The Alaska 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 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 Legislature meets in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau,Alaska. 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 Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature,with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together,they compose the state legislature of the state of Texas.
The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members,each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 census figures. Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 representatives,the Alaska House is the smallest state legislative lower chamber in the United States. The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau.
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.
Scott Jiu Wo Kawasaki is an American healthcare professional and politician from Alaska. A Democrat,he is a member of the Alaska Senate representing the state's District P,which includes neighborhoods within the city limits of Fairbanks.
Robert L. "Bob" Buch was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing the 27th District from 2007 to 2011. He was elected in November 2006 defeating the Republican opponent Tom Moffatt by 56.57% to 43.25%. In 2008,Buch won re-election,defeating the Republican Bob Lewis by 72 votes. Buch was defeated in November 2010 by the Republican Mia Costello.
Donald William Stoltze is an American politician. A Republican,he was a member of the Alaska Senate representing District F. He was elected in 2014 after serving since 2003 as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 16th District.
Alan David Austerman is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate.
William A. Thomas Jr. is a businessman,commercial fisherman,and politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. Thomas served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 5th District,comprising scattered rural and semi-rural communities throughout Southeast Alaska and stretching westward to Prince William Sound,from 2005 to 2013. Thomas served in the majority his entire tenure in the House and held multiple chairmanships. Thomas gained a seat on the powerful House Finance Committee during his second term and would eventually co-chair the committee. Following redistricting,Thomas lost reelection in 2012 by 32 votes to 23-year-old Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins,a political newcomer who left Yale University to run.
Nancy Dahlstrom is an American politician who has served as the 15th lieutenant governor of Alaska since December 2022. She previously served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing the 18th and 13th districts. She was appointed to the House at the beginning of the legislative session in 2003 when the representative-elect,Lisa Murkowski,was appointed to the United States Senate.
The 2010 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2,2010,halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections were held for 88 legislative chambers,with all states but Louisiana,Mississippi,New Jersey,and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. Kansas and New Mexico held elections for their lower,but not upper houses. Four territorial chambers in three territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.
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.
Catherine Andrea Giessel is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Alaska,who has served as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2023 and from 2011 to 2021. From 2013 to 2021,Giessel represented District N in the Alaska Senate,including Northeast Anchorage,Anchorage Hillside and the Turnagain Arm communities of Bird,Girdwood,Indian,and Anchorage,all within the Municipality of Anchorage. First elected in 2010 while identifying with Tea Party values,she has also served as the vice-chair of the state Republican Party and had a career in nursing. Following redistricting,she was elected to a different senate seat in 2012. Giessel serves as chair of the Resources Committee and is a member of the Senate Majority Caucus. After Senate President Pete Kelly was unseated in 2018,Giessel was elected president of the Alaska Senate,a post she held until 2021. Giessel returned to the Alaska Senate in 2023,representing the newly configured District E after defeating incumbent Republican Roger Holland. She will serve as Senate majority leader in the 33rd Legislature,overseeing a coalition caucus of eight Republicans and nine Democrats.
Catherine Miranda is an American politician and member of the Arizona Senate for the 11th legislative district,serving since 2023.
Louise Ball Stutes is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,Stutes is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing House District 5 on Kodiak Island. She had served as Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.
Elizabeth Vazquez is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican,she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives,serving from 2015 until 2017,after she lost her bid for reelection to Jason Grenn. She was elected to the House seat vacated by Mia Costello in 2014,when Costello was elected to the Alaska State Senate.
The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3,2020,for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington,D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,U.S. Senate elections,U.S. House elections,and gubernatorial elections.
The 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8,2022,for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia. These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
The 2022 Alaska Senate elections took place on November 8,2022,with the primary elections being held on August 16,2022. State senators serve four-year terms in the Alaska Senate,with half of the seats normally up for election every two years. However,because most districts were greatly changed in redistricting,elections were held for 19 of the 20 seats;the only exception is District T,represented by Democrat Donny Olson,which was mostly unchanged in redistricting and thus did not have an election. Some senators were elected to serve four-year terms,while others would serve shortened two-year terms.
The 2012 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6,2012,for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington,D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,U.S. Senate elections,U.S. House elections,and gubernatorial elections.
