, leading a caucus of 14 Republicans and 1 Democrat from 2015 to 2017. Meyer served in the Alaska Legislature continuously from 2003 to 2018, in both the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate, previously representing the district when it was District O. He works as an investment recovery coordinator for ConocoPhillips.
The Tenth Alaska State Legislature served from January 1977 to January 1979.
The Eleventh Alaska State Legislature served from January 1979 to January 1981.
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