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Elected to the House: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000

Biography

Date/Place of Birth: January 4, 1943 - Seattle, Washington

Residency in Alaska: Anchorage: 1946-47, 1950-present

Occupation: Commercial Real Estate Broker; co-owner, Powerhouse Gym of Anchorage

Family: Wife - Gayle
3 Children, 7 Grandchildren

Education:
High School - Anchorage High School: 1961
Willamette University: 1971 - B.A., Political Science

Military Service: 1964 - 1966
U.S. Army (7th Army - Europe)

Alaska State House of Representatives: 1995 - present.
Chairman, Judiciary Committee: 2001 - present
House Special Committee on Economic Development Trade
      & Tourism, 2001 - present
Chairman, Labor & Commerce Committee: 1997-2000
Member, Labor & Commerce Committee: 1995 - 1996, 2001 - present
Legislative Council: 1999 - present
Judiciary Committee: 1997 - 2000
Special Committee on Utility Restructuring: 1999 - 2000
Special Committee on Economic Development and Tourism:
      1999 - 2000
Co-Chairman, Joint Committee on Electric Utility
      Restructuring: 1997 - 1998
Chairman, Special Committee on Oil and Gas: 1995 - 1996
Administrative Regulation Review Committee: 1995 - 1996
Finance Subcommittees: 1995 - present
   - Law: 2001 - present
   - Corrections: 1999 - present
   - Community & Economic Development: 1999 - 2000
   - Labor and Workforce Development: 1999 - 2000
   - Administration: 1997 - 1998
   - Corrections: 1997 - 1998
   - Health and Social Service: 1997 - 1998
   - Community & Regional Affairs: 1995 - 1996
   - Corrections: 1995 - 1996
   - Health and Social Service: 1995 - 1996

Government Positions:
Energy Council: 1996-98, 2001-present
National Conference of State Legislatures
   - Assembly on Federal Issues:
      Commerce & Communications: 1999 - present
   - Assembly on State Issues:
      Commerce, Labor & Economic Development: 1997 - 1998;
      Children, Family & Health: 1995 - 1996;
      Development Disabilities Task Force: 1995 - 1996
Council on State Governments
   - West Committee on Aging: 1999 - present
   - Electrical Industry Restructuring Committee: 1997 - 1998
Western Legislative Conference Health Committee: 1995 - 1996
Former member, City of Anchorage Budget Advisory Commission.
Former Chair, Municipality of Anchorage Americans with Disabilities
      Act (ADA) Advisory Commission

Business and Professional Positions:
Self-employed businessman: 1967 - present;
Co-owner, Powerhouse Gym of Anchorage: 2001 - present.
Broker and Owner, The Rokeberg Company: 1996 - present
Jack White Company: 1973 - 1995
Anchorage Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
Adjunct Professor - University of Alaska Anchorage (3 years)

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
American Legislative Exchange Committee (ALEC)
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Commonwelth North
National Eagle Scout Association
National Republican Legislators Association
Pioneers of Alaska
Former Director - Lakewood Terrace Townhouse Association;
AARP;
NAR;
Arctic Power;
Alaska Outdoor Council
Former director: Alaska Festival of Music
Former director: BOMA

Special Interests:
"Old-Timer" Hockey, Golf, Reading, Cooking, Fishing, Duck Hunting

Awards and Honors:
May 1998 - Anchorage Board of REALTORS®
October 1998 - NFIB Guardian of Small Business
1999 - American Lung Association of Alaska Public Policy Leadership Award
August 1999 - David Hutchens Public Service Award from the Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association
2001 - Advisory Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Leadership Award
April 2002 - Golden Stethoscope Award, National Association for Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska
August 2002 - Sand Lake Community Council "Thank You" Plaque.

biography last updated 11/20/2002

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