# 24th Alaska State Legislature

The 24th Alaska State Legislature served during 2005 and 2006. 9 members of the Alaska Senate were elected on November 5, 2002. The remaining senators and all members of the Alaska House of Representatives were elected on November 2, 2004.

## Sessions

* 1st session: January 10, 2005 – May 10, 2005
* 1st special session: May 11, 2005 – May 25, 2005
* 2nd session: January 9, 2006 – May 9, 2006
* 2nd special session: May 10, 2006 – June 8, 2006

## Alaska Senate
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 12 |
| | Democratic Party | 8 |
| Total | Total | 20 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 4 |

### Members

| District | Name | Party | Location | Term Up |
| A | Bert Stedman | Rep | Sitka | 2008 |
| B | Kim Elton | Dem | Juneau | 2006 |
| C | Albert Kookesh | Dem | Angoon | 2008 |
| D | Ralph Seekins | Rep | Fairbanks | 2006 |
| E | Gary Wilken | Rep | Fairbanks | 2008 |
| F | Gene Therriault | Rep | North Pole | 2006 |
| G | Lyda Green | Rep | Matanuska-Susitna | 2008 |
| H | Charlie Huggins | Rep | Wasilla | 2006 |
| I | Fred Dyson | Rep | Eagle River | 2008 |
| J | Gretchen Guess | Dem | Anchorage | 2006 |
| K | Bettye Davis | Dem | Anchorage | 2008 |
| L | Johnny Ellis | Dem | Anchorage | 2006 |
| M | Hollis French | Dem | Anchorage | 2008 |
| N | Ben Stevens | Rep | Anchorage | 2006 |
| O | John Cowdery | Rep | Anchorage | 2008 |
| P | Con Bunde | Rep | Anchorage | 2006 |
| Q | Thomas Wagoner | Rep | Kenai | 2008 |
| R | Gary Stevens | Rep | Kodiak | 2006 |
| S | Lyman Hoffman | Dem | Bethel | 2006 |
| T | Donald Olson | Dem | Nome | 2008 |

### Leadership

* Senate President: Ben Stevens (R-Anchorage)
* Senate Majority Leader: Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak)
* Senate Minority Leader: Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage)

### Committee assignments

* Committee on Committees
** Ben Stevens (chair), Cowdery, Gary Stevens, Ellis, Hoffman
* Community & Regional Affairs
** Gary Stevens (chair), Stedman, Wagoner, Ellis, Kookesh
* Finance
** Green (co-chair), Wilken (co-chair), Bunde (vice-chair), Dyson, Stedman, Hoffman, Olson
* Health, Education & Social Services
** Dyson (chair), Wilken (vice-chair), Green, Elton, Olson
* Judiciary
** Seekins (chair), Huggins (vice-chair), Therriault, French, Guess
* Labor & Commerce
** Bunde (chair), Seekins (vice-chair), Ben Stevens, Davis, Ellis
* Resources
** Wagoner (chair), Seekins (vice-chair), Dyson, Ben Stevens, Stedman, Elton, Guess
* Rules
** Cowdery (chair), Ben Stevens, Gary Stevens, Ellis, Kookesh
* State Affairs
** Therriault (chair), Wagoner (vice-chair), Huggins, Davis, Elton
* Transportation
** Huggins (chair), Cowdery (vice-chair), Therriault, French, Kookesh

## Alaska House of Representatives
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 26 |
| | Democratic Party | 14 |
| Total | Total | 40 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 12 |

### Members

| District | Name | Party | Location |
| 1 | Jim Elkins | Rep | Ketchikan |
| 2 | Peggy Wilson | Rep | Wrangell |
| 3 | Beth Kerttula | Dem | Juneau |
| 4 | Bruce Weyhrauch | Rep | Juneau |
| 5 | Bill Thomas | Rep | Haines |
| 6 | Woodie Salmon | Dem | Beaver |
| 7 | Mike Kelly | Rep | Fairbanks |
| 8 | David Guttenberg | Dem | Fairbanks |
| 9 | Jim Holm | Rep | Fairbanks |
| 10 | Jay Ramras | Rep | Fairbanks |
| 11 | John Coghill | Rep | North Pole |
| 12 | John Harris | Rep | Valdez |
| 13 | Carl Gatto | Rep | Palmer |
| 14 | Vic Kohring | Rep | Wasilla |
| 15 | Mark Neuman | Rep | Wasilla |
| 16 | Bill Stoltze | Rep | Chugiak/Mat-Su |
| 17 | Pete Kott | Rep | Eagle River |
| 18 | Nancy Dahlstrom | Rep | Anchorage |
| 19 | Tom Anderson | Rep | Anchorage |
| 20 | Max Gruenberg | Dem | Anchorage |
| 21 | Harry Crawford | Dem | Anchorage |
| 22 | Sharon Cissna | Dem | Anchorage |
| 23 | Les Gara | Dem | Anchorage |
| 24 | Berta Gardner | Dem | Anchorage |
| 25 | Eric Croft | Dem | Anchorage |
| 26 | Ethan Berkowitz | Dem | Anchorage |
| 27 | Norman Rokeberg | Rep | Anchorage |
| 28 | Lesil McGuire | Rep | Anchorage |
| 29 | Ralph Samuels | Rep | Anchorage |
| 30 | Kevin Meyer | Rep | Anchorage |
| 31 | Bob Lynn | Rep | Anchorage |
| 32 | Mike Hawker | Rep | Anchorage |
| 33 | Kurt Olson | Rep | Kenai |
| 34 | Mike Chenault | Rep | Nikiski |
| 35 | Paul Seaton | Rep | Homer |
| 36 | Gabrielle LeDoux | Rep | Kodiak |
| 37 | Carl Moses | Dem | Unalaska |
| 38 | Mary Kapsner | Dem | Bethel |
| 39 | Richard Foster | Dem | Nome |
| 40 | Reggie Joule | Dem | Kotzebue |

### Leadership

* Speaker of the House: John Harris (R-Valdez)
* House Majority Leader: John Coghill, Jr. (R-North Pole)
* House Minority Leader: Ethan Berkowitz (D-Anchorage)

### Committee assignments

* Committee on Committees
** Harris (chair), Chenault, Coghill, Meyer, Rokeberg, Berkowitz, Kerttula
* Community & Regional Affairs
** Olson (co-chair), Thomas (co-chair), LeDoux, Kott, Neuman, Cissna, Salmon
* Finance
** Chenault (co-chair), Meyer (co-chair), Stoltze (vice-chair), Foster, Hawker, Holm, Kelly, Weyrauch, Croft, Joule, Moses
* Health, Education & Social Services
** Wilson (chair), Seaton (vice-chair), Anderson, Kohring, McGuire, Cissna, Gardner
* Judiciary
** McGuire (chair), Anderson (vice-chair), Coghill, Dahlstrom, Kott, Gara, Gruenberg
* Labor & Commerce
** Anderson (chair), Kott (vice-chair), LeDoux, Lynn, Rokeberg, Crawford, Guttenberg
* Resources
** Ramras (co-chair), Samuels (co-chair), Elkins, Gatto, LeDoux, Olson, Seaton, Crawford, Kapsner
* Rules
** Rokeberg (chair), Coghill (vice-chair), Harris, Kohring, McGuire, Berkowitz, Kerttula
* State Affairs
** Seaton (chair), Gatto (vice-chair), Elkins, Lynn, Ramras, Gardner, Gruenberg
* Transportation
** Elkins (co-chair), Gatto (co-chair), Kohring, Neuman, Thomas, Kapsner, Salmon