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Thomas Baker (Alaska politician)

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On March 18, 2024, after several meetings with the governor over the previous week, Baker voted against overriding Governor Dunleavy's veto of a bipartisan education funding bill, citing the need for other funding in his district and the governor's ability to veto specific funding from the budget
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that would allow the Legislature to establish a preference giving priority to rural subsistence harvesters during resource shortages. The measure could bring Alaska into compliance with the
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issued a joint statement saying that they could not support the proposal and that Baker had not adequately consulted his constituents.
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Andy Baker. He graduated from Kotzebue High School in 2013, going on to obtain a bachelor's degree in English from
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Baker represents district 40, the northernmost legislative district in the country, making him a member of the
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candidates Saima Chase and Robyn Burke, changed his party affiliation to Independent.
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passed a resolution introduced by Baker urging the withdrawal of a proposed
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regardless. Baker had previously voted in favor of the education bill.
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Baker has served on the Kotzebue city and tribal councils. In
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rule restricting development in large portions of the
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Baker was appointed on November 8, 2023 by governor
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Alaska House of Representatives
Incumbent
Mike Dunleavy
Josiah Patkotak
Kotzebue
Alaska
Independent
Republican
John Baker
Dartmouth College
Official website
Alaska
Alaska House of Representatives
Kotzebue
lobbyist
Dartmouth College
2020
state senate
Donny Olson
Mike Dunleavy
Josiah Patkotak
North Slope Borough
Legislature
Bureau of Land Management
National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska
Bush Caucus
Alaska Constitution
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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