Incoming Alaska House majority coalition names House speaker, leadership positions

One day after the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan coalition announced key leadership positions, the incoming majority coalition in the Alaska House announced its leadership including that Anchorage independent Calvin Schrage will be the new House speaker. The new House majority coalition of the 35th Alaska State Legislature is forming with independent, Democratic and Republican members. While many votes are still being counted, preliminary election results published Wednesday show independent and Democratic candidates are leading in 23 races for the House’s 40 seats. That will produce a larger majority coalition than in the last Legislature, where a 21-member majority held a thin lead over the 19-member Republican-led minority. The majority coalition sets the agenda for the House, assigns key committee assignments and decides what legislation will be considered.

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