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• Biography
• Press Releases
• Speeches
• Personal Legislation
• District Information

Elected to the House: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998

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Biography

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Press Releases

• Speaker Porter Gavels in House for 22nd Legislature., 01-08-01
  = Brian Porter, 51 K = Jeanneatte James, 30 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 43 K = Bill Williams, 42 K
  
• Senate President Says "No More" to President's Agenda to Declare ANWR a National Monument., 09-19-00
  = Drue Pearce, 71 K = Brian Porter, 152 K
• Legislative Leadership Brings Balance to Redistricting Board - Bert Sharp and Michael Lessmeier Named to Panel., 08-28-00
  
• Lawmakers Denounce President Carter's Comments on Arctic Refuge - Monument Designation for ANWR Undermines Alaska's Economic Future., 08-24-00
• Administration Impermissibly Disregarded Veto Override - Legislature Compelled to take Legal Action Over University Land Entitlement Bill., 06-30-00
  = Mike Miller, 104 K
• 21st Alaska State Legislature 2nd Session Republican-led Majority Adjornment Press Packet - Continuing the Commitment that's Working for Alaska!, 05-03-00
  
• Legislature Approves Funding for State Employee Contracts - Separate Bill Provides Pay Increase for Non-Union State Employees., 05-06-00
  = John Torgerson, 39 K
• 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
• 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
  
• $302 Million Bond Package Funds Critical School Needs - Collaborative Effort Addresses University, Ports & Harbors, 05-03-00
  = John Torgerson, 59 K
• House Leadership Replies to Governor Knowles' Letter., 05-01-00
  
• House Directs LB&A to Study Revenue Issues - Effects of Current and Potential Policies a Tool for Long-Range Goals, 04-10-00
  = Gail Phillips, 94 K
• Speaker Appoints House Members to Conference Committee on Operating Budget, 04-07-00
  
• Bill Renaming Anchorage International Airport Would Honor Alaska's Senior Statesman, 03-17-00
  
• Merger Committee Members Optimistic About Proposed Sale, 03-15-00
  
• Audio Clip Only 03-07-00: House Speaker, Representative Brian Porter, responds to Representative Eric Croft's comments about double dipping and the upcoming legislative break.
  = Brian Porter, 60 K
• March Designated Developmental Disability Awareness Month - Senate Joins House to Highlight Lifestyles/Obstacles of 12,000 Alaskans, 02-11-00
• Joint Special Committee on Mergers Unanimously Votes to Reject the BP/ARCO Merger, 02-08-00
• March: Developmental Disability Awareness Month - House Action Highlights Lifestyles and Obstacles of 12,000 Alaskans, 01-24-00
• House Majority Leaders React to Governor's State of the State Speech, 01-12-00
  = Eldon Mulder, 50 K = Eldon Mulder, 28 K
  = Eldon Mulder, 44 K = Brian Porter, 33 K
  = Brian Porter, 15 K
• Pearce and Porter Unveil Commitment for Taking Care of Alaska Now and for the Future, 01-11-00
  = Drue Pearce, 30 K = Brian Porter, 33 K
  = Sean Parnell, 22 K = Gene Therriault, 35 K
  = John Torgerson, 35 K = Eldon Mulder, 50 K
  = Joe Green, 25 K
• House Opens Second Session of 21st Legislature - Majority Vows to Complete 5-Year Commitment to Alaska - Leadership Calls for Action - Not More Words, 01-10-00
• House Committee Assignments Announced - Changes to Committee on Committees Report Approved, 01-10-00



• 1999 Press Release Archive for Representative Porter
• 1998 Press Release Archive for Representative Porter
• 1997 Press Release Archive for Representative Porter

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Speeches

• KINY Radio Comments for May 11, 1999:
  The Healthy Alaskan Plan
  = Brian Porter, 174 K
• KINY Comments for May 4, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 136 K
• KINY Comments for April 20, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 148 K
• KINY Comments for April 13, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 187 K
• KINY Comments for March 30, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 178 K
• KINY Comments for March 23, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 138 K
• KINY Comments for March 16, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 186 K
• KINY Comments for March 9, 1999
  = Brian Porter, 140 K
• Budget Realities: Full Text of Comments Given to KINY Radio - Juneau , 03-02-99
  = Brian Porter, 174 K
• Update on Subsistence Issue Given to KINY Radio - Juneau, 02-23-99

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Personal Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 9 : Passed! Chapter 14 SLA 99 Act relating to collection of settlement information in civil litigation; amending Rule 41(a)(3), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 511(e), Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement | Sectional Analysis |
HCR 4 : Supporting the responsible development of the Tulsequah Chief Mine through the cooperative effort of Alaska and British Columbia and urging Governor Knowles to withdraw his request for a referral of the Tulsequah Chief Mine to the International Joint Commission under the Boundary Waters Treaty.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 has since passed instead.
HCR 12 : Passed! Legislature Resolve 21 Relating to the state's interest in oil and gas company mergers and establishing a Joint Special Committee on Mergers as a joint committee of the legislature.
| Sponsor Statement |
HCR 15 : Passed! Legislative Resolve 32 Requesting the governor to proclaim March as Developmental Disability Awareness Month.
| Sponsor Statement |

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Legislation of Interest (Sponsored by the House Rules Committee)

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Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 109 : Passed! Chapter 56 SLA 99 Act relating to management of fish and game in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and navigable waters.
HB 141 : An Act providing for preferential voting in state and local elections.
HB 272 : Passed! Chapter 79, SLA 2000 An Act relating to the tax assessment by a home rule or general law municipality of housin that qualifies for the low-income housing credit under the Internal Revenue Code; 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 8 : Passed! Legislature Resolve 1 Relating to a national ballistic missile defense system.
HJR 11 : Passed! Legislature 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 12 : Passed! Legislature Resolve 5 Relating to federal claims against funds obtained by settlement of state tobacco litigation.
HJR 14 : Passed! Legislature Resolve 12 Relating to the National Museum of Women's History and the National Museum of Women's History Alaska Council.
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 4 : Vetoed by Governor An Act relating to victims' rights; relating to establishing an office of victims' rights; relating to compensation of victims of violent crimes; relating to eligibility for a permanent fund dividend for persons convicted of and incarcerated for certain offenses; relating to notice of appropriations concerning victims' rights; and amending Rule 16, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 9, Alaska Delinquency Rules, and Rule 501, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and providing for an effective date.

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Archive of Past Legislation

Measures sponsored or co-sponsored by Representative Brian Porter

• 20th Legislature
• 19th Legislature
• 18th Legislature

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District Information

• Representative Porter's 2000 Summer Newsletter & Questionnaire.
  239 K - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Representative Porter's 1998 Summer Newsletter.
  495 K - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Represenative Brian Porter receives the NFIB Guardian Award, February 1997
• Representative Porter's 1997 Summer Newsletter.
  304 K - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

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