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

Residency in Alaska:
Anchorage: 1946 - 1947, 1950 - present

Occupation:
Commercial Real Estate Broker and
Small Business Owner

Family:
Wife - Gayle
3 Children
7 Grandchildren

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

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

Alaska State House of Representatives: 1995 - present.
Chairman, Rules Committee: 2003 - present
Chairman, Judiciary Committee: 2001 - 2002
Chairman, Labor & Commerce Committee:
     1997 - 2000
Chairman, Special Committee on Oil and Gas:
     1995 - 1996
Co-Chairman, Joint Committee on Electric Utility
     Restructuring: 1997 - 1998
Vice-Chair, Administrative Regulation Review
     Joint Committee: 1995 - 1996
Vice-Chair, Labor & Commerce Committee:
     1995 - 1996
Labor & Commerce Committee: 1995 - present
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 1999 - present
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics:
     2003 - 2004
Special Committee on Oil and Gas: 1995 - 1998,
     2003 - present
Special Committee on Ways and Means:
     2003 to present
Judiciary Committee: 1995 - 2000
Special Committee on Economic Development, Trade
     and Tourism: 1999 - 2000
Special Committee on Economic Development and
     Tourism: 1995 - 1998
Health, Education & Social Services Committee:
     1995 - 1996
Finance Subcommittees:
   - Corrections: 1995 - present
   - Governor: 2003 - present
   - Legislature: 2003 - present
Anchorage Caucus: 1995 - present

Other Political and Government Positions:
Experimental Program to Stimulate
     Competitive Research: 2003 - present
The Energy Council: Member, 1995 to present
   Executive Board Member, 2003 - 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
Executive Board Member, Council on State
     Governments West: 2003 to present
   - 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 Advisory Commission

Employment, 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
Adjunct Professor - University of Alaska Anchorage:
     1980s - 3 years

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Anchorage and Alaska Associations of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
American Legislative Exchange Committee (ALEC)
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Commonwealth North
National Eagle Scout Association
National Republican Legislators Association
Pioneers of Alaska
Former Director - Lakewood Terrace Townhouse Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Arctic Power
Alaska Outdoor Council
National Rifle Association
Alaska Golf Association
Former Director, Alaska Festival of Music
Former Director, BOMA

Awards and Honors:
NFIB Guardian of Small Business: 2004
Who's Who in American Politics: 1997 - 1998 Edition
Anchorage Board of REALTORS® Award: May 1998
NFIB Guardian of Small Business: October 1998
American Lung Association of Alaska Public Policy
     Leadership Award: 1999
David Hutchens Public Service Award: August 1999
   - Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Advisory Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
     Leadership Award: 2001
Alaska Psychological Assocation
     Legislator of the Year: 2000
Golden Stethoscope Award, National Association
     for Education of Young Children
   - Southeast Alaska: April 2002
Sand Lake Community Council 'Thank You' Award:
     August 2002

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

biography last updated 11/30/2006

Chair:
Rules Committee

Member:
Labor & Commerce Committee
Oil & Gas Committee
Ways & Means Committee
Legislative Council Joint Committee

Finance Subcommittees:
Corrections
Governor
Health & Social Services
Legislature