State Affairs Committee, Alaska House of Representatives
The State 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 State Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over:
| “ | [P]rograms and activities of the Office of the Governor and the Departments of Administration, Military and Veterans' Affairs, Corrections, and Public Safety, and program and activities of the Department of Transportation and Public facilities relating to public facilities.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House State Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(2) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House State Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House State Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House State Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | 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.
| State Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Chair | • Gabrielle LeDoux, Vice chair | |||
| • Chris Tuck | • Chris Birch | |||
| • Adam Wool | • Delena Johnson | |||
| • Gary A. Knopp | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| State Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Max Gruenberg | • Bob Lynn, Chair | |||
| • Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins | • Wes Keller, Vice chair | |||
| • David M. Talerico | ||||
| • Liz Vazquez | ||||
| • Louise B. Stutes | ||||
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 (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins | • Bob Lynn, Chair | |||
| • Wes Keller, Vice chair | ||||
| • Lynn Gattis | ||||
| • Shelley Hughes | ||||
| • Doug Isaacson | ||||
| • Charisse Millett | ||||
2011-2012 members
| Community & Regional Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Max Gruenberg | • Bob Lynn, Chair | |||
| • Pete Petersen | • Wes Keller, Vice chair | |||
| • Kyle Johansen | ||||
| • Paul Seaton | ||||
| • Peggy Wilson | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska State Legislature, "Uniform Rules (1-e)," accessed February 23, 2021
- ↑ Alaska State Legislature, "Uniform Rules (20-a)," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
