Alaska Legislature

www.legis.state.ak.us/

The legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the State of Alaska and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government. Alaska has a bicameral Legislature composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is composed of 40 members elected from 40 election districts for two year terms. The Senate has 20 members elected from 20 senate districts for four year terms, with one half of the membership standing for election every two years. House and Senate election districts are determined on the basis of population.

A member of the Legislature must be a qualified voter who has been residing in Alaska for no less than three years, and a resident of the district from which elected for one year immediately preceding filing for office. A senator must be at least 25 years old and a representative 21 years of age at the time the oath of office is taken. Each house is the final judge of the qualifications and election of its members and may expel a member with the concurrence of two-thirds of the membership of the house. A legislator formally becomes a member when the oath of office is taken and when seated at the convening of the next regular legislative session after the election. Provision is made for filling legislative vacancies by appointment or election.

Alaska Democratic Legislators' web site: www.akdemocrats.org/

Alaska State Legislature's Majority Organization: www.akrepublicans.org/

Senate

Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood are served by 9 senators:

Con Bunde
John Cowdery
Bettye Davis
Fred Dyson
Johnny Ellis
Hollis French
Charlie Huggins
Lesil McGuire
Bill Wielechowski

House of Representatives

Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood are served by 17 representatives:

	Bob Buch		Mike Hawker
	Sharon Cissna		Lindsey Holmes
	Harry Crawford		Craig Johnson
	Nancy Dahlstrom		Bob Lynn
	Mike Doogan		Kevin Meyer
	Anna Fairclough		Bob Roses
	Les Gara		Ralph Samuels
	Berta Gardner		Bill Stoltze
	Max Gruenberg

Tracking Legislation

Visit the state of Alaska's web site and use their Bill Action and Status Inquiry System (BASIS) to read a bill or track the current status and history.