Alaska House of Representatives

Powers and process

Membership

Committees

Current members (34th Alaska State Legislature)

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Notes

References

External links

Senate action

Enrollment or conference

Governor and veto override

Terms and qualifications

Leadership

Current composition

Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 21, 2025
Leadership
Speaker	Bryce Edgmon (I-C) ; since January 21, 2025
Majority Leader	Chuck Kopp (R-C) ; since January 21, 2025
Minority Leader	Mia Costello (R) ; since January 21, 2025
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority coalition caucus (21) Democratic (14); Independent (5); Republican (2); Minority (19) Republican (19);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 2, Alaska Constitution
Salary	$50,400/year + per diem
Elections
Voting system	Nonpartisan blanket primary / Instant-runoff voting; (Beginning in 2022)
Last election	November 5, 2024; (40 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026; (40 seats)
Redistricting	Alaska Redistricting Board
Meeting place
	House of Representatives chamber; Alaska State Capitol; Juneau, Alaska
Website
	Alaska House of Representatives
Rules
	Alaska State Legislature Uniform Rules

The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 census figures. Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 representatives, the Alaska House is the smallest state legislative lower chamber in the United States. The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau.

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives are responsible for a portion of the process of making and amending state law. The first step of the legislative process is filing a bill by giving it to the chief clerk of the Alaska House of Representatives.^[1] The chief clerk will then assign bills a number.^[1]

Bills are introduced and read the first time with the number, sponsor or sponsors, and the title of the bill and then referred to a committee(s).^[1] Committee chairs can choose whether or not hear a bill and committees can vote to approve a bill in its original form or make modifications through a committee substitute.^[1] Once bills or substitutes are approved, the legislation is referred to the next committee of assignment or to the Rules Committee, which can further amend the bill or assign it to the daily floor calendar.^[1]

Once a bill is scheduled on the floor, it appears on the calendar in Second Reading. The bill is again read by number, sponsor or sponsors, and title along with the standing committee reports. A motion is made on the floor to adopt any committee substitutes.^[1] Amendments can also be offered and voted on.^[1] Third Reading is where the motion is made to vote on the bill.^[1]

After final passage in the Alaska House of Representatives, a bill is engrossed and sent to the Alaska Senate to go through the same process of introduction, committee referral and three readings. Likewise, bills that have been approved on Third Reading in the Alaska Senate are engrossed and sent to the Alaska House of Representatives.^[1]

When a bill is not modified in the second house, it can be sent to the governor on Third Reading, through enrollment. If the bill is modified, the house of origin must vote to accept or reject amendments by the opposite house. A Fourth Reading, in the case of acceptance, will send the bill to the governor, through enrollment. If amendments are rejected, the bill can be sent to conference, where members of the Senate and House hash out a final version and send it to a Fourth Reading in both houses.^[1]

The governor can choose to sign or veto the legislation. In the case of the veto, a two-thirds majority of a joint session can override the veto. An appropriations bill requires a three-fourths majority vote in a joint session to override a veto. If signed or approved by a veto override, the legislation becomes law.^[1]

State representatives must be a qualified voter and resident of Alaska for no less than three years, and a resident of the district from which elected for one year immediately preceding filing for office.^[2] A state representative must be 21 years of age at the time the oath of office is taken.^[2] The Alaska House of Representatives may expel a member with the concurrence of two-thirds of the membership of the house.^[2]

Legislative terms begin on the second Monday in January following a presidential election year and on the third Tuesday in January following a gubernatorial election.^[3] State representatives serve for terms of two years.^[3]

House of Representatives member directory in the hallway of the Capitol building. Taken in 2009, this shows the House membership during the 26th Legislature.

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

Position	Representative	Caucus	Party	Residence	District
Speaker of the House	Bryce Edgmon	Dem-Coalition	Ind	Dillingham	37
Majority Leader	Chuck Kopp	Dem-Coalition	Rep	Anchorage	10
Majority Whip	Zack Fields	Dem-Coalition	Dem	Anchorage	19
Minority Leader	Mia Costello	Rep	Rep	Anchorage	15
Minority Whip	Cathy Tilton	Rep	Rep	Wasilla	26

The 21-member majority caucus consists of all 14 Democrats, all 5 Independents and 2 Republicans. The 19-member minority caucus consists of 19 Republicans. ^[4]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)							Total

	Republican			Independent		Democratic			Vacant
End of 28th Legislature	26			0		4	10	40	0

Begin 29th Legislature (2015)	23			1		4	12	40	0
End of 29th (2016)	1	22		1		4	12	40	0

30th Legislature (2017–2018)	18		3	2		17		40	0

Begin 31st Legislature (2019)	15		8	2		15		40	0
End 31st (2020)	16	1	5	2		15		39	1

Begin 32nd Legislature (2021)	20		1	4		15		40	0
End 32nd (2022)	17	2	2	4		15		40	0

Begin 33rd Legislature (2023)	1	1	19	2	4	2	11	40	0
End 33rd (2024)	1	1	20	1	4	2	11	40	0

Begin 34th Legislature (2025)	19		2	5		14		40	0
Latest voting share	47.5%		52.5%

Past partisan compositions can be found on Political party strength in Alaska.

Current committees include:^[5]

Judiciary
Resources
State Affairs
Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, and the Arctic
Fisheries
Committee on Committees
Task Force on Sustainable Education
Community & Regional Affairs
Education
Energy
Military & Veterans' Affairs
Health & Social Services
Labor & Commerce
Transportation
Rules
Finance
- Education & Early Development
- Governor
- Labor & Workforce Development
- Health & Social Services
- Legislature
- Military & Veterans' Affairs
- Natural Resources
- Public Safety
- Revenue
- Transportation & Public Facilities
- University Of Alaska
- Administration
- Commerce, Community & Economic Dev
- Corrections
- Court System
- Environmental Conservation
- Fish & Game
- Law
- Fiscal Policy

Alaska House of Representatives
34th Alaska State Legislature, 2025–27
District	Name	Party	Coalition	Residence	Assumed office
1	Jeremy Bynum	Rep	Minority	Ketchikan	2025
2	Rebecca Himschoot	Ind	Majority	Sitka	2023
3	Andi Story	Dem	Majority	Juneau	2019
4	Sara Hannan	Dem	Majority	Juneau	2019
5	Louise Stutes	Rep	Majority	Kodiak	2015
6	Sarah Vance	Rep	Minority	Homer	2019
7	Justin Ruffridge	Rep	Minority	Soldotna	2023
8	Bill Elam	Rep	Minority	Nikiski	2025
9	Ky Holland	Ind	Majority	Anchorage	2025
10	Chuck Kopp	Rep	Majority	Anchorage	2025 (2017–2023)
11	Julie Coulombe	Rep	Minority	Anchorage	2023
12	Calvin Schrage	Ind	Majority	Anchorage	2021
13	Andy Josephson	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2013
14	Alyse Galvin	Ind	Majority	Anchorage	2023
15	Mia Costello	Rep	Minority	Anchorage	2025
16	Carolyn Hall	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2025
17	Zack Fields	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2019
18	David Nelson	Rep	Minority	Anchorage	2025 (2021-2023)
19	Genevieve Mina	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2023
20	Andrew Gray	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2023
21	Donna Mears	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2023
22	Ted Eischeid	Dem	Majority	Anchorage	2025
23	Jamie Allard	Rep	Minority	Eagle River	2023
24	Dan Saddler	Rep	Minority	Eagle River	2023 (2011–2019)
25	DeLena Johnson	Rep	Minority	Palmer	2017
26	Cathy Tilton	Rep	Minority	Wasilla	2015
27	Jubilee Underwood	Rep	Minority	Wasilla	2025
28	Elexie Moore	Rep	Minority	Wasilla	2025
29	George Rauscher	Rep	Minority	Sutton	2017
30	Kevin McCabe	Rep	Minority	Big Lake	2021
31	Maxine Dibert	Dem	Majority	Fairbanks	2023
32	Will Stapp	Rep	Minority	Fairbanks	2023
33	Mike Prax	Rep	Minority	North Pole	2019^[a]
34	Frank Tomaszewski	Rep	Minority	Fairbanks	2023
35	Ashley Carrick	Dem	Majority	Fairbanks	2023
36	Rebecca Schwanke	Rep	Minority	Glennallen	2025
37	Bryce Edgmon	Ind	Majority	Dillingham	2007
38	Nellie Jimmie	Dem	Majority	Toksook Bay	2025
39	Neal Foster	Dem	Majority	Nome	2009^[a]
40	Robyn Burke	Dem	Majority	Utqiagvik	2025

^ ^a ^b Originally appointed.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Legislative Process Archived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Legislature (accessed April 27, 2013)
^ ^a ^b ^c Alaska Handbook to State Government Archived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 25, 2013)
^ ^a ^b Article 2 of the Alaska Constitution, Lieutenant Governor's Office (accessed April 26, 2013)
^ Samuels, Iris; Maguire, Sean (January 21, 2025). "Alaska Legislature convenes session with aligned bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate". Anchorage Daily News.
^ "Alaska House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

Republican

Democratic

Alaska State Legislature
Alaska House Republicans^[usurped] House Republicans website
Alaska House Coalition Minority Coalition website (Coalition of Democrats, Independents and Republicans)

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[a-6] Originally appointed.

[process-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Legislative Process Archived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Legislature (accessed April 27, 2013)

[handbk-2] Alaska Handbook to State Government Archived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 25, 2013)

[const-3] Article 2 of the Alaska Constitution, Lieutenant Governor's Office (accessed April 26, 2013)

[4] Samuels, Iris; Maguire, Sean (January 21, 2025). "Alaska Legislature convenes session with aligned bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate". Anchorage Daily News.

[OpenStates-5] "Alaska House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

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v t e Members of the Alaska House of Representatives
33rd Alaska Legislature (2023) Speaker of the House ▌Cathy Tilton (R) Majority Leader ▌Dan Saddler (R) Minority Leader ▌Calvin Schrage (I)
▌Dan Ortiz (I) ▌Rebecca Himschoot (I) ▌Andi Story (D) ▌Sara Hannan (D) ▌Louise Stutes (MCR) ▌Sarah Vance (R) ▌Justin Ruffridge (R) ▌Ben Carpenter (R) ▌Laddie Shaw (R) ▌Craig Johnson (R) ▌Julie Coulombe (R) ▌Calvin Schrage (I) ▌Andy Josephson (D) ▌Alyse Galvin (I) ▌Tom McKay (R) ▌Jennie Armstrong (D) ▌Zack Fields (D) ▌Cliff Groh (D) ▌Genevieve Mina (D) ▌Andrew Gray (D) ▌Donna Mears (D) ▌Stanley Wright (R) ▌Jamie Allard (R) ▌Dan Saddler (R) ▌DeLena Johnson (R) ▌Cathy Tilton (R) ▌David Eastman (NCR) ▌Jesse Sumner (R) ▌George Rauscher (R) ▌Kevin McCabe (R) ▌Maxine Dibert (D) ▌Will Stapp (R) ▌Mike Prax (R) ▌Frank Tomaszewski (R) ▌Ashley Carrick (D) ▌Mike Cronk (R) ▌Bryce Edgmon (CI) ▌Conrad McCormick (CD) ▌Neal Foster (CD) ▌Thomas Baker (R)
Majority Coalition (23) ▌Republican (20) ▌Coalition Democrat (2) ▌Coalition Independent (1) Minority Caucus (16) ▌Democratic (11) ▌Minority Caucus Republican (1) ▌Independent (4) Others ▌Non-Caucusing Republican (1) Alaska Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures

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