State Affairs Committee, Alaska State Senate
The State 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 State Affairs Committee is to consider "programs and activities of the Office of the Governor and the Departments of Administration, Military and Veterans' Affairs, Corrections, and Public Safety, and programs and activities of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities relating to public facilities."[2]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate State 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 State 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 State Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate State Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | 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 (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Dennis Egan | • Mike Dunleavy, Chair | |||
| • David S. Wilson | ||||
| • Catherine A. Giessel | ||||
| • John B. Coghill | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| State Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Bill Wielechowski | • Bill Stoltze, Chair | |||
| • John B. Coghill, Vice chair | ||||
| • Charlie Huggins | ||||
| • Lesil McGuire | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| State Affairs Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Bill Wielechowski | • Fred Dyson, Chair | |||
| • Cathy Giessel, Vice chair | ||||
| • John Coghill | ||||
| • Bert Stedman | ||||
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| State Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Bill Wielechowski, Chair | • Catherine A. Giessel | |||
| • Joe Paskvan, Vice chair | • Kevin Meyer | |||
| • Albert Kookesh | ||||
2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2010 legislative session.
| State Affairs Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Albert Kookesh | • Linda Menard, Chair | |||
| • Joe Paskvan | • Kevin Meyer, Vice chair | |||
| • Hollis French, II | ||||
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