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Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Alaska House of Representatives
The Community & Regional Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska House of Representatives.
Per the Uniform Rules, committees of the Alaska House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees with the committee's report subject to approval by a majority of the House. The Committee on Committees is appointed by the presiding officer and has five members including the presiding officer. Committees are assigned after each election and each committee must have an uneven number of members.[1] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Uniform Rules
Function
According to Uniform Rule 20-a, the Community & Regional Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over "the programs and activities of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development that primarily relate to local government and government services or functions in the unorganized borough, and other matters relating to political subdivisions."[2]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(2) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(2) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(2) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017-2018 legislative session
| Community & Regional Affairs Members, 2017-2018 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Tiffany Zulkosky, Co-chair | • George Rauscher | |||
| • Justin Parish, Co-chair | • Dan Saddler | |||
| • Harriet Drummond | • David M. Talerico | |||
| • John Lincoln | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Community & Regional Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Benjamin Nageak | • Cathy Tilton, Chair | • Daniel H. Ortiz | ||
| • Harriet Drummond | • Paul Seaton, Vice chair | |||
| • Shelley Hughes | ||||
| • Lora Reinbold | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Community & Regional Affairs Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Benjamin Nageak, Co-chair | • Gabrielle LeDoux, Co-chair | |||
| • Neal Foster | • Kurt Olson | |||
| • Bob Herron | • Lora Reinbold | |||
| • Harriet Drummond | ||||
2011-2012 members
| Community & Regional Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Neal Foster, Vice chair | • Cathy Munoz, Chair | |||
| • Sharon Cissna | • Alan Austerman | |||
| • Berta Gardner | • Alan S. Dick | |||
| • Dan Saddler | ||||
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