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Gary Stevens

REPRepublican

State Senator, District P

82

Years of Age

16

Years of Experience

AKResidence (state)

Gary Lee Stevens (born August 21, 1941, in McMinnville, Oregon) is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since his appointment in February 2003. Stevens represents Kodiak Island, the southern Kenai Peninsula including Homer and Seward, and Cordova. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 through 2003. Stevens is the current President of the Alaska Senate since 2023, an office he previously held from 2009 to 2013. In both of Stevens' terms as Senate president, he has led a bipartisan majority coalition of Democrats and Republicans.

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Education5 - 5 of 3

University of Oregon

PhD

1982 - 1984

University of Oregon

MFA

1963 - 1965

Linfield College

BA

1959 - 1963

Past Positions1 - 11 of 11

President

Alaska State Senate

2023 - Current

Representative

Alaska State Senate

2023 - Current

Senator

Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2023

President

Alaska State Senate

2009 - 2012

Representative

Alaska State House of Representatives

2000 - 2003

Presiding Officer

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly

1995 - 1996

Mayor

City of Kodiak

1978 - 1979

City Council

Kodiak

1976 - 1978

Retired Professor

University of Alaska, Kodiak College

1975 - 1996

General Manager

Northern Processors

1970 - 1975

Served

First Lieutenant, United States Army

1967 - 1970

Other Experience1 - 62 of 62

Chair

Kodiak Mayor's Conference

Current

Director

Kodiak Oral History Project

Current

Ex-officio Member

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Current

Governor

Rotary International, District of Alaska, Yukon Territory, and Siberia

Current

Member

Kodiak Elks Club

Current

Member

Pioneers of Alaska

Current

Member

American Historical Society

Current

Member

Alaska Council of Mayors

Current

Member

Board of Directors, Alaska Humanities Forum

Current

Member

Board of Directors, Alaska Municipal League

Current

Member

Kodiak Historical Society

Current

Member

American Legion

Current

President

Alaska Historical Society

Current

Vice President

Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference

Current

Co-Chair

International Committee, Council on State Governments

2015 - Current

Member

Rules Working Group, Council on State Governments

2013 - Current

Member

Council on State Governments

2013

Member

National Council of State Legislators

2005 - Current

Member

Host Committee, Council of State Governments Conference

2003

Ex-Officio Member

Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation

2001 - 2002

President

Board of Education, Kodiak Island Borough

1984 - 1987

President

Kodiak Area Chamber of Commerce

1974 - 1975

Ex-Officio Member

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Former Member

Alaska Conference of Mayors

Member

Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force

Current

Member

Finance Subcommittee on Community & Economic Development, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2012

Member

Finance Subcommittee on Corrections, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2012

Vice-Chair

Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2012

Chair

Special Committee on University Oversight, Alaska State Senate

2006 - Current

Chair

Advisory Commission on Local Government, Alaska State Senate

2005 - Current

Member

ASC Subcommittee On Homeland Security, Alaska State Senate

2005 - Current

Member

Statehood Celebration Commission, Alaska State Senate

2005 - Current

Chair

State Affairs Committee, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2004

Member

Labor & Commerce Committee, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2004

Member

Finance Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Alaska State Senate

2003 - 2004

Member

Armed Services Joint Committee, Alaska State Senate

2003 - Current

Chair

Finance Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Alaska State House of Representatives

2003

Chair

Finance Subcommittee on Administration, Alaska State House of Representatives

2003

Co-Chair

Special Committee on Fisheries, Alaska State Senate

2003

Member

House Finance Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives

2003

Vice-Chair

Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force, Alaska State Senate

2003

Co-Chair

Special Committee on Fisheries, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Finance Subcommittee on Fish & Game, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Finance Subcommittee on University of Alaska, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

State Affairs Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Health, Education, & Social Services Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Finance Subcommittee on Education & Early Development, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Resources Committee, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Member

Special Committee on Education, Alaska State House of Representatives

2001 - 2002

Former Chair

Task Force on Civics Education, Alaska State Senate

Former Chair

Education Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Chair

Joint Legislative Budget & Audit Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Chair

World Trade Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Chair

Education Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Chair

Legislative Council, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Health and Social Services Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Alaska Arctic Policy Commission, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Labor & Commerce Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Arctic Committee, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, Alaska State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on University of Alaska, Alaska State Senate

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