Neal Foster | |
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| Speaker Pro Tempore and Acting Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| In office January 17, 2019 –February 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bryce Edgmon |
| Succeeded by | Bryce Edgmon |
| Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives from the 39th district | |
| Assumed office November 15,2009 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Foster |
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| Born | May 29,1972 Nome,Alaska,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Richard Foster (father) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Alaska,Anchorage (BBA) |
Neal Winston Foster (born May 29,1972) [1] 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. [2] 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.
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Neal Foster,as was Cathy Muñoz,is a third-generation member of the Alaska Legislature. Foster's grandfather,also named Neal W. Foster (1916–1979) and nicknamed "Willie," served one term in the Territorial legislature during the 1950s and in the State Senate in the 1960s.
