House and Senate leaders said early results were promising for bipartisan coalitions that focus on education funding and public retirement reform.
Leaders of the Alaska House and Senate said Wednesday that they have formed bipartisan majority caucuses to govern both legislative chambers, even with tens of thousands of votes still to be tallied in Tuesday’s general election.
According to a news release shared by Anchorage Democratic Rep. Zack Fields, key House leadership positions have already been decided:• Kodiak Republican Rep. Louise Stutes is set to be chair of the House Rules Committee, which decides when legislation advances for a final vote. The House coalition also listed four priorities, including passing balanced budgets that do not overdraw the Permanent Fund; passing “stable public education funding”; adopting “retirement reform”; and advancing energy development to “drive investment, create jobs and lower costs.”
• Republican Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, and Democratic Sens. Lyman Hoffman of Bethel and Donny Olson of Golovin are set to chair the Senate Finance Committee. Hoffman is set to be in charge of the operating budget, which funds government departments and many state programs; Stedman is set to take lead on the capital budget, which funds infrastructure projects, and Olson will be in charge of legislation that comes before the committee.
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