Bush Caucus
Bush Caucus | |
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| 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.
The group is bipartisan with most members being Democrats or Independents. Former congresswoman Mary Peltola is a past chair of this caucus.
State Senate
- Lyman Hoffman (1991-1993, 1995–present)
- Donny Olson (2001–present)
State House
- Mary Peltola (1999-2009)
- Bryce Edgmon (2007–present)
- Neal Foster (2009–present)
- Tiffany Zulkosky (2018-2023)
- Josiah Patkotak (2021–2023)
- Conrad McCormick (2023–present)
- Thomas Baker (2023–2025)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fields, Zack (May 4, 2021). "The power and wisdom of Alaska's Bush Caucus". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Alaska's Mary Peltola and Bill Hill for Election to Congress". www.afge.org. August 11, 2026. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
- ↑ 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 (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.
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