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Neal W. FosterDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 39
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AKResidence (state)

Neal Winston Foster (born May 29, 1972) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which is centered on Nome, Alaska. He has served in the House since November 15, 2009. He was appointed to the House to replace his father, Richard Foster, who had died in office the previous month. In the 27th Alaska State Legislature, Foster joined along with the other three Democrats from Western Alaska, Bryce Edgmon, Bob Herron and Reggie Joule, as members in the Republican-led majority caucus in the House. Neal Foster, as was Cathy Muñoz, is a third-generation member of the Alaska Legislature. Foster's grandfather, also named Neal W. Foster (1916–1979) and nicknamed "Willie," served one term in the Territorial legislature during the 1950s and in the State Senate in the 1960s.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Alaska, Anchorage
BBA Finance
1993 - 1997
Stanford University
BA Political Science
1991 - 1994
Oxford University
Attended Jurisprudence/Legal Philosophy
1993
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Representative
Alaska State House of Representatives
2009 - Current
Member
Nome City Council
2008 - 2009
President
Bonanza Fuel
2002 - 2009
President
Banner Wind
2008 - 2009
President
Global Broadband Solutions, Limited Liability Company
2004 - 2009
Vice-President
Sitnasuak Native Corporation
1999 - 2009
Interim Manager
The Country Store
1999
Specialist
Economic Development, Kawerak
1997 - 1998
Owner
Foster Properties
1994 - Current
Other Experience1 - 30 of 30
Member
Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Incorporated
2010 - Current
Member
Alaska Workforce Investment Board
2003 - 2009
Member
Siu Alaska Corporation
2008 - Current
Member
Pioneers of Alaska
2007 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Bering Straits Native Corporation
2006 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Sitnasuak Native Corporation
2003 - Current
Co-Chair
Energy Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
2011 - 2012
Member
Resources Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
2011 - 2012
Member
Economic Development, Trade & Tourism Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
2011 - 2012
Member
Finance Subcommittee on Courts
2010 - 2012
Vice-Chair
Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
2011 - 2012
Member
Finance Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
2010
Former Chair
Conference Committee on Sb 26, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Environmental Conservation, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Labor and Workforce Development Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair
Transportation Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Legislative Council, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Legislative Budget and Audit, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee on Judiciary, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Majority Caucus Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Fisheries Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Social Services Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Education and Early Development, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on University of Alaska, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Conference Committee on Hb57 and Hb59, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee on Committees, Alaska State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Law, Alaska State House of Representatives