Bush Caucus
Bush Caucus | |
|---|---|
| Ideology | Bipartisanship |
| Seats in the State Senate | 2 / 20 |
| Seats in the State House | 4 / 40 |
The Bush Caucus consists of bipartisan members of the Alaska Legislature who represent rural interests. The caucus typically consists of the members of the Alaska House from Districts 37-40 and the Alaska Senate from districts S and T, which cover the Alaskan Bush.[1]
The group is bipartisan with most members being Democrats or Independents.[1] Mary Peltola is a past chair of the caucus.[2] In the late 1990s, she rebuilt the caucus.[3]
Membership
State Senate
- Lyman Hoffman (1991-1993, 1995–present)[1]
- Donny Olson (2001–present)[1]
State House
- Mary Peltola (1999-2009)[2]
- Bryce Edgmon (2007–present)[1]
- Neal Foster (2009–present)[1]
- Tiffany Zulkosky (2018-2023)[1]
- Josiah Patkotak (2021–2023)[4]
- Conrad McCormick (2023–present)[5]
- Thomas Baker (2023–present)[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Fields, Zack (May 4, 2021). "The power and wisdom of Alaska's Bush Caucus". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ a b Wang, Jackie; Ackley, Kate (2022-08-31). "Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill Young's House seat". Roll Call. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (2016-09-09). "What is the future of the Bush Caucus?". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (2021-02-04). "Josiah Patkotak elected speaker in unorganized Alaska House of Representatives". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Brooks, James (January 25, 2023). "For rural Alaska lawmakers, local issues trumped party interests and swung the state House". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Samuels, Iris (November 8, 2023). "Dunleavy selects Republican to succeed outgoing independent member of Alaska House". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2023-11-14.