John Cowdery




JOHN COWDERYCommittee Memberships
Chair:  WORLD TRADE AND STATE/FEDERAL RELATIONS
Vice Chair:  TRANSPORTATION
Member:  HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES
Member:  COMMERCE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEV
Member:  GOVERNOR
Member:  LEGISLATURE
Member:  TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES

Personal Profile

Date/Place of Birth:
February 11, 1930
Adrian, Missouri

Residency in Alaska:
Anchorage: 1950 - present

Occupation:
Construction Company Owner
Contractor

Education:
California

Family:
Wife - Juanita, since 1951
Children - Bill, Tom, & Pamela
Three Grand Children
Three Great Grand Children
Five generations of Alaskans

Alaska State Senate: 2001 - present
Chair, Rules Committee: 2003 - present
Chair, World Trade & State/Federal Relations
Chair, Transportation Committee: 2001 - 2003
Co-Chair, Transportation Committee: 2004
Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee:
2005 - present
Co-Chair, Commission on Privatization:
1999 - 2000
Vice-Chair, State Affairs Committee:
2003 - 2004
Vice-Chair, Rules Committee: 2001 - 2002
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 2001 - present
Transportation Committee: 2001 - 2002
Judiciary Committee: 2001 - 2002
Finance Subcommittees:
- Administration: 2004 - present
- Court System: 2003 - present
- Governor: 2003 - present
- Legislature: 2001 - present
- Revenue: 2003 - present
- Corrections: 2001 - 2002
- Fish & Game: 2001 - 2002
- Public Safety: 2001 - 2002
Anchorage Caucus: 2001 - present

Alaska State House of Representatives: 1997 - 2000
Chair, Rules Committee: 1999 - 2000
Chair, Special Committee on International Trade and
Tourism: 1997 - 2000
Vice-Chair, Resources Committee: 1999 - 2000
Vice-Chair, Special Committee on Utility
Restructuring: 1999 - 2000
Vice-Chair, Special Committee on World Trade &
State/Federal Relations: 1999 - 2000
Vice-Chair, Labor and Commerce Committee:
1997 - 1998
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 1999 - 2000
Transportation Committee: 1997 - 2000
Special Committee on World Trade & State/Federal
Relations: 1997 - 1998
Finance Subcommittees:
- Community & Economic Development:
1997 - 2000
- Health & Social Services: 1999 - 2000
- Labor & Workforce Development: 1999 - 2000
- Revenue: 1999 - 2000
- Transportation & Public Facilities: 1997 - 1998
Anchorage Caucus: 1997 - 2000

Political and Government Positions:
Formed the first “Anchorage Caucus”
Anchorage Municipality, with Mayor Tom Fink

Business and Professional Positions:
Background in finance, economics and engineering
Successful Business Owner

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Alaska Pioneers

Special Interests:
Family, Music, Boating, Flying, Photography

Bills at a Glance

NOT A PRIME-SPONSOR OF ANY BILLS
CO-SPONSOR OF THE FOLLOWING BILLS
HB 90 CRIMES/ALCOHOL/DRIVERS LICENSES SAMUELS, STOLTZE CHAPTER 24 SLA 07 06/25/07
HB 133 ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF GANG PROBATIONER BUCH CHAPTER 27 SLA 07 06/25/07
HB 186 SPORT FISHING GUIDE RECORDS HARRIS BY REQUEST CHAPTER 41 SLA 07 07/03/07
HCR 9 ALASKA AIRLINES 75TH ANNIVERSARY HARRIS LEGIS RESOLVE 12 06/12/07
HJR 8 WASHINGTON CONTAINER FEE THOMAS LEGIS RESOLVE 1 03/28/07
SB 19 ETHICS: EXECUTIVE BRANCH & MUNICIPAL ** FRENCH, ELTON (H) JUD 03/12/07
SB 20 LEGISLATIVE DISCLOSURES ** FRENCH, ELTON (H) JUD 03/12/07
SB 150 CRIMES AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS DAVIS (S) RLS 04/25/07
SJR 3 MEDICARE RATES IN ALASKA WIELECHOWSKI LEGIS RESOLVE 10 09/05/07

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