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The Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature. It consists of 20 members, each representing a district with about 31,347 residents. The districts are identified by a letter of the alphabet, rather than a number as is the more common norm in other states. The senators serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the senate is up for re-election every two years.

The 2009 session of the senate goes from January 20, 2009 to April 19, 2009.

Leadership

The Republican and Democratic parties each have ten seats in the 20-seat senate. However, a majority coalition known as the "Alaska Senate Bipartisan Working Group", composed of members from both parties, is the senate's majority coalition. The working coalition consists of all ten Democrats in the state senate, and three of its GOP members, and elects the chamber's leaders.[1],[2]

The three Republicans who are part of the working coalition are Wasilla Senator Charlie Huggins, Ketchikan Senator Bert Stedman, and Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens.[3]

List of current members

Alaska Capitol in Juneau
District Senator Party Term Up
A Bert Stedman Image:Reddot.png Coalition 2012
B Dennis Egan Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2010
C Albert Kookesh Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2012
D Joe Thomas Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2010
E Joe Paskvan Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2012
F Gene Therriault Image:Reddot.png Republican 2010
G Lynda Menard Image:Reddot.png Republican 2012
H Charlie Huggins Image:Reddot.png Coalition 2010
I Fred Dyson Image:Reddot.png Republican 2012
J Bill Wielechowski Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2010
K Bettye Davis Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2012
L Johnny Ellis Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2010
M Hollis French Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2012
N Lesil McGuire Image:Reddot.png Republican 2010
O Kevin Meyer Image:Reddot.png Republican 2012
P Con Bunde Image:Reddot.png Republican 2010
Q Thomas Wagoner Image:Reddot.png Republican 2012
R Gary Stevens Image:Reddot.png Coalition 2010
S Lyman Hoffman Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2010
T Donald Olson Image:Bluedot.png Coalition 2012

Standing Senate Committees

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References

  1. ↑ Alaska Senate puts together bipartisan coalition despite undecided races, November 6, 2008
  2. ↑ Sarah Palin's New Nemesis?, November 11, 2008
  3. ↑ Stevens, Chenault to lead Senate, House, November 7, 2008
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Image:Bluedot.png Current members of the Alaska Senate
Senate President: Gary Stevens • Majority Leader: Johnny Ellis • Minority Leader: Gene Therriault
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