Gary Stevens
2023 - Present
2027
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Gary Stevens (Republican Party) is a member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District C. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.
Stevens (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District C. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Stevens was first appointed to the chamber in February 2003. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 2005 to 2008, and as President of the Senate from 2009 to 2012.
Previously, Stevens served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003. He has also served as mayor of the Kodiak Island Borough, mayor of the City of Kodiak, president of the local school board and presiding officer of the Borough Assembly.
Biography
Gary Stevens was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and lives in Alaska. Stevens graduated from Taft High School in Taft, Oregon, in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army from and reached the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Stevens earned a B.A. from Linfield College in 1963 and his M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, in 1965 and 1984 respectively. His career experience includes working as a professor at the University of Alaska.[1]
Stevens served as a member of the Council on State Governments, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, and the Alaska Conference of Mayors. He was also on the board of directors of the Alaska Municipal League. Stevens was previously the mayor of the City of Kodiak.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Stevens was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Rules Committee
- Select Committee on Legislative Ethics
- Legislative Council Committee
2021-2022
Stevens was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
- Senate Resources Committee
- Senate Rules Committee, Chair
- Legislative Council Committee
2019-2020
Stevens was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Council Committee, Chair
- Senate Education Committee, Chair
- Senate Health & Social Services Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Labor & Commerce |
| • Legislative Budget and Audit, Chair |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stevens served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Labor & Commerce |
| • Special Committee on the Arctic |
| • Senate World Trade, Vice chair |
| • Legislative Council, Chair |
| • Select Committee on Legislative Ethics |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stevens served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education, Chair |
| • Senate World Trade, Chair |
| • Administrative Regulation Review |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stevens served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Resources |
| • Rules |
| • Senate World Trade, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stevens served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education |
| • Resources |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District C
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Gary Stevens in round 1 .
| Total votes: 13,975 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District C
Incumbent Gary Stevens, Heath Smith, and Walter H. Jones advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District C on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gary Stevens (R) | 63.2 | 6,208 | |
| ✔ |  | Heath Smith (R) | 26.8 | 2,634 |
| ✔ | Walter H. Jones (R) | 10.0 | 984 | |
| Total votes: 9,826 | ||||
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2020
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District P
Incumbent Gary Stevens defeated Greg Madden in the general election for Alaska State Senate District P on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gary Stevens (R) | 66.6 | 12,895 | |
| Greg Madden (Alaskan Independence Party) | 33.1 | 6,404 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 19,374 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District P
Incumbent Gary Stevens defeated John Cox in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District P on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gary Stevens | 53.1 | 2,105 | |
| John Cox | 46.9 | 1,861 | ||
| Total votes: 3,966 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District P
Greg Madden advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District P on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Madden | 100.0 | 2,284 |
| Total votes: 2,284 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Kevin Meyer defeated Debra Call, incumbent Byron Mallott, and Carolyn Clift in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Meyer (R) | 51.4 | 145,631 | |
| Debra Call (D) | 44.4 | 125,739 | ||
| Byron Mallott (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,757 | ||
| Carolyn Clift (L) | 1.9 | 5,402 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 605 | ||
| Total votes: 283,134 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Debra Call advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Call | 100.0 | 34,291 | |
| Total votes: 34,291 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Meyer | 35.8 | 23,838 | |
| Edie Grunwald | 27.1 | 18,097 | ||
| Gary Stevens | 12.2 | 8,123 | ||
| Lynn Gattis | 10.3 | 6,898 | ||
| Sharon Jackson | 8.1 | 5,394 | ||
| Stephen Wright | 6.5 | 4,321 | ||
| Total votes: 66,671 | ||||
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2016
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Gary Stevens ran unopposed in the Alaska State Senate District P general election.[2][3]
| Alaska State Senate, District P General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Gary Stevens Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Gary Stevens ran unopposed in the Alaska State Senate District P Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Alaska State Senate, District P Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Stevens Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Robert "Moose" Henrichs was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District R incumbent Gary Lee Stevens was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stevens defeated Henrichs in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Gary Lee Stevens Incumbent |
71.9% | 9,889 | |
| Democratic | Robert "Moose" Henrichs | 28.1% | 3,866 | |
| Total Votes | 13,755 | |||
2012
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012
Stevens won re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska State Senate District 18 (R). He ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012 Republican primary and defeated Robert Henrichs (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Gary Stevens Incumbent |
70.1% | 7,673 | |
| Democratic | Robert Henrichs | 29.9% | 3,277 | |
| Total Votes | 10,950 | |||
2010
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2010
Stevens won re-election to the District R seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the November 2 general election.[13]
2006
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2006
In 2006, Stevens was re-elected to the Alaska State Senate. Stevens finished with 6,510 votes while his opponent Charles Davidson finished with 4,300.[14]
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Gary Stevens (R)
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6,510 | |||
| Charles Davidson (D) | 4,300 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17.
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2022
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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18. |
2021
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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to May 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 15, 2019, through May 14, 2019.
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2018
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In 2018, the 31st Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 13.
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2017
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In 2017, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 17. The legislature held a special session from May 18 to June 16, a second special session from June 16 to July 15, a one-day special session on July 27, and a fourth special session from October 23 to November 21.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20.
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2013
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2012
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In 2012, the 27th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to April 15. It was in special session from April 15 to April 30.
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Personal
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Stevens and his wife, Rita, have three children. They reside in Kodiak.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Alaska State Legislature, "Senate Gary Stevens," accessed January 29, 2023
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed July 1, 2015
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| Preceded by Click Bishop (R) |
Alaska State Senate District C 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska State Senate District P 2003-2023 |
Succeeded by Scott Kawasaki (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska House of Representatives 2000-2003 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor City of Kodiak 1978-1979 |
Succeeded by - |
