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Legislative Affairs Agency
State Capitol, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182


LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AGENCY (LAA)

The Legislative Affairs Agency is the vehicle for execution of Legislative Council policy and the carrying out of other statutory and rule assignments made by the Legislature. The Agency is headed by an Executive Director who serves at the pleasure of the council and is responsible for the hiring and direction of the activities of the Agency staff according to the law and directives consistent with law and rule. The Executive Director serves as the coordinating authority for the two functional divisions of the agency.

Office of the Executive Director
Pamela A. Varni, Executive Director  465-3800   Fax 465-3234

Division of Administrative Services

The Division of Administrative Services provides management assistance to the Executive Director, administrative support to the Legislature and all divisions, and has the responsibility for accounting, payroll and personnel, maintenance of the Capitol, supply, procurement, data processing, printing, document distribution and the statewide legislative information and teleconference network. There are 21 Legislative Information Offices and nearly 100 volunteer teleconference sites within the state.


Accounting

Karla Schofield, Deputy Director
465-3852  Fax 465-3234

Data Processing

Curtis Clothier, Manager 
465-2419  Fax 465-8503 
Help Desk  465-4357

Information & Teleconferencing

Sue Gullufsen, Manager
465-4648  Fax 465-2864

Legislative Information Offices & Teleconference Centers

Maintenance

Don Johnston, Building Manager
465-3708  Fax  465-3724

Supply

Jan Price, Supply Officer
465-3853  Fax 465-2918

Supply Room - Capitol, Room 3  - 465-3853

Personnel Office

Skiff Lobaugh, Human Resource Manager 465-3854  Fax 465-6557

Print Shop - printshop@legis.state.ak.us

Harold Pence, Manager
Basement, Community & Regional Affairs Building
465-3806  Fax 465-3530

Printing Services

Documents (session only)

465-3737

 

 

Division of Legal and Research Services

Legal Services

Legal Services provides bill drafting and legal research/advice for legislators, as well as contract review, session law production, and statute revision.

Legislative Reference Library

The Legislative Reference Library is open to the public as well as legislative personnel, and contains most legislative committee records, as well as statutes from all other states.

Legislative Research

Legislative Research provides research and information services to Alaska legislators. The agency is non-partisan and accessible to all members of both houses. It is a source of independent and objective information, research, and analysis. (Note: Closed July & August)

Legal Services

Tamara Brandt Cook, Director
Lynn Barnes, Special Assistant

465-3867  Fax 465-2029

Legislative Reference Library

Mary Pagenkopf, Librarian
Brien Daugherty, Librarian
465-3808  Fax  465-4844

 

Research Services

Patricia Young, Manager

465-3991  Fax 465-3908

 

Legislative Analysts

Chuck Burnham
Cherie Nienhuis

Kathleen Wakefield
Roger Withington
Patricia Young

465-3991  Fax 465-3908

Legislative Counsel

465-2450  Fax 465-2029

 

Terry Bannister
Don Bullock

Jack Chenoweth
James Crawford
Barbara Craver

Pam Finley, Revisor of Statutes

Kathryn Kurtz

Jerry Luckhaupt
Jean Mischel

George Utermohle

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