Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Alaska State Senate
The Community & Regional Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska State Senate.
Per the Uniform Rules, committees of the Alaska State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is appointed and chaired by the presiding officer and has five members. Committees are assigned after each election. What constitutes a quorum for committees is not defined.[1]
See rules: Uniform Rules
Function
Per Uniform Rule 20-a, the Community & Regional Affairs Committee is to consider "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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Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Community & Regional Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Lyman Hoffman | • Click Bishop, Chair | |||
| • Berta Gardner | • Anna MacKinnon | |||
| • Bert K. Stedman | ||||
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 (3) | |||
| • Lyman Hoffman | • Click Bishop, Chair | |||
| • Dennis Egan | • Bert Stedman, Vice chair | |||
| • Anna MacKinnon | ||||
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 (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Dennis Egan | • Peter Micciche, Chair | |||
| • Lyman Hoffman | • Cathy Giessel, Vice chair | |||
| • Click Bishop | ||||
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Community & Regional Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Donald Olson, Chair | • Linda Menard | |||
| • Johnny Ellis | • Thomas Wagoner | |||
| • Albert Kookesh | ||||
2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2010 legislative session.
| Community & Regional Affairs Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Donald Olson, Chair | • Lynda Menard | |||
| • Albert Kookesh | ||||
| • Joe Thomas | ||||
| • Hollis French, II | ||||
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