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George Rauscher
2023 - Present
2027
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George Rauscher (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.
Rauscher (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 29. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
George Rauscher lives in Alaska. He earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in 2015. His career experience includes working as a business owner. Rauscher also served on the Sutton Community Council, the Alpine Road Service Advisory Board, the Mat-Su Borough Road Service Advisory Board, the Alpine Civic Club, and the Jonesville/Slipper Lake Action Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Rauscher was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Rauscher was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Rauscher was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Community & Regional Affairs |
| • Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
The ranked-choice voting election was won by George Rauscher in round 1 .
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Total votes: 8,170 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent George Rauscher advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Rauscher (R) | 100.0 | 2,060 |
| Total votes: 2,060 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Wall (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rauscher in this election.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
The ranked-choice voting election was won by George Rauscher in round 1 .
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Total votes: 7,485 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent George Rauscher and Elijah Haase advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 29 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Rauscher (R) | 74.0 | 3,624 |
| ✔ | Elijah Haase (Independent) | 26.0 | 1,275 | |
| Total votes: 4,899 | |||
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2020
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent George Rauscher defeated Bill Johnson in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Rauscher (R) | 71.9 | 7,496 |
 | Bill Johnson (D) | 27.5 | 2,870 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 10,423 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent George Rauscher defeated Lucas Howard in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Rauscher | 61.0 | 1,692 |
| Lucas Howard | 39.0 | 1,083 | ||
| Total votes: 2,775 | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Bill Johnson advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson | 100.0 | 988 |
| Total votes: 988 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent George Rauscher defeated Bill Johnson and James Squyres in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Rauscher (R) | 67.5 | 5,209 |
| Bill Johnson (D) | 25.4 | 1,962 | |
| James Squyres (R) | 6.7 | 515 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 7,718 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent George Rauscher defeated Jim Colver and Pamela Goode in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Rauscher | 49.4 | 1,533 |
 | Jim Colver | 29.8 | 923 | |
 | Pamela Goode | 20.8 | 645 | |
| Total votes: 3,101 | |||
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9
Bill Johnson advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 9 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Johnson | 100.0 | 505 |
| Total votes: 505 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
George Rauscher defeated Pamela Goode in the Alaska House of Representatives District 9 general election.[2][3]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  George Rauscher |
62.82% | 4,758 | |
| Constitution | Pamela Goode | 37.18% | 2,816 | |
| Total Votes | 7,574 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
George Rauscher defeated incumbent Jim Colver in the Alaska House of Representatives District 9 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | George Rauscher |
52.27% | 1,404 | |
| Republican | Jim Colver Incumbent | 47.73% | 1,282 | |
| Total Votes | 2,686 | |||
Colver was defeated in part, if not primarily, because he lost the endorsement of Republican leadership. He lost this endorsement because, according to reports, Colver voted "too often" with Democrats in the legislature.[6]
2014
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives 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. Mabel H. Wimmer was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jim Colver defeated District 6 incumbent Eric A. Feige and George Rauscher in the Republican primary. Colver defeated Wimmer and Pamela Goode (Constitution) in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jim Colver |
58.6% | 4,075 | |
| Constitution | Pamela Goode | 26.9% | 1,874 | |
| Democratic | Mabel H. Wimmer | 14.5% | 1,009 | |
| Total Votes | 6,958 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jim Colver |
47.6% | 1,931 |
| Eric A. Feige Incumbent | 26.2% | 1,064 |
| George Rauscher | 26.2% | 1,064 |
| Total Votes | 4,059 | |
2012
Rauscher ran in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 6. He was defeated by incumbent Eric A. Feige in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012.[11][12]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Eric A. Feige Incumbent |
53.3% | 1,373 |
| George Rauscher | 46.7% | 1,201 |
| Total Votes | 2,574 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
George Rauscher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
George Rauscher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Rauscher's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Rauscher and his wife, Elizabeth, have four children.[15]
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Rauscher's endorsements included the following:[16]
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2024
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In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15. |
2023
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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17.
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2022
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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18. |
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019.
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2018
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In 2018, the 31st Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 13.
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2017
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In 2017, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 17. The legislature held a special session from May 18 to June 16, a second special session from June 16 to July 15, a one-day special session on July 27, and a fourth special session from October 23 to November 21.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alaska House of Representatives District 29 |
Officeholder Alaska House of Representatives District 29 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska House GOP, "Rep. George Rauscher," accessed March 2, 2020
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ KTUU.com, "LEGISLATURE: Incumbents losing several races in Alaska primary election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ George Rauscher, "Positions," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ George Rauscher, "Endorsements," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About," accessed November 5, 2019 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ben Carpenter (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 29 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska House of Representatives District 9 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Laddie Shaw (R) |
