2nd Alaska State Legislature

The 2nd Alaska State Legislature was elected November 8, 1960.

Sessions

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  • 1st session: January 23, 1961 – April 7, 1961
  • 2nd session: January 23, 1962 – April 12, 1962

Alaska Senate

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Make-up

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Affiliation Members
Democratic Party 13
Republican Party 7
 Total 20
 Government Majority 6

Members

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District Name Party Location
A James Nolan Dem Wrangell
Frank Peratrovich Dem Klawock
B W. O. Smith Dem Ketchikan
C Howard C. Bradshaw Dem Sitka
D Elton E. Engstrom Rep Juneau
E Vance Phillips Rep Anchorage
Howard W. Pollock Rep Anchorage
F B. J. Logan Dem Cordova
G Brad Phillips Rep Anchorage
H Irwin L. Metcalf Dem Seward
I Alfred A. Owen Dem Uganik Bay
J George B. McNabb, Jr. Dem Fairbanks
Robert J. McNealy Dem Fairbanks
K Jack E. Weise Rep Bethel
L John B. Coghill Rep Nenana
M Paul Greimann, Sr. Rep Fairbanks
N Lester Bronson Dem Nome
Pearse E. "Pete" Walsh[1] Dem Nome
O Eben Hopson Dem Barrow
P John A. McNees Dem Nome

Leadership

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  • Senate President: Frank Peratrovich (D-Klawock)
  • Majority Leader: Robert J. McNealy (D-Fairbanks)
  • Minority Leader: John B. Coghill (R-Nenana)

Alaska House of Representatives

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Make-up

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Affiliation Members
Republican Party 20
Democratic Party 19
Independent 1
 Total 40
 Government Majority 0

Members

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District Name Party Location
1 Alfred E. Widmark Rep Klawock
2 William K. Boardman Rep Ketchikan
Walter L. Kubley Rep Ketchikan
3 John E. Longworth Rep Petersburg
4 Frank E. Cashel Dem Sitka
Andrew Hope Dem Sitka
5 Marcus F. Jensen Dem Douglas
Dora M. Sweeney Dem Juneau
6 Morgan W. Reed Dem Skagway
7 Harold Z. Hansen Dem Cordova
8 Robert I. Ditman Ind Valdez
9 Jalmar M. Kerttula Dem Palmer
10 John S. Hellenthal Rep Anchorage
Bruce Kendall Rep Anchorage
Bennie Leonard Rep Anchorage
James C. Parsons Rep Anchorage
Henry S. Pratt Rep Anchorage
William H. Sanders Rep Anchorage
Harold D. Strandberg Rep Anchorage
R. W. Stratton, Jr. Rep Spenard
11 William M. Erwin Dem Seward
12 Leo F. Rhode Rep Homer
13 Peter M. Deveau Dem Kodiak
Gilbert A. Jarvela Dem Kodiak
14 Arthur J. Harris Dem Nikolski
15 Jay S. Hammond Rep Naknek
16 Raymond C. Christiansen Dem Bethel
17 Donald Harris Rep McGrath
18 Grant H. Pearson Dem Nenana
19 Edgar I. Baggen Rep Fairbanks
Forbes L. Baker Rep Fairbanks
Charles M. "Jim" Binkley Rep College
Frank X. Chapados Dem Fairbanks
Warren A. Taylor Dem Fairbanks
20 Kenneth A. Garrison Rep Fort Yukon
21 John Nusunginya Dem Point Barrow
22 Jacob A. Stalker Dem Kotzebue
23 Robert R. Blodgett Dem Teller
Arthur D. Johnson[2] Rep Nome
24 Segundo Llorente Dem Alakanuk

Leadership

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  • Speaker of the House: Warren A. Taylor (D-Fairbanks)
  • Majority Leader: Peter M. Deveau (D-Kodiak)
  • Minority Leader: Bruce Kendall (R-Anchorage)

Key Legislative Staff

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  • Secretary of the Senate: Evelyn K. Stevenson
  • Chief Clerk of the House: Esther Reed
  • Executive Director of Legislative Council: John C. Doyle
  • Legislative Auditor: Robert Dyer

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sen. William E. Beltz (D) had been re-elected in 1960, but died before his inauguration. Walsh was appointed in his place.
  2. ^ Died between sessions. Grace A. Johnson (R) was appointed to his seat for the second session.
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