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Berta Gardner

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Berta Gardner
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Prior offices
Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Alaska State Senate District H

Alaska State Senate District I

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Riverside, 1977

Personal
Religion
Unitarian
Profession
Office Manager
Contact

Alberta "Berta" Gardner (b. March 12, 1954) is a former Democratic member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District I from 2015 to 2019. At the start of the 2018 legislative session, Gardner served as state Senate minority leader. She previously represented Senate District H from 2013 to 2015.

Gardner served in the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 24 from 2005 to 2013.

Biography

Gardner's professional experience includes working as an office manager with Brown Bear Software, a Guardian ad Litem Contract with the State of Alaska and an office manager with Mad Al Distributors/Boscos.

Committee assignments

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
Labor & Commerce
Rules

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gardner served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gardner served on these committees:

Issues

Political courage tests

2008

Gardner's answers to the Alaska State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked her legislative priorities she replied:

"The biggest issue before us is to get our immense volumes of gas to market. When that goal is accomplished we will be able to do fully address the problems facing this state: high school graduations rates, lack of access to health care, high energy costs and inadequate law enforcement in many areas of the state. We will be able to invest in renewable energy research and to build a real university system, drawing the best and brightest from outside to study here....and perhaps remain to continue moving Alaska forward."[1]

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

2014

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska State Senate 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 H incumbent Berta Gardner was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3][4][5]

2012

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012

Gardner won election in the 2012 election for Alaska State Senate District 8 (H). She ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Democratic primary and defeated Don Smith (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Alaska State Senate, District 8 (H), General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBerta Gardner 59.5% 6,950
     Republican Don Smith 40.5% 4,730
Total Votes 11,680

2010

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2010

Gardner won re-election to the 24th District seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the primary or the general election.[9]

2008

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008 Gardner was re-elected to the Alaska House of Representatives District 24. Gardner (D) finished with 3,992 votes while her opponent, Uwe Kalenka (R), finished with 2,560 votes.[10]

Alaska House of Representatives District 24
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Berta Gardner (D) 3,992
Uwe Kalenka (R) 2,560

Campaign finance summary


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Berta Gardner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Alaska State Senate, District HWon $33,219 N/A**
2012Alaska State Senate, District HWon $103,167 N/A**
2010Alaska State House, District 24Won $27,140 N/A**
2008Alaska State House, District 24Won $55,354 N/A**
2006Alaska State House, District 24Won $135,619 N/A**
2004Alaska State House, District 24Won $84,513 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Alaska

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2018

In 2018, the 31st Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 13.

Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."[11]
Legislators are scored on their votes on specific legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

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Gardner and her husband, Michael, have three children.

She is a member of the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children.[12]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Berta + Gardner + Alaska + Senate"

See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Johnny Ellis (D)
Alaska State Senate District I
2015–2019
Succeeded by
Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
Preceded by
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Alaska State Senate District H
2013–2015
Succeeded by
Bill Wielechowski (D)
Preceded by
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Alaska State House District 24
2005–2013
Succeeded by
Charisse Millett (R)


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