As January’s Legislative session approaches, the Alaska House Majority Coalition has finalized its caucus committee seats. Democrat Zach Fansler of Bethel, Representative for House District 38, will serve on five: Education, Fisheries, Joint Armed Services, and as co-chair of the Community and Regional Affairs Committee and vice-chair of Judiciary.
Western Alaska is represented on other committees as well:
House Speaker, Democrat Bryce Edgmon of Dillingham, chairs the Committee on Committees, which chose who serves on each committee and who chairs it. He sits as vice-chair of the Health and Social Services Committee, and he serves on the Legislative Council committee and the Economic Development, Tourism, and Arctic Policy Committee.
Democrat Neal Foster of Nome co-chairs the Finance Committee and sits on the Committee on Committees.
Democrat Dean Westlake of Kotzebue serves as chair of the Economic Development, Tourism, and Arctic Policy Committee, vice-chair of the Resources Committee, and sits on both the Energy Committee and the Community and Regional Affairs Committee.
The 2017 Legislative session convenes January 17.
The 30th Alaska Legislature House Majority Caucus Committee Assignments:
Standing Committees
Rules – Chair Gabrielle LeDoux; Vice-Chair Matt Claman; Sam Kito; Louise Stutes
Finance – Co-Chair Paul Seaton; Co-Chair Neal Foster; Vice-Chair Les Gara; Jason Grenn; David Guttenberg; Scott Kawasaki; Dan Ortiz
Resources – Co-Chair Andy Josephson; Co-Chair Geran Tarr; Vice-Chair Dean Westlake; Harriet Drummond; Justin Parish
Community & Regional Affairs – Co-Chair Zach Fansler; Co-Chair Justin Parish; Harriet Drummond; Dean Westlake
Education – Chair Harriet Drummond; Vice-Chair Justin Parish; Zach Fansler; Ivy Spohnholz
Health & Social Services – Chair Ivy Spohnholz; Vice-Chair Bryce Edgmon; Sam Kito; Geran Tarr
Judiciary – Chair Matt Claman; Vice-Chair Zach Fansler; Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins; Gabrielle LeDoux
Labor & Commerce – Chair Sam Kito; Vice-Chair Adam Wool; Andy Josephson; Louise Stutes
State Affairs – Chair Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins; Vice-Chair Gabrielle LeDoux; Louise Stutes; Chris Tuck
Transportation – Co-Chair Louise Stutes; Co-Chair Adam Wool; Matt Claman; Harriet Drummond
Special Committees
Committee on Committees – Chair Bryce Edgmon; Neal Foster; Gabrielle LeDoux; Paul Seaton; Chris Tuck
Economic Development; Tourism; Arctic Policy – Chair Dean Westlake; Bryce Edgmon; Andy Josephson; Chris Tuck
Energy – Chair Adam Wool; Vice-Chair Ivy Spohnholz; Matt Claman; Dean Westlake
Fisheries – Chair Louise Stutes; Zach Fansler; Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins; Geran Tarr
Military & Veterans Affairs – Chair Chris Tuck; Vice-Chair Gabrielle LeDoux; Justin Parish; Ivy Spohnholz
Joint Committees
Legislative Budget & Audit – Vice-Chair Andy Josephson; Scott Kawasaki; Paul Seaton; Ivy Spohnholz; Alternate Dan Ortiz
Legislative Council – Chair Sam Kito; Matt Claman; Bryce Edgmon; David Guttenberg; Dan Ortiz; Louise Stutes; Alternate Harriet Drummond
Joint Armed Services – Co-Chair Scott Kawasaki; Zach Fansler; Gabrielle LeDoux; Geran Tarr
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics – Chris Tuck; Alternate Justin Parish
Majority Committee Membership by Person
Matt Claman – Judiciary Chair; Rules Vice-Chair; Energy; Legislative Council; Transportation
Harriet Drummond – Education Chair; Community & Regional Affairs; Resources; Transportation; Legislative Council Alternate
Bryce Edgmon – Committee on Committees Chair; Health & Social Services Vice-Chair; Economic Development, Tourism, Arctic Policy; Legislative Council
Zach Fansler – Community & Regional Affairs Co-Chair; Judiciary Vice-Chair; Education; Fisheries; Joint Armed Services
Neal Foster - Finance Co-Chair; Committee on Committees
Les Gara - Finance Vice-Chair
Jason Grenn – Finance
David Guttenberg – Finance; Legislative Council
Andy Josephson – Resources Co-Chair; Legislative Budget & Audit Vice-Chair; Economic Development, Tourism, Arctic Policy; Labor & Commerce
Scott Kawasaki – Finance; Joint Armed Services Co-Chair; Legislative Budget & Audit
Sam Kito – Legislative Council Chair; Labor & Commerce Chair; Health & Social Services; Rules
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins – State Affairs Chair; Fisheries; Judiciary
Gabrielle LeDoux – Rules Chair; Military & Veterans Affairs Vice-Chair; State Affairs Vice-Chair; Committee on Committees; Joint Armed Services; Judiciary
Dan Ortiz – Finance; Legislative Council; Legislative Budget & Audit Alternate
Justin Parish – Community & Regional Affairs Co-Chair; Education Vice-Chair; Military & Veterans Affairs; Resources; Select Committee on Legislative Ethics Alternate
Paul Seaton – Finance Co-Chair; Committee on Committees; Legislative Budget & Audit
Ivy Spohnholz – Health & Social Services Chair; Energy Vice-Chair; Education; Legislative Budget & Audit; Military & Veterans Affairs
Louise Stutes – Fisheries Chair; Transportation Co-Chair; Labor & Commerce; Legislative Council; Rules; State Affairs
Geran Tarr – Resources Co-Chair; Fisheries; Health & Social Services; Joint Armed Services
Chris Tuck – Military & Veterans Affairs Chair; Committee on Committees; Economic Development, Tourism, Arctic Policy; Select Committee on Legislative Ethics; State Affairs
Dean Westlake – Economic Development, Tourism, Arctic Policy Chair; Resources Vice-Chair; Community & Regional Affairs; Energy
Adam Wool – Energy Chair; Transportation Co-Chair; Labor & Commerce Vice-Chair
