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Harris retains House Speaker post; Samuels new Majority Leader
Petroleum News
Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez, the current speaker of the Alaska House, retains that position for the 25th Alaska Legislature, which gavels in in January.
Rep. Ralph Samuels, R-Anchorage, was selected majority leader, replacing John Coghill, R-North Pole, who becomes chairman of House Rules Committee.
The House Republican majority also said in an organizational announcement Nov. 10 that Finance Committee leadership will remain the same, with Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, and Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, as co-chairs and Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak/Mat-Su, as vice chairman. Ramras, R-Fairbanks, will chair the Judiciary Committee, replacing Lesil McGuire who was elected to the Senate.
Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell, continues to chair the Health, Education and Social Services Committee.
Replacing Hawker and Ramras as co-chairs of House Resources are Carl Gatto, R-Palmer, and Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage.
Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage, replaces Paul Season, R-Homer, as chair of House State Affairs; House Labor and Commerce will be chaired by Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna; and Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan, will chair House Transportation.
Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Kodiak, and Anna Fairclough, R-Eagle River, will co-chair the Community and Regional Affairs Committee.
Special committee chairs Vic Kohring, R-Wasilla/Mat-Su, will continue to chair the House Special Committee on Oil and Gas. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, will chair the House Special Committee on Fisheries.
Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, will chair the House Special Committee on Economic Development, Trade and Tourism.
Bob Roses, R-Anchorage, will chair the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
Hawker will chair the House Ways and Means Committee, with Fairclough as vice-chair.
Joint House-Senate committee assignments Joint committee assignments include: Seaton, vice chair, Committee on Regulation Review, and Samuels, chair, Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Anchorage/Eagle River, will co-chair the Armed Services Committee and was also named vice chair of the Legislative Council.
Gatto and Roses were named to the Ethics Committee.
Democrats elected Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, as the new House minority leader; David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks, continues as Democratic whip.
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