Thursday, 16 April 2009

WAR is out! Hurrah! UPDATED

The state legislature voted to reject Wayne Anthony Ross as Attorney General!

The House voted 23-16 and the Senate 12-7 against WAR.

Phew!

UPDATE

How they voted:

Alaska House

(Richard Foster, D-Nome, who caucuses with the largely Republican

majority, was excused)

Yeas - 16

John Coghill, R-North Pole

Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Anchorage

Anna Fairclough, R-Eagle River

Carl Gatto, R-Palmer

John Harris, R-Valdez

Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage

Carl Johnson, R-Anchorage

Wes Keller, R-Wasilla

Mike Kelly, R-Fairbanks

Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage

Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage

Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau

Mark Neuman, R-Wasilla

Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna

Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks

Bill Stoltze, R-Eagle River

Nays - 23:

Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak

Bob Buch, D-Anchorage

Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski

Sharon Cissna, D-Anchorage

Harry Crawford, D-Anchorage

Mike Doogan, D-Anchorage

Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham

Les Gara, D-Anchorage

Berta Gardener, D-Anchorage

Max Gruenberg, D-Anchorage

David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks

Bob Herron, D-Bethel, but member of Majority

Lindsey Holmes, D-Anchorage

Kyle Johansen, R-Ketchikan

Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, but member of Majority

Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks

Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau

Pete Petersen, D-Anchorage

Woodie Salmon, D-Chalkytsik

Paul Seaton, R-Homer

Bill Thomas, R-Haines

Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage

Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell

Senate

Yea - 7

Con Bunde, R-Anchorage

Fred Dyson, R-Eagle River

Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla

Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage

Linda Menard, R-Wasilla

Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage

Gene Therriault, R-North Pole

Nay - 12

Bettye Davis, D-Anchorage

Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage

Hollis French, D-Anchorage

Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel

Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon

Donald Olson, D-Nome

Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks

Bert Stedman, R-Sitka

Joe Thomas, D-Fairbanks

Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage

Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai

Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak
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