Date/Place of Birth:
August 21, 1941
McMinnville, Oregon
Residency in Alaska:
1970 - present
Occupation:
Retired Professor
Family:
Wife - Rita
Children - Anna, Matthew, Natalie
Education:
Taft High School, Taft, Oregon: 1955 - 1959
- B.A.: 1959 - 1963
- M.F.A.: 1963 - 1965
- Ph.D.: 1982 - 1984
Military Service: 3 years service
U.S. Army - 1st Lieutenant
Army Commendation Medal
National Defense Medal
Alaska State Senate: 2003 - present
Rules Chair 2008 - Present
Majority Leader: 2005 - 2008
Chair, Advisory Commision on Local Government:
2005 - present
Chair, Special Committee on University Oversight:
2006 - present
: 2005 - present
Vice-Chair, :
2003 - present
Chair: 2005
: 2003 - present
ASC Subcommittee On Homeland Security:
2005 - present
:
2003 - present
Chair, State Affairs Committee: 2003 - 2004
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Fisheries:
2003
Vice-Chair, Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task
Force: 2003
Labor & Commerce Committee: 2003 - 2004
Finance Subcommittees:
- Community & Economic Development:
2003 - present
- Corrections: 2003 - present
- Natural Resources: 2003 - 2004
Alaska State House of Representatives: 2001 - 2003
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Fisheries:
2001 - 2002
House Finance Committee: 2003
Health, Education, & Social Services Committee:
2001 - 2002
Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force:
2001 - 2002
Resources Committee: 2001 - 2002
State Affairs Committee: 2001 - 2002
Special Committee on Education: 2001 - 2002
Finance Subcommittees:
- Chair, Administration: 2003
- Chair, Natural Resources: 2003
- Education & Early Development: 2001 - 2002
- Fish & Game: 2001 - 2002
- University of Alaska: 2001 - 2002
Other Political and Government Positions:
Executive Committee: 2005 - present
Ex-Officio Member,
Mayor,
Mayor,
President,
Presiding Officer, Borough Assembly
Board of Directors,
Vice-President,
Chairman, Kodiak Mayor’s Conference
Member, Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force
Ex-Officio Member,
: 2001 - 2002
Host Committee, Conference: 2003
Business and Professional Positions:
Professor, : 25 years
General Manager, Northern Processors: 5 years
Director, Kodiak Oral History Project
President,
Board of Directors,
Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Special Interests:
Alaska, U.S. History