StateofAlaskaGovernment StateofAlaskaGovernment ExecutiveBranch TheChiefExecutiveelectedbythepeopletoenforceandcarryoutstatelawandactasthestateleader. ExecutiveBranch TheChiefExecutiveelectedbythepeopletoenforceandcarryoutstatelawandactasthestateleader.

LegislativeBranch MakestheLaw LegislativeBranch MakestheLaw JudicialBranch InterpretstheLaw JudicialBranch InterpretstheLaw SenateConsistsof20menandwomenelectedtorepresentthepeopleandmakelawsthatmeetthe needsofthepeople Senate President CharlieHuggins ClickBishop(R) Fairbanks,C DennisEgan(D) Juneau,P BertaGardner (D)Anchorage, H SenateMajority Leader JohnCoghill JohnCoghill(R) Fairbanks,A JohnnyEllis(D) Anchorage,I CathyGiessel (R)Anchorage, N LesilMcGuire (R)Anchorage, K BertStedman (R)Sitka,Q SenateMinorityLeader JohnnyEllis

MikeDunleavy(R)Wasilla,D

FredDyson(R) EagleRiver,F HollisFrench(D) Anchorage,J

AnnaFairclough(R)EagleRiver,M

LymanHoffman(D)Bethel,S

CharlieHuggins (R)Wasilla,E

PeteKelly(R) Fairbanks,B

KevinMeyer(R)Anchorage,L

PeterMicciche (R)Soldotna,O

DonaldOlson (D)Golovin,T

GaryStevens(R)Kodiak,R

BillWielechowski (D)Anchorage,G

SenateConsistsof20menandwomenelectedtorepresentthepeopleandmakelawsthatmeetthe needsofthepeople Senate President CharlieHuggins SenateMajority Leader JohnCoghill SenateMinorityLeader JohnnyEllis

ClickBishop(R) Fairbanks,C DennisEgan(D) Juneau,P BertaGardner (D)Anchorage, H

JohnCoghill(R) Fairbanks,A JohnnyEllis(D) Anchorage,I CathyGiessel (R)Anchorage, N LesilMcGuire (R)Anchorage, K BertStedman (R)Sitka,Q

MikeDunleavy(R)Wasilla,D

FredDyson(R) EagleRiver,F HollisFrench(D) Anchorage,J

AnnaFairclough(R)EagleRiver,M

LymanHoffman(D)Bethel,S

CharlieHuggins (R)Wasilla,E

PeteKelly(R) Fairbanks,B

KevinMeyer(R)Anchorage,L

PeterMicciche (R)Soldotna,O

DonaldOlson (D)Golovin,T

GaryStevens(R)Kodiak,R

BillWielechowski (D)Anchorage,G

HouseofRepresentativesConsistsof40menandwomenelectedtorepresentthepeopleandmakelaws thatmeettheneedsofthepeople HouseSpeaker MikeChenault HouseMajority Leader LancePruitt HouseMinorityLeader BethKerttula

Alan Austerman(R) Kodiak,35 BryceEdgmon (D)Dillingham, 36

MikeChenault (R)Nikiski,28

MiaCostello(R)Anchorage,20

Harriet Drummond(D) Anchorage,16

EricFeige(R) Chickaloon,6

NealFoster(D)Nome,39

LesGara(D) Anchorage,18

LynnGattis(R) Wasilla,9

MaxGruenberg (D)Anchorage, 14 PeteHiggins(R) Fairbanks,5 CraigJohnson (R)Anchorage, 21 BethKerttula (D)Juneau,32 CharisseMillett (R)Anchorage,

DavidGuttenberg(D)Fairbanks,38

MikeHawker(R) Anchorage,27

BobHerron(D) Bethel,37 DougIsaacson (R)NorthPole, 1 WesKeller(R) Wasilla,7 BobLynn(R) Anchorage,23

LindseyHolmes(R)Anchorage,19

ShelleyHughes (R)Palmer,8

AndyJosephson(D)Anchorage,15

ScottKawasaki (D)Fairbanks,4

JonathanKreissTomkins(D)Sitka,34

GabrielleLeDoux (R)Anchorage,13 BenjaminNageak (D)Barrow,40

CathyMuoz(R)Juneau,31

24 MarkNeuman (R)BigLake, 10 DanSaddler (R)EagleRiver, 12 Steve Thompson(R) Fairbanks,3

KurtOlson(R) Soldotna,29

LancePruitt(R)Anchorage,25

LoraReinbold(R) EagleRiver,26

PaulSeaton(R) Homer,30

BillStoltze(R)Chugiak,11

GeranTarr(D) Anchorage,17

ChrisTuck(D) Anchorage,22

PeggyWilson(R)Wrangell,33

TammieWilson (R)NorthPole,2

HouseofRepresentativesConsistsof40menandwomenelectedtorepresentthepeopleandmakelaws thatmeettheneedsofthepeople HouseSpeaker MikeChenault HouseMajority Leader LancePruitt HouseMinorityLeader BethKerttula

Alan Austerman(R) Kodiak,35 BryceEdgmon (D)Dillingham, 36

MikeChenault (R)Nikiski,28

MiaCostello(R)Anchorage,20

Harriet Drummond(D) Anchorage,16

EricFeige(R) Chickaloon,6

NealFoster(D)Nome,39

LesGara(D) Anchorage,18

LynnGattis(R) Wasilla,9

MaxGruenberg (D)Anchorage, 14 PeteHiggins(R) Fairbanks,5 CraigJohnson (R)Anchorage, 21 BethKerttula (D)Juneau,32 CharisseMillett (R)Anchorage, 24

DavidGuttenberg(D)Fairbanks,38

MikeHawker(R) Anchorage,27

BobHerron(D) Bethel,37 DougIsaacson (R)NorthPole, 1 WesKeller(R) Wasilla,7

LindseyHolmes(R)Anchorage,19

ShelleyHughes (R)Palmer,8

AndyJosephson(D)Anchorage,15

ScottKawasaki (D)Fairbanks,4

JonathanKreissTomkins(D)Sitka,34

GabrielleLeDoux (R)Anchorage,13

BobLynn(R) Anchorage,23

CathyMuoz(R)Juneau,31

BenjaminNageak (D)Barrow,40

MarkNeuman (R)BigLake,

KurtOlson(R)

LancePruitt(R)Anchorage,25

LoraReinbold(R)

10 DanSaddler (R)EagleRiver, 12 Steve Thompson(R) Fairbanks,3

Soldotna,29

EagleRiver,26

PaulSeaton(R) Homer,30

BillStoltze(R)Chugiak,11

GeranTarr(D) Anchorage,17

ChrisTuck(D) Anchorage,22

PeggyWilson(R)Wrangell,33

TammieWilson (R)NorthPole,2

JusticesarescreenedbytheJudicialCounciland2ormoreapplicantsarenominatedtotheGovernor.A JudgeisappointedbytheGovernorandapprovedbytheLegislaturetoServeAlaskashighestcourt JusticesarescreenedbytheJudicialCounciland2ormoreapplicantsarenominatedtotheGovernor.A JudgeisappointedbytheGovernorandapprovedbytheLegislaturetoServeAlaskashighestcourt AlaskaGovernor SeanParnell AlaskaGovernor SeanParnell AlaskaLT.Governor MeadTreadwell TaskedwithAdministrativedutiessuchasoverseeingthedivisionofelections,oversightofthestateseal, publishinganddistributionoftheAlaskaConstitution. AlaskaLT.Governor MeadTreadwell TaskedwithAdministrativedutiessuchasoverseeingthedivisionofelections,oversightofthestateseal, publishinganddistributionoftheAlaskaConstitution. IliveintheFairbanksNorthStarBorough(FNSB).Theboroughisalocalgovernmentsimilartoacounty. FNSBcovers7,361squaremilesandhasapproximately100,000residents. Therearetwocitiesinsidetheborough(FairbanksandNorthPole)aswellasmanyunincorporated communities. TheBoroughMayor(LukeHopkins)istheChiefAdministrativeOfficerandiselectedforatermofthree years.TheMayorisalsoresponsibleforthebudgetandcapitalimprovements. FNSBMayor,LukeHopkins FNSBMayor,LukeHopkins ThelegislativepowersareheldintheAssembly.TheFNSBAssemblyconsistsofnineelectedofficials. AssemblyMembers: SeatA Van Lawrence SeatD Michael SeatB Diane Hutchison SeatE GuySattley SeatC JaniceGolub

SeatF Kathryn

Dukes SeatG Lance Roberts

Dodge

SeatH JohnDavies

SeatI KarlKassel

BoardsandCommissions FNSBhasmanyboardsandcommissionsthatadviseanddirecttheactivitiesofourborough.Theboards andcommissionsareestablishedbytheFNSBCodeofOrdinances. OncetheyboardorcommissionisestablishedthemayorappointsnewmembersandtheAssembly confirmstheappointmentmadebytheMayor. AirPollutionControlCommission BoardofEqualization AnimalControlCommission CarlsonCenterAdvisoryBoard EarlyChildhoodDevelopment Commission EmergencyServicesCommission

ChenaRiverfrontCommission

EconomicDevelopmentCommission HealthandSocialServices Commission

HistoricPreservation

InvestmentAdvisoryCommittee

LandManagementAdvisory Commission LibraryCommission PlanningCommission RecyclingCommission

LandscapeReviewBoard ParksandRecreationCommission PlattingBoard RoadServiceRevolvingLoanFund Board SeniorCitizensAdvisoryCommission TransportationAdvisoryCommission

SalariesandEmolumentsCommission

TrailsAdvisoryCommission

AlaskaLT.Governor MeadTreadwell AlaskaLT.Governor

MeadTreadwell AlaskaGovernor SeanParnell AlaskaGovernor SeanParnell StateSenate: SenatePresident CharlieHuggins SenateMajorityLeader JohnCoghill SenateMinorityLeader JohnnyEllis

ClickBishop(R) Fairbanks,C DennisEgan(D) Juneau,P BertaGardner(D) Anchorage,H PeteKelly(R) Fairbanks,B DonaldOlson(D) Golovin,T HouseofRepresentatives: HouseSpeaker MikeChenault

JohnCoghill(R) Fairbanks,A JohnnyEllis(D) Anchorage,I CathyGiessel(R) Anchorage,N LesilMcGuire(R) Anchorage,K BertStedman(R) Sitka,Q

MikeDunleavy(R) Wasilla,D AnnaFairclough(R) EagleRiver,M LymanHoffman(D) Bethel,S KevinMeyer(R) Anchorage,L GaryStevens(R) Kodiak,R

FredDyson(R)Eagle River,F HollisFrench(D) Anchorage,J CharlieHuggins(R) Wasilla,E PeterMicciche(R) Soldotna,O BillWielechowski(D) Anchorage,G

HouseMajorityLeader LancePruitt

HouseMinorityLeader BethKerttula

AlanAusterman(R) Kodiak,35 BryceEdgmon(D) Dillingham,36 LynnGattis(R) Wasilla,9 BobHerron(D) Bethel,37 DougIsaacson(R) NorthPole,1

MikeChenault(R) Nikiski,28 EricFeige(R) Chickaloon,6 MaxGruenberg(D) Anchorage,14 PeteHiggins(R) Fairbanks,5 CraigJohnson(R) Anchorage,21

MiaCostello(R) Anchorage,20 NealFoster(D)Nome, 39 DavidGuttenberg(D) Fairbanks,38 LindseyHolmes(R) Anchorage,19 AndyJosephson(D) Anchorage,15

HarrietDrummond(D) Anchorage,16 LesGara(D) Anchorage,18 MikeHawker(R) Anchorage,27 ShelleyHughes(R) Palmer,8 ScottKawasaki(D) Fairbanks,4

WesKeller(R) Wasilla,7

BethKerttula(D) Juneau,32

Jonathan KreissTomkins(D) Sitka,34 CathyMuoz(R) Juneau,31 LancePruitt(R) Anchorage,25 BillStoltze(R)Chugiak, 11 PeggyWilson(R) Wrangell,33

GabrielleLeDoux(R) Anchorage,13

BobLynn(R) Anchorage,23 MarkNeuman(R) BigLake,10 DanSaddler(R) EagleRiver,12 SteveThompson(R) Fairbanks,3

CharisseMillett(R) Anchorage,24 KurtOlson(R) Soldotna,29 PaulSeaton(R) Homer,30 ChrisTuck(D) Anchorage,22

BenjaminNageak(D) Barrow,40 LoraReinbold(R)Eagle River,26 GeranTarr(D) Anchorage,17 TammieWilson(R) NorthPole,2