Senator Sean Parnell
District I - Republican
State Capitol, Room 504
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: (907) 465-2995
Fax: (907) 465-6592
Interim:
716 W 4th, Suite 530
Anchorage, AK 99501-2133
Phone: (907) 258-8194
Fax: (907) 258-3966
Elected to the House 1992, 1994
Elected to the Senate 1996
Staff List
Brenda Balash at Brenda_Balash@Legis.state.ak.us
Paula Conrue at Paula_Conrue@Legis.state.ak.us
Michael Morter at Michael_Morter@Legis.state.ak.us
Richard Vitale at Richard_Vitale@Legis.state.ak.us
Date/Place of Birth: 11/19/62; Hanford, CA
Occupation: Attorney
Spouse: Sandy
Children: Grace, Rachel
Residency in Alaska: Anchorage, 1973-present
Education: High School - East Anchorage High
School; College - Pacific Lutheran University, 1980-84, B.B.A.;
Post Graduate - University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1984-87,
J.D.
Political and Government Positions: State
Representative: 1993-1996; Member, House Finance
Committee, 1993-96; Chair, Dept. of Public Safety Budget, Dept.
of Law Budget, and Court System Budget Subcommittees, 1993-96;
Member, Uniform Code Revision Commission, 1993-94. State
Senator: 1997-present; Member, Senate Finance Committee,
1997-1998; Chairman, Department of Natural Resources Budget,
Information Technology Budget, Health and Social Services Budget,
Telecommunications Budget, and Alaska Court System Budget
Subcommittees 1997-1998; Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
1997-1998; Member, Telecommunications Information Council;
Member, Energy Council; Member Western Legislative Timber Task
Force; Member, Bayshore/Klatt Community Council
Business and Professional Positions: Owner of a
small law practice
Service Organization(s) Membership: Member,
National Federation of Independent Business; Rotary; Former
Member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, 1987-91; Volunteer
mentor for high school youth groups and organizations.
Special Interests: Family, teaching and coaching
high school youth, reading, softball
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Legislative Leaders Question Governor
Knowles’ Spending, 12-15-98
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Senate President Mike Miller Will Pass Gavel to
Pearce - Republican Senate Majority Names Leadership
Positions, 11-05-98
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Legislature’s Bond Package Fulfills
Majority’s Commitment to Address Deferred
Maintenance and Alaska’s Need to Build and Repair
Schools, 06-24-98
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Senate Funds Catastrophic Illness Assistance
Program, 04-28-98
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Bill Paves Way to Electronic Age - Senate Votes
to Make Electronic Signatures Legal, 04-22-98
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Senate Approves Bill to Establish Results Based
Government in Alaska, 03-23-98
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Audio Clip Only for
02-25-98: Senate Finance Member, Senator Sean Parnell,
tells why he introduced SB 76. The measure moved out of
the Senate State Affairs Committee Wednesday and will
next appear in the Senate Finance Committee. The measure
revises the Executive Budget Act requiring the
legislative and executive branches to focus on achieving
results through mission policies established by the
legislature and executed by the governor.
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11-25-97: Senate Finance Member, Senator Sean Parnell,
comments on the Governor's $45 million dollar increase in
state funding. Senator Parnell is concerned about how
Alaskans would pay for the increase and what results
would come out of the proposed programs.
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Senate Panel Examines Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention, 10-22-97
Senate Announces New Special Committee On Telecommunications, 02-19-97
Senator Sean Parnell's bill, SB 76, would require agencies to submit Long Range Plans, 02-04-97
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Prime Sponsor of the following legislation
SB 76:
An Act relating to long-term plans of certain state
agencies and recommendations regarding elimination of duplication
in state agency functions.
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SB
208: An Act relating to municipal service areas
and providing for voter approval of the formation, alteration, or
abolishment of certain service areas.
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SB
232: An Act relating to electronic signatures,
electronic records, requirements for records, and the
reproduction of public records.
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SB
295: An Act relating to children and crimes
involving children.
SB
316: An Act relating to rehabilitation programs
for perpetrators of domestic violence; and providing for an
effective date.~
SB
317: An Act relating to regulation of school
buses; and providing for an effective date.
SB
325: An Act relating to an optional municipal
tax exemption for real property occupied as the primary residence
and permanent place of abode by a resident who is the owner and
is disabled.
Co-Sponsor of the following legislation
HB
16: Relating to delinquent minors, to the taking
of action based on the alleged criminal misconduct of ceratin
minors, to the services to be provided to the victims of criminal
misconduct of minors, and to agency records involving minors
alleged to be delinquent based on their criminal misconduct; and
amending Rule 19 and repealing Rules 6, 7, 11(a), 12(a), and
21(f), Alaska Delinquency Rules.
HB
387: An Act relating to dentists.
HJR
12: Urging the Secretary of the
interior to conduct competitive oil and gas lease sales within
the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
SJR
9: Urging the United States Congress to pass
legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development,
and production.
HJR
16: Relating to a federal balanced budget
amendment.
SB
25: An Act relating to authorizing the
Department of Corrections to provide an automated victim
notification and prisoner information system.
SB 134: An
Act relating to home schooling for elementary and secondary
students.
HB 158: An
Act relating to attendance at a public school on a part-time
basis.
HB
65: An Act relating to partial-birth abortions.
HCR
18: Declaring 1997 to be observed as the 80th
Anniversery of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and recognizing
the vital role played by the Univerisity of Alaska Fairbanks.
SJR
7: Supporting continued funding
of the Alaska National Guard Youth Corps Challenge Program.
SB
77: An Act relating to the Alaska Day of Prayer.
SJR
35: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Alaska relating to participation in an abortion.
SB
241: An Act relating to a tax credit program for
postsecondary colleges or universities; and providing for an
effective date.
SJR
37: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Alaska relating to parental consent or
notification before an abortion is provided to a minor.
SB
218: An Act relating to the crime of murder and
to murder of children.
HB
356: An Act establishing the Joint Committee on
Military Bases in Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
HB
395: An Act relating to civil liability
resulting from the use of a defibrillator in providing emergency
aid.
HB
334: An Act relating to wavier of tuition and
fees for certain family members of a police officer killed in the
line of duty; and providing for an effective date.
SB
219: An Act relating to establishing an office
of crime victims' advocacy; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of
Criminal Procedure, Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule
501, Alaska Rules of Evidence.
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