Neal Foster

Neal Foster
Alaska House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent
In office
2009-Present
Term ends
January 26, 2015
Years in position	4
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$50,400/year
Per diem	$238 or $253/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Appointed	November 2009
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Alaska, Anchorage
Websites
Office website

Neal Foster is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 39th District since 2009. He was appointed in November 2009 to replace his father Richard Foster, who died of a heart attack. He formerly served as a member of the Nome City Council.

Foster earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. He went on to receive another bachelor's in Political Science from Stanford University. He worked for Sitnasuak Native Corporation from 1998 to 2009

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Alaska Committee Assignments, 2013
• Community & Regional Affairs
• Judiciary
• Energy
• Military & Veterans' Affairs, Co-chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Foster served on the following committees:

Alaska Committee Assignments, 2011
• Community & Regional Affairs, Vice Chair
• Economic Development, Trade & Tourism
• Energy, Co-Chair
• Resources

Elections

2012

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

Foster ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 39. He defeated Woodie W. Salmon in the August 28, 2012, Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Foster won re-election in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neal W. Foster Incumbent	96%	4,854
	Write-in	Write-in	4%	201
Total Votes				5,055

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Neal Foster Incumbent	72.2%	1,304
Woodie Salmon	27.8%	502
Total Votes		1,806

2010

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2010

Foster won re-election to the 39th District Seat in 2010. He defeated Vincent T. Beans in the August 24 primary. He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.

2008

Neal Foster did not run for election in 2008 but was instead appointed to replace Richard Foster in 2009.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Foster raised $30,937 in contributions.

His six largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Foster, Neal W	$4,742
Alaska State Employees Assoc	$1,000
Alaska Association Of Realtors	$1,000
Nea-Alaska	$1,000
Laborers International Union Of North American Local 341	$1,000
Alaska Public Employees Association Aft (AFL-CIO)	$1,000

Recent news

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Neal Foster News Feed

• Geography fail: Sen. Landrieu says South Dakota borders Canada in anti-border ... - Daily Caller
• $27500 smartgun can hit a target over 1000 yards away [VIDEO - Daily Caller]
• Theater to See in LA This Week: Our Hollywood Fringe Preview - LA Weekly (blog)
• Financial incentive sought to augment state's natural beauty, unusual quality ... - Kennebec Journal
• 4 Pakistanis among 500 most powerful people on the planet - The News International

External links

Suggest a link

• Alaska State Legislature - Rep. Neal Foster
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Alaska House Democrats - Neal Foster

References

Political offices
Preceded by Richard Foster (D)	Alaska House of Representatives District 39 2009-present	Succeeded by NA