Finance Committee, Alaska House of Representatives
The Finance 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 Finance Committee has jurisdiction over "all appropriation, revenue, capital improvement, and bonding measures, the executive budget, and the programs and activities of the Department of Revenue."[2]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(2) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(3) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(2) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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Tammie Wilson (R, Co-chair) left this committee on January 25, 2020.
Gary A. Knopp (R) left this committee on August 01, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (2) | ||
| • Neal Foster, Chair | • Paul Seaton, Chair | • Jason Grenn | ||
| • Les Gara, Vice chair | • Lance Pruitt | • Daniel Ortiz | ||
| • David Guttenberg | • Steve Thompson | |||
| • Scott Kawasaki | • Tammie Wilson | |||
| • Cathy Tilton | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Bryce Edgmon | • Mark Neuman, Chair | |||
| • Les Gara | • Steve M. Thompson, Chair | |||
| • David Guttenberg | • Dan Saddler, Vice chair | |||
| • Scott Kawasaki | • Lynn Gattis | |||
| • Cathy Munoz | ||||
| • Lance Pruitt | ||||
| • Tammie Wilson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Finance Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Bryce Edgmon | • Alan Austerman, Co-chair | |||
| • Les Gara | • Bill Stoltze, Co-chair | |||
| • David Guttenberg | • Mark Neuman, Vice chair | |||
| • Scott Kawasaki, Alternate | • Lindsey Holmes | |||
| • Cathy Engstrom Munoz | ||||
| • Steve M. Thompson | ||||
| • Tammie Wilson | ||||
| • Mia Costello | ||||
| • Mike Hawker, Alternate | ||||
2011-2012 members
| Finance Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Mike Doogan | • Bill Thomas, Co-chair | |||
| • Bryce Edgmon | • Bill Stoltze, Co-chair | |||
| • Les Gara | • Anna Fairclough, Vice chair | |||
| • David Guttenberg | • Mia Costello | |||
| • Reggie Joule | • Mark Neuman | |||
| • Tammie Wilson | ||||
| • Mike Hawker, Alternate | ||||
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