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State Capitol, Room 417
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: (907) 465-2487
Fax: (907) 465-4956
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Interim:
112 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: (907) 486-8872
Fax: (907) 486-5264 (at LIO)
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Elected to the House: 1994, 1996, 1998
Elected to the Senate 2000
Staff
Biography
Date/Place of Birth: 5/23/43; Everett, WA
Occupation: Self Employed
Spouse: Ginny
Children: Carol, Dawn
Residency in Alaska: Lifelong; Kodiak
Education: High School - Kodiak High School,
1958-61
Military Service: Alaska National Guard,
Sergeant (E-5), 7 years service
Political and Government Positions: Kodiak
Island Borough Assembly, 1985-90, 1992-1994; KIB Parks &
Recreation; City of Kodiak Personnel Board; Kodiak Island
Transportation Committee; Kodiak Island School Budget Review
Committee; Kodiak Community College Advisory Board; Kodiak Island
Hospital Advisory Board.
Business and Professional Positions: Executive
Director, Kodiak Island Convention & Visitors Bureau,
1993-1994; Commercial Fisherman; Police Officer, City of Kodiak;
Union Longshoreman; Sporting Goods Store Manager; Hunting and
Fishing Lodge Owner, 1985-90; Printing Shop Owner, 1975-88;
Owner, Austerman's Office Supply, 1979-94; Newspaper Owner,
Kadiak Times, 1976-83.
Service Organization(s) Membership:
President/Board Member, Kodiak Jaycees; Co-Founder, Kodiak Rodeo
Association; Chair, Ducks Unlimited; Co-Founder, Kodiak Alaska
State Parks Advisory Committee; President/Board Member, Kodiak
Chamber of Commerce; Elks Club; Pioneers of Alaska; NRA; Kodiak
Island Sportsmen Association, and Rotary.
Special Interests:
Hunting, fishing, photography, mountain biking, hiking
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Press Releases
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Legislators School Up to Address Fish Issues - Fish Caucus Provides Forum
to Discuss Seafood Matters., 01-26-01
= Alan Austerman, 50 K
= Gary Stevens, 33 K
= Gary Stevens, 81 K
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October 8th Last Day to Register to Vote - Absentee Information is
Available on the Web., 09-26-00
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Garnishments to Dividend Checks & Tax Refunds Announced - Child Support
Enforcement Division to Collect Millions., 09-19-00
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Native Vietnam Era Vets Eligible for Native Allotments., 09-18-00
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U.S. Senate Approves Energy and Water Appropriations Bill - Craig, Haines,
Kake, and Skagway Included., 09-12-00
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U.S. Senate Approves Energy and Water Appropriations Bill - Port Lions and
Ouzinkie Harbors Included., 09-11-00
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome RFP's Available., 09-08-00
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PBS Launches 4-Part Series from Bill Moyers - On Our Own Terms: Moyers on
Dying., 09-08-00
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Gates Foundation Awards $4.9 Million Grant - The Southeast Island and Craig
City School Districts Will Be Included., 09-07-00
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Austerman Receives the David Hutchens Public Service Award., 08-23-00
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21st Alaska State Legislature 2nd Session Republican-led Majority Adjornment
Press Packet - Continuing the Commitment that's Working for Alaska!, 05-03-00
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Legislature Approves Funding for State Employee Contracts - Separate Bill
Provides Pay Increase for Non-Union State Employees., 05-06-00
= John Torgerson, 39 K
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House Funds State Employee Contracts - Majority's "Commitment to Alaska"
Intact - Administration Finds Last-Minute Money, Avoiding Labor Strife., 05-05-00
= Eldon Mulder, 74 K
= Eldon Mulder, 42 K
= Eldon Mulder, 120 K
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Making Alaska’s Government Work for Alaskans 21st Legislature Adjourns, Leaving a Smaller,
Smarter State Government and a Safer, Stronger Alaska., 05-03-00
= Brian Porter, 73 K
= Brian Porter, 62 K
= Brian Porter, 80 K
= Eldon Mulder, 106 K
= Eldon Mulder, 98 K
= Gene Therriualt, 69 K
= Sean Parnell, 73 K
= Drue Pearce, 49 K
= Drue Pearce, 23 K
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$302 Million Bond Package Funds Critical School Needs - Collaborative Effort Addresses
University, Ports & Harbors, 05-03-00
= John Torgerson, 59 K
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Second Session to End Tonight - Special Session Looms., 05-03-00
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Legislature Establishes Alaska Salmon Price Report, 04-24-00
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Legislature Extends Regional Economic Assistance Program, 04-17-00
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Four Dam Pool Projects to be Sold - Communities to Own Their Own Hydro
Projects, 04-12-00
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Monashka Bay Road to be Fixed, 04-08-00
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House Extends Alaska Regional Economic Assistance Program, 04-07-00
= Alan Austerman, 53 K
= Gene Therriault, 52 K
= Eldon Mulder, 75 K
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House Establishes Alaska Salmon Price Report - Updated Wholesale Price Report Aims
for Timely/Accurate Salmon Statistics, 03-31-00
= Alan Austerman, 121 K
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Stevens-Murkowski Bill Allows Fishermen to Income Average - Establishes a
Risk Management Savings Account., 03-28-00
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Kodiak School District to Receive $99,000 in Federal Grant., 03-24-00
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Group Unveils Long-Range Budget Plan, 03-21-00
= Gail Phillips, 65 K
= Alan Austerman, 42 K
= Lisa Murkowski, 76 K
= Bill Hudson, 79 K
= Bill Hudson, 61 K
= Andrew Halcro, 30 K
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Kalsin Bay Maintenance Station Funding Restored - Goes on to the Senate Next, Then
Governor, 03-17-00
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HJR 5 Clears First Hurdle Towards Constitutional Amendment - Would Allow Voters the
Opportunity to Create a Dedicated Fund, 03-08-00
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Statewide Operating Budget Teleconference - Kodiak Villages can Participate, 02-29-00
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Austerman Co-Sponsors Corporate Income Tax Reform - Reduces Taxes on Small Alaskan
Businesses, 02-28-00
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Cold War Recognition Certificates Approved - Members of Armed Forces & Federal Government
Civilian Personnel May Qualify, 09-23-99
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The Healthy Alaska Plan - Public Comment Opportunity on Wednesday and
Thursday, 05-11-99
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4 Dam Pool Resolution Passes Alaska State House - Alaska Energy Authority
Requested to Divest the State Interests', 05-11-99
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Both Bodies Pass House Legislation on Day 113, 05-11-99
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Majority Unveils the Healthy Alaska Plan, 05-08-99
= Brian Porter, 100 K
= Eldon Mulder, 101 K
= Alan Austerman, 74 K
= Bill Hudson, 163 K
= Gail Phillips, 65 K
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House Passes Four Pieces of Legislation on Day 110, 05-08-99
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Balkans Relief Package - House Introduces Resolution Urging U.S. Government
to Purchase Alaska Salmon, 04-28-99
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Represenative Alan Austerman Appointed to ASMI Board -
Reappointed to the AADC Board and Pacific Fisheries Task Force, 02-04-99
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Austerman to Chair Finance Subcommittees, 01-21-99
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1998 Press Release Archive for Representative Alan Austerman
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1997 Press Release Archive for Representative Alan Austerman
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Opinion and Editorial
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Information: Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Corporation's Overview for 2001.
Presented to the Senate Finance Committee - January 12, 2001.
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Co-Op Rationalization of the Pollack Fishery in the Gulf of Alaska, 03-02-00
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Kodiak Daily Mirror, Letter to Editor: Counter Point to "Legislators Fare Better than Schools
on Hikes.", 02-21-00
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Comm Fish 1999 Report
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Kodiak Daily Mirror, Letter to Editor Regarding Deadman's Curve
and Rezanof Drive, 05-05-99
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Alaska Permanent Fund History Recapped, 05-05-99
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Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation's Graphic Overview of the Permanent Fund
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The All-Alaskan Plan, 05-05-99
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Kodiak Daily Mirror, Letter to the Editor on Tort Reform, 04-18-97
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Personal Legislation
Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation
HB 237
: An Act relating to a vessel-based commercial fisheries limited entry system;
relating to management of offshore fisheries; relating to loans for the purchase of
vessel entry permits; and providing for an effective date.
HB 265
: Passed! Chapter 43, SLA 2000
An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance
program; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 363
: Passed! Chapter 62, SLA 2000
An Act relating to salmon product reports; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |
HCR 10
: Proposing recommendations concerning the sale of the Four Dam Pool
hydroelectric facilities.
| Sponsor Statement |
HJR 5
: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska creating
a highway fund, a marine highway fund, and a harbor fund.
| Sponsor Statement
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HJR 39
: Urging the United States government to purchase surplus pink salmon for
aid packages to the Balkans.
| Sponsor Statement |
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Co-Sponsored of the Following Legislation
HB 40
: Passed! Chapter 58, SLA 1999
An Act combining parts of the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development and parts of the Department of
Community and Regional Affairs by transferring some of their
duties to a new Department of Commerce and Rural Development;
transferring some of the duties of the Department of Commerce and
Economic Development and the Department of Community and
Regional Affairs to other existing agencies; eliminating the
Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the
Department of Community and Regional Affairs; relating to the
Department of Commerce and Rural Development and the
commissioner of commerce and rural development; adjusting the
membership of certain multi- member bodies to reflect the transfer
of duties among departments and the elimination of departments;
creating the office of international trade and relating to its duties;
and providing for an effective date.
HB 77
: Passed! Chapter 6, SLA 1999
An Act relating to the Joint Armed Services Committee, a
permanent interim committee of the Alaska State Legislature; and
providing for an effective date.
HB 93
: An Act relating to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's rural assistance loan program and to the definition of 'housing' for purposes of the corporation's housing assistance loan program; and providing for an effective date.
HB 103
: An Act relating to civil actions by municipalities and
certain public corporations and prohibiting certain civil actions by
them against firearms or ammunition manufacturers and dealers.
HB 104
: An Act revising the procedures and authority of the
Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, the Board of
Fisheries, and the Department of Fish and Game to establish a
moratorium on participants or vessels, or both, participating in
certain fisheries; and providing for an effective date.
HB 109
: Passed! Chapter 56, SLA 1999
An Act relating to management of fish and game in
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and navigable waters.
HB 124
: An Act relating to the taxation of income and providing a credit for certain property taxes, and permitting the legislature to use certain income tax proceeds to make appropriations for public schools.
HB 135
: Passed! Chapter 64, SLA 1999
An Act relating to use of eavesdropping and recording devices by
peace officers.
HB 151
: Passed! Chapter 88, SLA 1999
An Act relating to revocation and reinstatement of the
driver's license of a person at least 14 but not yet 21 years of age.
HB 165
: An Act relating to school crisis response planning.
HB 210
: An Act relating to establishing a disciplinary and safety program in public
schools; and providing for an effective date.
HB 255
: An Act relating to cities incorporated under state law that are home rule communities.
HB 307
: An Act establishing an oil and gas corporate income tax and making conforming amendments; and amending the tax on corporations levied under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act to eliminate the state corporate income tax on taxable income of less than $10,000; and providing for an effective date.
HB 339
: Passed! Chapter 102, SLA 2000
An Act authorizing the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank to make loans relating to tourism and development or exploitation of natural resources.
HB 411
: An Act relating to the market value of the permanent fund and to distribution of income of the permanent fund; and providing for an effective date.
HCR 8
: Urging the Alaska Railroad Corporation to select an Alaska company
for the design and construction of three rail barges and the charter and operation
of tugboats for service between Seattle and Alaska as indicated in the Request
for Proposal 99-13-18685.
HJR 9
: Urging the President of the United States and the Congress to act to ensure that federal agencies do not retain records relating to lawful purchase or ownership of firearms gathered through the Brady Handgun Bill instant check system.
HJR 11
: Passed! Legislative Resolve 8
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 15
: Passed! Legislative Resolve 13
Relating to support for the "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act" in
the United States Congress.
HJR 40
: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to terms of
legislators, to meetings of legislative committees, and to the length of regular sessions of the
legislature.
HJR 51:
Expressing support for a cooperative United States-Canada feasibility study on extending the North
American rail system through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory to Alaska.
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