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Senator Tom Begich State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Senator Tom Begich Senator Click Bishop Senator Mia Costello State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Roger Holland State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Shelley Hughes Senator Scott Kawasaki Senator Jesse Kiehl State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Peter Micciche Senator Robert Myers Senator Donny Olson State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Lora Reinbold Senator Josh Revak Senator Mike Shower State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Bert Stedman Senator Gary Stevens Senator Natasha von Imhof State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Senator Bill Wielechowski Senator David Wilson Representative Ben Carpenter State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Matt Claman Representative Mike Cronk Representative Harriet Drummond State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative David Eastman Representative Bryce Edgmon Representative Zack Fields State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Neal Foster Representative Ronald Gillham Representative Sara Hannan State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Grier Hopkins Representative DeLena Johnson Representative Andy Josephson State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative James Kaufman Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Representative Christopher Kurka State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Bart LeBon Representative Kevin McCabe Representative Ken McCarty State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Tom McKay Representative Kelly Merrick Representative David Nelson State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Dan Ortiz Representative Josiah Patkotak Representative Mike Prax State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Sara Rasmussen Representative George Rauscher Representative Calvin Schrage State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Laddie Shaw Representative Liz Snyder Representative Ivy Spohnholz State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Andi Story Representative Louise Stutes Representative Geran Tarr State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Steve Thompson Representative Cathy Tilton Representative Chris Tuck State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Representative Sarah Vance Representative Adam Wool Representative Tiffany Zulkosky State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 State Capitol, Room 3 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99801.
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