Representative Joe Green
District 10 - Republican

• Contact Information
• Biography
• Press Releases
• Legislation

Session:

State Capitol, Room 118
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: (907) 465-4931
Fax: (907) 465-4316

Interim:

716 W 4th, Suite 350
Anchorage, AK 99501-2133
Phone: (907) 258-8198
Fax: (907) 258-8171 (shared)

Elected to the House 1992, 1994, 1996

Biography

Date/Place of Birth: 7/18/33; Macomb, IL
Occupation: Petroleum Engineer (retired)
Spouse: Jeanne
Children: Mike, Beth, Julie, Dana, Deedre
Residency in Alaska: Anchorage, 1977-present
Education: High School - University High, Normal, IL, 1947-51; College - University of Missouri at Rolla, 1951-55, B.S. Petroleum Engineering; Post Graduate - University of Southern California, 1962-63, 19 law credits
Military Service: Alaska State Defense Force, Captain, 1 year service
Political and Government Positions: State Representative 1993-present; Manager, Reservoir Engineering, AOGCC; Director, Minerals & Energy Management, ADNR; Petroleum Administrator, Santa Barbara County, CA; Senior Engineer, California State Lands Commission
Business and Professional Positions: Area Engineer/Exploration Permit Coordinator, ARCO, Inc. (retired 1992); Area Engineer, Chevron Oil Company (CA); Area Engineer, Cities Service Oil Company (Oklahoma/Texas)
Service Organization(s) Membership: Society of Petroleum Engineers; Elks Club; Little League, Boy Scouts of America; Ushering in the Arts; Toastmasters International
Special Interests: Family, sports of all kinds, hunting, fishing, woodworking and
furniture refinishing, helping others, First Presbyterian Church (Elder)

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Press Releases

• Oil Forecast Affirms Need for Balanced Budget Plan, 03-23-99
  = Sean Parnell, 23 K = Eldon Mulder, 77 K
  = John Torgerson, 66 K = Gene Therriault, 31 K
  = Joe Green, 116 K = Gail Phillips, 109 K
  
• Legislators Return from Successful Energy Council Meeting, 03-03-99
• Legislators Take Alaska's Case to Washington, DC - Alaska Delegation Attends The Energy Council, 02-26-99
  = Scott Ogan, 36 K = Gail Phillips, 44 K
  = Joe Green, 90 K
• Audio Clips from Several Participants in Today's "State of the Economy" Forum, 02-09-99
• Judiciary Committee to Discuss Constitutionality of Governor's Subsistence Proposal & Other Issues, 01-04-99
• Legislative Leaders Attend Energy Council - Highlights Include Alaska-Sakhalin Trade Relationships, 12-04-98
• House Majority to Number 26 - Election of Harris, Morgan Brings "Veto-proof Majority", 11-24-98
• Representative Brian Porter Named House Speaker - Republicans to Lead Majority Once Again, 11-07-98
  = Brian Porter, 125 K
• Russian Far East Delegation Observes Democracy in Progress, 10-28-98
• 6 More Majority Bills Become Law, 06-23-98
  = Norman Rokeberg, 41 K
• Majority's Commitment to Alaska Becomes Law, 06-19-98
  = Dave Donley, 77 K = Loren Leman, 65 K
  = Robin Taylor, 97 K = Con Bunde, 56 K
  = Pete Kelly, 87 K = Ramona Barnes, 57 K
  = Mark Hodgins, 63 K = Joe Ryan, 96 K
  = Brian Porter, 56 K
• Continuing the Commitment that's Working for Alaska - 1997 - 1998 Accomplishments Press Packet, 05-15-98
• Move Toward Adjournment Continues - Senate Passes Significant Legislation, 05-10-98
• Move Toward Adjournment Continues - Senate Passes Significant Legislation, 05-09-98
• House Judiciary Moves Child Protection Bill - Bill Changes DFYS Focus to Improving Conditions in the Home, 04-24-98
  = Joe Green, 133
• House Passes Bill to Help Physically Disabled Alaskans - Bill Establishes Warranties for Assistive Technology and Mobility Aids, 04-18-98
  = Joe Green, 42 K
• House Approves Electronic Monitoring For Convicts - Nonviolent Offenders Could be Given Alternative to Prison, 04-17-98
  = Joe Green, 79 K
• House Calls for End to Court-Ordered Tax Increases, 04-09-98
  = Joe Green, 55 K
• Alaska Legislators Discuss Alaska and National Energy Issues in Washington D.C., 03-19-98
  = Loren Leman, 157 K
• Legislators to Press Alaska’s Case on Energy Issues, 03-13-98
• House Leaders Call for North Slope Leasing - Majority Asks Babbitt to Lease NPR-A, 03-11-98
  = Joe Green, 98 K
• Resolution Changes the Standard for Determining Prisoner's Rights in Alaska, 11-18-97
• Legislative Leaders Launch Russian Far East Trade Mission, 09-27-97
• Audio Clip Only: House Judiciary Chairman, Representative Joe Green, tells why the House and Senate Judiciary Committees held a joint meeting Wednesday. During this meeting committee members questioned the Commissioner of Corrections and Commissioner of Public Safety about an ongoing state trooper investigation into the improper use of the state's confidential computer record system, APSIN. 05-07-97.
  
• Audio clip only: Representative Joe Green comments on the APSIN investigation and the implications this ethical breach may have with all Alaskans. 05-07-97.
  
• Green Introduces Bill to Ease Prison Overcrowding; Punish Misdemeanants, 05-06-97
• Legislature Seeks to Split Ninth Circuit Court, 04-30-97
• House Seeks to Split Ninth Circuit Court, 04-22-97
• House Committee Seeks To Split Ninth Circuit Court, 03-17-97
• Northern "Neighbours" Hold Legislative Exchange, 03-14-97
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• Alaska Legislators Discuss Alaska/National Energy Issues in Washington D.C., 03-05-97
• Legislature Pushes For Renewed Development of National Petroleum Reserve, 02-26-97
• Alaska Legislators Travel To Washington D.C. To Influence National Energy Policy, 02-24-97
• House Pushes For Renewed Development of National Petroleum Reserve, 02-07-97

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Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the following legislation

HB 10: An Act requiring mediation in a civil action against an architect, engineer, or land surveyor; amending Rule 100, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 11: Passed Legislature! Transmitted to the Governor An Act relating to driver's licensing; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 42: Relating to the location of the convening of the legislature in regular session.
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HB 94: An Act relating to confidentiality of certain municipal tax records.
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HB 95: An Act relating to motor vehicle registration, licensing, and insurance; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 207: Passed! Chapter 106 SLA 97 An Act relating to employer drug and alcohol testing programs.
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HB 272: Passed Legislature! Transmitted to the Governor An Act to permit a court to order a defendant who receives a sentence of imprisonment for a misdemeanor to serve the sentence by electronic monitoring; and relating to the crime of unlawful evasion.
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HB 274: An Act relating to the qualifications of the members of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 290: An Act relating to motor vehicle license plates for ranchers, farmers, and dairymen.
HB 304: An Act relating to the location of the convening of the legislature in regular session; repealing provisions relating to student guests of the legislature; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 307: An Act relating to custody of and visitation rights concerning children; and relating to an obligor's liability to the state for public money paid to support the obligor's children. ~
HB 451: Passed Legislature! Transmitted to the Governor An Act relating to assistive technology devices and mobility aids for physically disabled persons.
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HB 452: An Act relating to registration, disclosures, and reports by certain nonprofit corporations.
HB 454: An Act relating to the exemption from the requirement for the payment of overtime wages for an individual employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity.
HCR 7: Passed! Legislative Resolve 45 Proposing an amendment to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature relating to notice of committee meetings held during the first week of a first regular session.
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HJR 11: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to redistricting and to the length of a regular session, and establishing a unicameral legislature.
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HJR 12: Passed! Legislative Resolve 5 Urging the Secretary of the interior to conduct competitive oil and gas lease sales within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
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HJR 19: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the election and the duties of the attorney general.
HJR 36: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to redistricting of the legislature, and repealing as obsolete language in the article setting out the apportionment schedule used to elect the members of the first state legislature.
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HJR 38: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to limited entry for sport fish guides and allied professions.
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HJR 41: Supporting an exemption from the Jones Act for the shipment of bulk commodities produced in Alaska. ~
HJR 57: Passed! Legislative Resolve 72 Relating to an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting federal courts from ordering a state or a political subdivision of a state to increase or impose taxes.

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Co-Sponsor of the following legislation

HB 1: An Act relating to taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products; and providing for an effective date.
HB 7: Passed Legislature! Transmitted to the Governor Authorizing establishment of community dispute resolution centers to foster the resolution of disputes between juvenile offenders and their victims.
HB 9: Passed! Chapter 63 SLA 97 An Act relating to the right of crime victims and victims of juvenile offenses to be present at court proceedings; and amending Rule 615, Alaska Rules of Evidence.
HB 24: An Act relating to absences for the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends for service in the Foreign Service of teh United States or to accompany, as the spouse or minor or disabled dependent, another eligible resident who is absent for a reason allowed under the dividend program; relating to eligibility for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 permanent fund dividends of certain spouses and dependents of eligible applicants.
HB 37: An Act relating to a requirement that a parent, guardian,or custodian consent before certain minors receive an abortion; establishing a judicial bypass procedure by which a minor may petition a court for authorization to consent to an abortion without consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian; amending the definition of 'abortion'; and amending Rules 40 and 79, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 204, 210, 212, 213, 508, and 512.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and Rule 9, Alaska Administrative Rules.
HB 65: Passed! Chapter 15 SLA 97 An Act relating to partial-birth abortions.
HB 80: An Act establishing the Alaska Transportation Commission and relating to planning, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date.
HB 116: An Act relating to worker's compensation self-insurance.
HB 119: Passed! Chapter 33 SLA 97 An Act raising the limit on small claims actions to $10,000; and providing for an effective date.
HB 120: Passed! Chapter 3 SLA 97 An Act relating to the power of the attorney general to waive immunity from suit in federal court: and providing for an effective date.
HB 125: An Act relating to contributions from permanent fund dividents to the Alaska children's trust; and providing for an effective date.
HB 158: Passed! Chapter 60 SLA 97 An Act relating to attendance at a public school on a part-time basis.
HB 171: An Act relating to the stat environmental policy and changing the name of the Department of Environmental Conservation to the Department of Environmental Development.
HB 215: An Act making an appropriation to the education facilities fund; making an appropriation from the constitutional budget reserve fund under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
HB 216: An Act relating to the Educational Facilities Financing Authority; and providing for an effective date.
HB 234: An Act relating to assistance for abortions under the general relief program; and relating to financial responsibility for the costs of abortions.
HB 255: An Act relating to subsistence hunting and fishing; and providing for an effective date.
HB 309: Passed! Chapter 3 SLA 98 An Act naming the Robert B. Atwood Building.
HB 339: An Act relating to the child support enforcement agency; and providing for an effective date.
HB 350: An Act requiring that the cost of contraceptives and related health care services be included in health insurance coverage.
HJR 14: Passed! Legislative Resolve 31 Relating to supporting the "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.
HJR 15: Supporting continued funding of the Alaska National Guard Youth Corps Challenge Program.
HJR 20: Relating to the RS 2477 rights-of-way.
HJR 44: Passed! Legislative Resolve 74 Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to redistricting of the legislature.
HJR 45: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to a biennial state budget, to the appropriation limit, and to appropriations from the budget reserve fund.
HJR 47: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the nomination, selection, appointment, and public approval or rejection of justices of the supreme court and of judges of courts established by the legislature that have as an exclusive purpose the exercise of appellate jurisdiction over judicial acts and proceedings, and requiring legislative confirmation of those justices and judges and of the appointed members of the judicial council.
HJR 49: Passed! Legislative Resolve 50 Relating to opposition to a moratorium on the building of roads in the roadless areas of national forests.
HJR 52: Passed! Legislative Resolve 62 Relating to opposition to the designation of any rivers in Alaska as American Heritage Rivers under the American Heritage Rivers initiative.
HJR 59: Passed! Legislative Resolve 84 Relating to an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting desecration of the Flag of the United States.
SB 1: Passed! Chapter 49 SLA 97 Relating to living and working conditions of prisoners in correctional facilities operated by the state, and authorizing the commissioner of corrections to negotiate with providers of detention and confinement services under contract to apply those conditions and limitations on services to persons held under authority of state law at facilities operated under contract or agreement; relating to services provided to prisoners; amending the definition of "severely medically disabled" applicable to prisoners seeking special medical parole; amending provisions of the correctional industries program; and extending the termination date of the Correctional Industries Commission and the program.
SB 24: Passed! Chapter 14 SLA 97 An Act relating to a requirement that a parent, guardian, or custodian consent before certain minors receive an abortion; establishing a judicial bypass procedure by which a minor may petition a court for authorization to consent to an abortion without consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian; amending the definition of 'abortion'; and amending Rules 40 and 79, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 204, 210, 212, 213, 508, and 512.5, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and Rule 9, Alaska Administrative Rules.
SB 77: Passed! Chapter 11 SLA 97 An Act relating to the Alaska Day of Prayer.
SB 261: Passed! Chapter 16 SLA 98 An Act relating to the Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Anchorage in the year 2001; establishing a reserve fund for the games; providing certain duties and authority for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority regarding financing for those games; and providing for an effective date.
SJR 7: Passed! Legislative Resolve 7 Supporting continued funding of the Alaska National Guard Youth Corps Challenge Program.
SJR 8: Passed! Legislative Resolve 10 Urging the United States Congress to give an affirmative expression of approval to a policy authorizing the state to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the export of unprocessed logs harvested from its land and from the land of its political subdivisions and the University of Alaska.
SJR 40: Passed! Legislative Resolve 80 Relating to the fisheries management fee proposed by President Clinton.

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