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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district, and thus the state of Alaska. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from ...
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 ...
Since becoming a U.S. state in 1959, Alaska has been entitled to one member in the United States House of Representatives.The representative is elected at-large, because the state has only one congressional district, encompassing its entire territory.
Map of Alaska's single congressional district. Since Alaska became a U.S. state in 1959, [1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and member(s) of the House to two-year terms.
Jeremy T. Bynum is an American engineer and politician who is a member-elect of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 1st district. He previously served in the United States Air Force and as a member of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly from 2020 to 2024.
In winning that election, Peltola became the first Alaska Native member of Congress, [5] [6] the first woman to represent Alaska in the House of Representatives, [7] the first person born in Alaska elected to the House, [8] and the first Democrat to serve as Alaska's representative in the House since Nick Begich Sr. in 1972. [9] [10]
Robyn Niayuq Burke (born 1991) is an American politician and member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 40th district, which includes the North Slope Borough and Northwest Arctic Borough. A Democrat, she defeated incumbent Thomas Baker in 2024. [1]
He served on several committees including as a ranking member of a House Natural Resources subcommittee. [4] In 2019, Young introduced 37 bills, four of which made it out of committee. [4] Challenging Young was independent candidate Alyse Galvin. [5] Galvin is a small business owner, former teacher, and founder of the non-profit Great Alaska ...