Bush Caucus | |
|---|---|
| Ideology | Bipartisanship |
| Seats in the State Senate | 2 / 20
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| Seats in the State House | 4 / 40
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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 (2023–2025)6
References
References
- Fields, Zack (May 4, 2021). "The power and wisdom of Alaska's Bush Caucus". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- Wang, Jackie; Ackley, Kate (August 31, 2022). "Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill Young's House seat". Roll Call. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- Kitchenman, Andrew (September 9, 2016). "What is the future of the Bush Caucus?". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- Kitchenman, Andrew (February 4, 2021). "Josiah Patkotak elected speaker in unorganized Alaska House of Representatives". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- Brooks, James (January 25, 2023). "For rural Alaska lawmakers, local issues trumped party interests and swung the state House". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- Samuels, Iris (November 8, 2023). "Dunleavy selects Republican to succeed outgoing independent member of Alaska House". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.