Senate Majority announces leaders for 28th Legislature

Frontiersman.com

ANCHORAGE — The 15-member Alaska State Senate Majority has completed its reorganization for the 28th Legislature, which convenes in Juneau on Jan. 15, 2013. Sen. Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla, is Senate president; Sen. John Coghill, R- North Pole, is majority leader; Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, is chair of the Rules Committee; and Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, and Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, are co-chairs of the Senate Finance Committee. Senate committee chairs are:

Rules: Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.

Resources: Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-South Anchorage/Kenai Peninsula.

Judiciary: Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole.

Transportation: Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau.

Education: Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak.

Legislative Budget and Audit Committee: Sen. Anna Fairclough, R-Anchorage/Eagle River.

Legislative Council: Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna.

Health and Social Services: Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka.

State Affairs: Sen. Fred Dyson, R-Eagle River.

Community and Regional Affairs Committee: Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna.

Labor and Commerce: Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Mat-Su Valley.

World Trade: Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak.

Senate Co-Chair of Joint Armed Services Committee: Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks.

Administrative Regulations Review Committee: Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-South Anchorage/Kenai Peninsula.

In-State Energy Committee: Co-Chairs Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks and Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole.

TAPS Throughput Decline: Co-Chairs Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna and Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Mat-Su Valley.

Senate Member of the Ethics Committee: Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-South Anchorage/Kenai Peninsula.

Senate Finance Committee Members: Co-Chair-Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage Co-Chair Senator Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks Vice-Chair-Sen. Anna Fairclough, Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Mat-Su Valley, Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, and Sen. Donny Olson, D-Nome/Golovin.

Senate Committee on Committees: Chair: Sen. Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla, Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, and Sen.-elect Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks.