Senate Finance Subcommittee : Administration
Senate Finance Subcommittee : Education & Early Development
Senate Finance Subcommittee : Labor & Workforce Development
Senate Minority Caucus
Senate Resources Committee
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate Legislative Council

Date & Place of Birth: 4/9/48 in Havre, Montana

Occupation: Writer and Contractor

Spouse: Marylou

Residency in Alaska: 1961-present

Education: High School - Juneau Douglas High School, 1962-66 College/University - St. Olaf College, 1966-68; University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1972-74

Military Service:
U.S. Army, 1969-71, Vietnam service, Honorable Discharge

Political and Government Positions:
State Senate 1999-Present;
House of Representatives, 1995-98;
Member, Labor & Commerce Committee, Special Committee on Fisheries, Community & Regional Affairs Committee;
Executive Director, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute;
Juneau Borough Assembly Member, 1989-1994;
Assistant State Ombudsman;
Staff, Legislative Ethics Committee;
Director of Policy for Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller;
Member, State Board of Education's Task Force on School Funding

Business and Professional Positions:
Editor, Juneau Empire, 1976-78;
Newspaper Reporter/Editor for Anchorage Times and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner;
Commercial Fishing (troller);
Member, Alaska State Salary Commission

Special Interests:
Hiking, black & white photography, fishing, golf

Prime Sponsor of these bills:

• SB 5 - Lowering the Blood-Alcohol Limit to 0.08
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 8 - Alcoholic Beverage Tax Rate
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 50 - Extending Board of Veterinary Examiners
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 127 - Optional Blanket Primary
• SB 175 - Municipal Protest of Gaming Permits
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 233 - State Employee Incentive Awards
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 285 - Violation of a Domestic Violence Order
  Sponsor Statement
• SB 286 - Insurance Discrimination by Credit Rating
  Sponsor Statement
• SCR 8 - Political Parties Blanket Primary Elections
• SJR 27 - Supporting a National Guard Armory in Juneau
  Sponsor Statement

Co-Sponsor of these bills:

• HB 100 - Junteenth Day
• HCR 6 - Inhalent and Poisons Awareness Week
• SB 26 - Renter's Rebate Appropriations
• SB 42 - Foundation Formula Increase
• SB 65 - Pay Equity for State Employees
• SB 79 - Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge
• SB 80 - Appropriations: Special Olympics
• SB 163 - Hate Crimes
• SB 164 - No Gas Pipe Line Over Beaufort Sea
• SCR 2 - Sobriety Awareness Month
• SJR 10 - U.S. Coast Guard Funding
• SJR 15 - Chilean Farmed Salmon
• SJR 19 - Condemn Hate Crimes; Request Investigation