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2nd Alaska State Legislature

Term of state legislature in Alaska, US

Summary

Term of state legislature in Alaska, US

The 2nd Alaska State Legislature was elected November 8, 1960.

Sessions

1st session: January 23, 1961 – April 7, 1961
2nd session: January 23, 1962 – April 12, 1962

Alaska Senate

Make-up

Affiliation	Members
Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Democratic Party
Republican Party (United States)}}"		Republican Party
Total	20
Government Majority	6

Members

District	Name	Party	Location
A	James Nolan		Dem	Wrangell
Frank Peratrovich		Dem	Klawock
B	W. O. Smith		Dem	Ketchikan
C	Howard C. Bradshaw		Dem	Sitka
D	Elton E. Engstrom		Rep	Juneau
E	Vance Phillips		Rep	Anchorage
Howard W. Pollock		Rep	Anchorage
F	B. J. Logan		Dem	Cordova
G	Brad Phillips		Rep	Anchorage
H	Irwin L. Metcalf		Dem	Seward
I	Alfred A. Owen		Dem	Uganik Bay
J	George B. McNabb, Jr.		Dem	Fairbanks
Robert J. McNealy		Dem	Fairbanks
K	Jack E. Weise		Rep	Bethel
L	John B. Coghill		Rep	Nenana
M	Paul Greimann, Sr.		Rep	Fairbanks
N	Lester Bronson		Dem	Nome
Pearse E. "Pete" Walsh		Dem	Nome
O	Eben Hopson		Dem	Barrow
P	John A. McNees		Dem	Nome

Leadership

Senate President: Frank Peratrovich (D-Klawock)
Majority Leader: Robert J. McNealy (D-Fairbanks)
Minority Leader: John B. Coghill (R-Nenana)

Alaska House of Representatives

Make-up

Affiliation	Members
Republican Party (United States)}}"		Republican Party
Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Democratic Party
Independent Party (United States)}}"		Independent
Total	40
Government Majority	0

Members

District	Name	Party	Location
1	Alfred E. Widmark		Rep	Klawock
2	William K. Boardman		Rep	Ketchikan
Walter L. Kubley		Rep	Ketchikan
3	John E. Longworth		Rep	Petersburg
4	Frank E. Cashel		Dem	Sitka
Andrew Hope		Dem	Sitka
5	Marcus F. Jensen		Dem	Douglas
Dora M. Sweeney		Dem	Juneau
6	Morgan W. Reed		Dem	Skagway
7	Harold Z. Hansen		Dem	Cordova
8	Robert I. Ditman		Ind	Valdez
9	Jalmar M. Kerttula		Dem	Palmer
10	John S. Hellenthal		Rep	Anchorage
Bruce Kendall		Rep	Anchorage
Bennie Leonard		Rep	Anchorage
James C. Parsons		Rep	Anchorage
Henry S. Pratt		Rep	Anchorage
William H. Sanders		Rep	Anchorage
Harold D. Strandberg		Rep	Anchorage
R. W. Stratton, Jr.		Rep	Spenard
11	William M. Erwin		Dem	Seward
12	Leo F. Rhode		Rep	Homer
13	Peter M. Deveau		Dem	Kodiak
Gilbert A. Jarvela		Dem	Kodiak
14	Arthur J. Harris		Dem	Nikolski
15	Jay S. Hammond		Rep	Naknek
16	Raymond C. Christiansen		Dem	Bethel
17	Donald Harris		Rep	McGrath
18	Grant H. Pearson		Dem	Nenana
19	Edgar I. Baggen		Rep	Fairbanks
Forbes L. Baker		Rep	Fairbanks
Charles M. "Jim" Binkley		Rep	College
Frank X. Chapados		Dem	Fairbanks
Warren A. Taylor		Dem	Fairbanks
20	Kenneth A. Garrison		Rep	Fort Yukon
21	John Nusunginya		Dem	Point Barrow
22	Jacob A. Stalker		Dem	Kotzebue
23	Robert R. Blodgett		Dem	Teller
Arthur D. Johnson		Rep	Nome
24	Segundo Llorente		Dem	Alakanuk

Leadership

Speaker of the House: Warren A. Taylor (D-Fairbanks)
Majority Leader: Peter M. Deveau (D-Kodiak)
Minority Leader: Bruce Kendall (R-Anchorage)

House committee assignments

Finance
- Chapados (chair)
Judiciary
- Hellenthal (chair)
Rules
- Erwin (chair)

Key Legislative Staff

Secretary of the Senate: Evelyn K. Stevenson
Chief Clerk of the House: Esther Reed
Executive Director of Legislative Council: John C. Doyle
Legislative Auditor: Robert Dyer

Notes

References

Sen. William E. Beltz (D) had been re-elected in 1960, but died before his inauguration. Walsh was appointed in his place.
Died between sessions. Grace A. Johnson (R) was appointed to his seat for the second session.
(July 27, 1962). "Expect Minimum of 14 New Faces In State House of Representatives". The Nome Nugget.

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