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Dan Saddler
Republican Party
Alaska House of Representatives District 24
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Thomas McKay (R)
Prior offices:
Alaska House of Representatives District 13
Years in office: 2015 - 2018
Successor: Sharon Jackson (R)
Alaska House of Representatives District 12
Years in office: 2013 - 2015
Alaska House of Representatives District 18
Years in office: 2011 - 2013
Compensation
Base salary
$84,000/year
Per diem
Non-Juneau legislators receive a per diem of $307 per day; Juneau legislators receive none.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Miami University of Ohio, 1983
Graduate
The Ohio State University, 1987
Personal
Profession
Journalist
Contact
Official website
Campaign Facebook
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Dan Saddler (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 24. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.

Saddler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 24. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Saddler served as majority leader of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025.[1]

Biography

Dan Saddler earned his B.A. in journalism from Miami University of Ohio in 1983 and his M.A. in journalism from Ohio State University in 1987. His career experience includes working in the following positions: newspaper reporter, engineering magazine editor, legislative staff for various Alaska lawmakers, public relations writer/account executive for a large Alaska Native regional corporation, commissions for the Office of the Governor of the State of Alaska, deputy press secretary/deputy director of boards and commissions for the governor's office, special assistant to the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Alaska, reporter for the Anchorage Times, and press secretary for the Alaska House of Representative's Republican Majority.[2]

Committee assignments

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2025-2026

Saddler was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Saddler was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Alaska committee assignments, 2017
• Community & Regional Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Saddler served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Saddler served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Saddler served on the following committees:[3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Dan Saddler in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,243
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Dan Saddler advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Saddler
Dan Saddler (R)
 
100.0
 
2,776

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,776
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Dan Saddler in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,461
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Dan Saddler, Sharon Jackson, and Daryl Nelson advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Saddler
Dan Saddler (R)
 
53.1
 
2,919
✔
Image of Sharon Jackson
Sharon Jackson (R) Candidate Connection
 
24.8
 
1,365
✔
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Daryl Nelson (D)
 
22.0
 
1,211

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,495
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2018

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District G

Lora Reinbold defeated Oliver Schiess in the general election for Alaska State Senate District G on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lora Reinbold
Lora Reinbold (R)
 
62.4
 
8,257
Image of Oliver Schiess
Oliver Schiess (D)
 
37.1
 
4,911
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
66

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District G

Lora Reinbold defeated Dan Saddler in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District G on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lora Reinbold
Lora Reinbold
 
58.2
 
2,807
Image of Dan Saddler
Dan Saddler
 
41.8
 
2,015

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,822
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District G

Oliver Schiess advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District G on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Oliver Schiess
Oliver Schiess
 
100.0
 
1,137

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,137
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2016

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Dan Saddler ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 13 general election.[4][5]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Saddler Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State



Incumbent Dan Saddler defeated Myranda D. Walso in the Alaska House of Representatives District 13 Republican Primary.[6][7]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Saddler Incumbent 72.74% 838
     Republican Myranda D. Walso 27.26% 314
Total Votes 1,152

2014

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. District 12 incumbent Dan Saddler was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10][11]

2012

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

Saddler ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 12. He defeated Glen Eichenlaub in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13] Saddler won re-election in the general election.[14][15]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Saddler Incumbent 96.6% 4,663
     Write-in Write-in 3.4% 166
Total Votes 4,829
Alaska House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Saddler Incumbent 88.3% 1,185
Glen Eichenlaub 11.7% 157
Total Votes 1,342

2010

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2010

Saddler defeated Dan Kendall and Bill Cook in the August 24 primary.[16] He then defeated Democrat Martin J. Lindeke in the November 2 general election.[17]

Alaska House of Representatives District 18 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Saddler (R) 1,944 68.89%
Martin J. Lindeke (D) 707 25.05%
Write-ins 171 6.065
Alaska House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Saddler (R) 415
Bill Cook (R) 411
Dan Kendall (R) 332

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Dan Saddler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Saddler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

If re-elected, my priorities will be to:

  • Keep working to create jobs and opportunities for Alaskans through natural resource development
  • Prudently use our resources and revenues to meet essential state services like education, transportation and public safety
  • Promote energy security for Alaskans, through a natural gas pipeline, Watana hydroelectric dam, improved distribution systems, and improved energy efficiency
  • Support military personnel and their families, and protect our military facilities and missions
  • Encourage private industry through common-sense regulations and environmental standards[18]
 ”
—Dan Saddler, [19]

Campaign finance summary

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Dan Saddler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Alaska House of Representatives District 24Won general$12,950 $4,176
2022Alaska House of Representatives District 24Won general$39,196 $38,094
2016Alaska House of Representatives, District 13Won $34,636 N/A**
2014Alaska State House, District 13Won $27,412 N/A**
2012Alaska State House, District 12Won $36,185 N/A**
2010Alaska State House, District 18Won $47,562 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Alaska State Legislature, “Dan Saddler", accessed December 11, 2025
    2. ↑ The Alaska House Majority, "Representative Dan Saddler," accessed May 5, 2015
    3. ↑ Alaska House of Representatives, "House Majority Members" accessed September 18, 2012 (dead link)
    4. ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
    5. ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    6. ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
    7. ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
    8. ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
    9. ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
    10. ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
    11. ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
    12. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
    13. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
    14. ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
    15. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election," accessed July 13, 2018
    16. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 12, 2014
    17. ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
    18. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    19. ↑ Dan Saddler, "Issues," accessed July 26, 2016

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    Thomas McKay (R)     		Alaska House of Representatives District 24
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Alaska House of Representatives District 13
    2015-2018    		 Succeeded by
    Sharon Jackson (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Alaska House of Representatives District 12
    2013-2015    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Alaska House of Representatives District 18
    2011-2013    		 Succeeded by
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