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Legislative Accomplishments

Encouraging Responsible Resource Development

  • Supporter of SB 21: Oil & Gas Production Tax – Incentivizing Production
  • HB 4: Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (Co-Sponsor)
  • HJR 6: Legacy Well Clean Up/ Awareness (Co-Sponsor)
  • HJR 7: Endorsing ANWR Leasing *(Co-Sponsor)
  • SB 2: Interstate Mining Compact & Commission (Co-Sponsor)

Strengthening Education for Alaskans

  • HB 151: School Grading* (Prime Sponsor)
  • HB 31: Constitutional History Curriculum (Co-Sponsor)
  • HB 93: Charter Schools* (Co-Sponsor)
  • HB 197: Literacy Program* (Co-Sponsor)
  • HJR 1: Constitutional Amendment – Education Funding* (Co-Sponsor)
  • SB 41: Interscholastic Activities/School Sports (Championed in the House)

Preventing Governmental Waste

  • HB 30: State Agency Performance Audits (Prime Sponsor)
  • Continually fighting for balanced state budgets and a sustainable future for Alaska.

Promoting Access to Quality Patent Based Market Driven Healthcare

  • AARC Meetings on the impacts of the ACA to Alaskans (Committee Chair)
  • HJR 14: Delay Implementing Affordable Healthcare Act* (Co-Sponsor)

Supporting Our Military

  • HB 46: Waive CDL Skill Test for Certain Veterans (Co-Sponsor)
  • HB 69: Vietnam Veterans Day (Co-Sponsor)
  • HB 164: Property Tax Exemption/Military Widow *(Co-Sponsor)
  • HCR 2: Purple Heart State (Co-Sponsor)

Creating a Healthy Business Atmosphere

  • HB 140: Notice for Regulation Adoption* – Assessing Impacts to Private Persons & Other Agencies, (Prime Sponsor)
  • HB 32: Lines of Business on Business License* (Co-Sponsor)

Protecting Alaskan’s Rights

  • HB 69: Federal Regulation – Protecting Second Amendment Rights (Co-Sponsor)
  • HB 83: Federal Laws & Executive Orders – Establishing State Sovereignty (Co-Sponsor)
  • HJR 4: Oppose Gun Control Orders & Legislation (Co-Sponsor)