District 26 - Republican
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Interim: 600 East Railroad Avenue Wasilla, AK 99654 Phone: (907) 373-1842 Fax: (907) 376-6180 Session: State Capitol, Room 421 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Phone: (907) 465-2186 Fax: (907) 465-3818 Send E-Mail |
Elected to the House 1994, 1996, 1998
Staff
Michael Krieber 465-6863 or Send E-Mail
Randy Lorenz 465-6597 or Send E-Mail
Sharron O'Dell 465-2186 or Send E-Mail
Date/Place of Birth: 8/2/58; Waukegan, IL
Occupation: Construction & Mortgage Lending
Residency in Alaska: Chugiak, 1963-69;
Anchorage, 1969-76; Wasilla, 1976-present
Education: High School - Dimond, 1973-76;
College - Alaska Pacific University, 1985-87, B.A. Management
Science; Post Graduate - Alaska Pacific University, 1987-89,
Masters Degree, Business Administration
Political and Government Positions: Member,
Board of Directors, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation,
1991-1994; Wasilla Planning Commission, 1991-1994; Member,
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Overall Economic Development
Commission, 1993-1994.
Business and Professional Positions: Senior
Associate, Alliance Mortgage Services, 1994-present
Service Organization(s) Membership: Wasilla
Chamber of Commerce; Chugiak/Eagle River Chamber of Commerce;
Mat-Su Professional Sportsfishing Guide Association; National
Rifle Association; Iditarod Trail Committee
Special Interests: Fishing, hunting, spending
time with nieces and nephews
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Area Legislators to Hold Public Hearing., 01-05-01
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House Legislation Passes on Day 120 - Countdown to Adjournment Continues
= John Coghill, Jr., 63 K
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Senate Approves Department Consolidations - Bill Forms Department of Community
and Economic Development - Aims for Efficiencies and Savings, 05-18-99
= Vic Kohring, 96 K
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Kohring Files Bill Requiring Advance Strike Notice - House Bill 224 Would
Mandate Three Day Notification by Unions, 05-11-99
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House Approves Department Consolidations - Bill Forms Department of
Community and Economic Development, 05-07-99
= Vic Kohring, 70 K
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Audio clip only 05-03-99: Representative Vic Kohring reports on the progress of
his school voucher legislation.
= Vic Kohring, 44 K
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Audio comments only 04-16-99: Representative Vic Kohring comments on the
Governor's recent announcement that he supports combining the Department of
Commerce and Economic Development and the Department of Community and
Regional Affairs.
= Vic Kohring, 75 K
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Department Merger Effort Makes Progress - Bill Passes C&RA and Will Go
Next to Finance Committee, 03-25-99
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Valley Legislators Hold Town Meeting, 03-15-99
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Kohring Unveils Plan to Eliminate Rural Electric Subsidy - Proposal Would
Develop Infrastructure to Create Self-Sufficiency, 03-10-99
= Vic Kohring, 77 K
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Audio Clip Only 03-04-99: Representative Vic Kohring defends his School
Voucher measure, HB 5, from charges it would make K-12 education more
expensive in Alaska.
= Vic Kohring, 58 K
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Bill to Eliminate Daylight Savings Time on the Move - Passes out of
World Trade & State/Federal Relations Committee, 03-05-99
= Vic Kohring, 82 K
- Kohring Calls School Board's Voucher Resolution "Off-Base" - Vows to Stay the Course With Legislation, 03-04-99
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Education Voucher Legislation Moves to House Judiciary, 02-25-99
= Vic Kohring, 95 K
- Kohring Outlines Budget Deficit Elimination Plan - Measure Emphasizes Cuts in Lieu of Taxes, 02-22-99
- Kohring Chairs Two House Budget Committees, 02-17-99
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Audio Clip Only: Rep. Vic Kohring explains why he introduced HB 5.
The measure would enact a school voucher program that would give parents more
choice in the children's education. 02-17-99
= Vic Kohring, 111 K
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Audio Clip Only: Representative Vic Kohring discusses the Governor's
proposed tax plan. 02-10-99
= Vic Kohring, 97 K
- Representative Kohring Announces Series of Town Meetings, 01-30-99
- Kohring Bill Spares Vehicle Owners Double Fees - Owners Would Retain License Plates, 01-21-99
- Bill Honors Girl Killed Crossing Parks Highway - Montana Creek Pedestrian Tunnel Would Become 'Shelby's Way', 01-21-99
- Representative Kohring's 1997 and 1998 Press Release Archive
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Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation
HB 4
: An Act rejecting the use of daylight saving time.
HB 5
: An Act relating to vouchers for education; and
providing for an effective date.
HB 6
: An Act relating to display of motor vehicle
registration plates.
HB 7
: An Act relating to motor vehicle registration plates.
HB 8
: An Act naming the pedestrian underpass at Montana
Creek on the Parks Highway as Shelby's Way.
HB 20
: An Act providing for an advisory vote on the issue
of capital punishment.
HB 26
: An Act relating to the location of the convening of
the legislature in session and to the relocation of functions of
state government; and providing for an effective date.
HB 40
: 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 224
: An Act requiring a public employee labor organization representing
employees of a school district, regional educational attendance area, or a state
boarding school to give notice before striking.
HJR 1
: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Alaska requiring that provisions of a bill that levy a
state tax, increase the rate of a state tax levy, or repeal or
reduce an exemption from a state tax levy require the
affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified voters of the
state who vote on the question.
HJR 6
: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the
State of Alaska relating to state aid for education.
HJR 24
: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Alaska granting jurisdiction to the supreme court to
render advisory opinions.
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Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation
HB 22
: An Act relating to investigations of property by a
municipal assessor or the assessor's agent; and providing for
an effective date.
HB 74
: An Act relating to salary caps and to the power to
transfer certain positions to the classified service and
entitlement to longevity increments for certain state officials.
HB 75
: An Act relating to murder; authorizing capital punishment, classifying murder
in the first degree as a capital felony, and allowing the imposition of the death penalty
when certain of those murders are committed against children; establishing sentencing
procedures for capital felonies; and amending Rules 32, 32.1, and 32.3, Alaska Rules
of Criminal Procedure, and Rules 204, 209, 210, and 212, Alaska Rules of Appellate
Procedure.
HB 109
: An Act relating to management of fish and game in
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and navigable
waters.
HB 118
: An Act relating to payment for remedial classes at
the University of Alaska.
HB 125
: An Act repealing the Estate Tax Law of Alaska; and providing for an
effective date.
HB 129
: An Act excluding school principals from collectively
bargaining under the Public Employment Relations Act.
HB 167
: An Act relating to mobile home dealers.
HB 191
: An Act relating to charter schools; and providing for
an effective date.
HB 192
: An Act relating to reciting the pledge of allegiance by public school
students.
HB 225
: An Act relating to election campaigns and legislative ethics; and
providing for an effective date.
HB 227
: An Act making up to 160 acres of land available for selection by the
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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 20
: Urging the Congress to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing
that income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the
standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the
amounts applicable to unmarried individuals.
HJR 35
: Relating to requesting the United States Congress to repeal the "Brady
Handgun Protection Act.
HJR 36
: Relating to rejecting the conclusions in a recent article published by the
American Psychological Association that suggests that sexual relationships
between adults and children might be positive for children; and urging the
President of the United States and the United States Congress to similarly reject
these conclusions.
HJR 38
: Relating to voluntary school prayer.
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.
SB 3
: An Act relating to the crimes of murder, solicitation to commit murder in the
first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, manslaughter, and
criminally negligent homicide; relating to homicides of children; relating to registration
as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to the crime of interference with custody
of a child or incompetent person; and providing for an effective date.
SB 6
: An Act relating to the disposal of state land.
SB 33
: An Act relating to contracts for the performance of certain state
functions previously performed by state employees and to the Commission on
Privatization and Delivery of Government Services; and providing for an effective
date.
SJR 3
: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to
the repeal of regulations by the legislature.
SJR 25
: Relating to voluntary school prayer.
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Archive of Past Legislation
Measures sponsored or co-sponsored by Representative Vic Kohring
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