HOUSE
PAUL SEATON
23rd-30th Legislature (2003 -2018)
District: 35
Party: Republican
2003-2018 Representative
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Date/Place of Birth:
October 1, 1945
Oxnard, California
Residency in Alaska:
Seward: 1975 - 1982
Anchor Point: 1983 - 1992
Kachemak City: 1993 - present
Occupation:
Business Owner
Commercial Fisherman
Family:
Wife - Tina
Children:
- Tawny, Business Owner in Minnesota
- Rand, Fish Tender Captain
Education:
Hueneme High School, Oxnard CA: Graduated 1963
Ventura College: Graduated AA 1965
University of California, Santa Barbara CA: 1966
University of Alaska, Fairbanks:
- B.S. Biology, 1968
- Master of Arts in Teaching the Biological Sciences, 1969
San Diego State College: 1972
- M.S. Marine Zoology.
University of California, Santa Barbara CA: 1974 - 1976
- studies on crustacean population ecology
Graduated from AVTEC in Diesel Mechanics: 1979
Alaska State House of Representatives:
Chair, Education: 2009 - 2010
Chair, State Affairs Committee: 2005 - 2006
Chair, Special Committee on Fisheries: 2003 - 2004, 2007 - 2008
Co-Chair, Resources: 2011 - present
House Chair of Legislative Council’s 90-Day Session Evaluation Subcommittee
Vice-Chair, Administrative Regulation Review Committee: 2007 - 2008
Vice-Chair, Special Committee on Education: 2003 - 2004
Vice-Chair, Health, Education & Social Services Committee: 2003 - 2006
Vice-Chair, Resources Committee: 2005 - 2006
Vice-Chair, State Affairs Committee: 2009 - present
Member, Health, Education & Social Services Committee: 2007 - 2008, 2011- present
Member, Education: 2011 - present
Member, Health & Social Services Committee: 2009 - present
Member, Joint Legislative Education Task Force: 2007
Member, Resources Committee: 2007 - present
Member, Salmon Industry Task Force Joint Committee: 2004
Member, State Affairs Committee: 2003 - 2004, 2011 - present
Member, Ways & Means Committee: 2005 - 2008
Finance Subcommittees:
- Commerce, Community & Economic Development: 2007 - present
- Education & Early Development: 2005 - present
- Environmental Conservation: 2005 - present
- Fish & Game: 2003 - 2006
- Law: 2009 - present
- Revenue: 2003 - 2004
- Transportation & Public Facilities: 2003 - 2008
Member, Education Funding District Cost Factor Commission
Other Political and Government Positions:
Community Rivers Planning Coalition, Anchor Point
Delegate to State Republican Convention, 2002
Lifetime Member, National Education Association: 1968 - present
Member, Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force
Former Member, Seward Fish & Game Advisory Committee
Former Member, Seward Harbor Commission
Former Member, City of Homer 2000 Fisheries Task Force
Member, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement Advisory Council
Member, Education Policy Task Force, Council of State Governments
Member, Education Committee Council of State GovernmentsWest
Member, Higher Education Funding Task Force
Member, Scholarship Funding Task Force
Business and Professional Positions:
Business Owner: K-N-S Marine, fish tender business operating 2 vessels contracting with a variety of fish processors.
Commercial Fisherman:
- Cook Inlet Salmon Drift Gillnet for 19 years, 1966 - 1985
- Halibut, 1974 - present
- Tanner Crab Cook Inlet, (when it reopens)
- Pacific cod with pots, 1992 - 2001
Cook Inlet Keeper
Homer Chamber of Commerce
Founding Board Member, Alaska Marine Conservation Council
Former Member, West Coast Advisory Panel for the National Academy of Sciences
Former Member, National Research Council Committee on Individual Fishing Quotas
Former Member, North Pacific Fisheries Council Committee on ’Harvest Priority’ and ’Full Retention and Full Utilization’
Former Member, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
North Pacific Fisheries Association
Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Pratt Museum
Homer Foundation
KBBI Public Radio
Kachemak Bay Conservation Society
Kachemak Bay National Research Reserve Community Council
Kachemak Bay Rotary Club
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust
Alaska Marine Conservation Council
National Rifle Association
Other Information:
Alaska Youth for Environmental Action, 2007 Legislative Award
Lowell Thomas Jr. Award for Outstanding Civil Service: 2006
State Chamber of Commerce A+ Rating for Promoting a Sustainable Business Climate: 2006
Defender of Democracy Award: 2004
Special Interests:
Reading, Talking Politics, Hunting, Fishing, Lapidary
Legislative Service:
- 30th (2017-2018)
- 29th (2015-2016)
- 28th (2013-2014)
- 27th (2011-2012)
- 26th (2009-2010)
- 25th (2007-2008)
- 24th (2005-2006)
- 23rd (2003-2004)
Legislative Service:
- 30th (2017-2018)
- 29th (2015-2016)
- 28th (2013-2014)
- 27th (2011-2012)
- 26th (2009-2010)
- 25th (2007-2008)
- 24th (2005-2006)
- 23rd (2003-2004)
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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LABELING OF PRESCRIBED DRUGS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 123 SLA 04 | 06/29/2004 | ||
TRANSPORTATION OF COMMERCIAL FISH | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON BY REQUEST OF SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE |
CHAPTER 112 SLA 03 | 06/16/2003 | ||
HOMER MERCURY CLASSIC/ GAMING PRIZE LIMIT | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 149 SLA 03 | 08/06/2003 | ||
IMMUNITY FOR PROVIDING FREE HEALTH CARE | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 56 SLA 04 | 06/14/2004 | ||
APPORTIONMENT OF BUSINESS INCOME | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) W&M | 05/14/2003 | ||
MUNI INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ELECTIONS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) CRA | 02/05/2004 | ||
NATURAL GAS LEASES NEAR KACHEMAK BAY | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) RES | 05/05/2004 | ||
FISHERIES PROCESSING BUSINESS/TAX | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON BY REQUEST OF SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE |
(H) FSH | 02/16/2004 | ||
SALE OR TRADE OF STATE LAND | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSR | 05/08/2004 | ||
STUDIES OF SALMON HARVESTING COOPERATIVES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON BY REQUEST OF SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE |
(S) RES | 05/04/2004 | ||
COMMERCIAL FISHING & PROCESSOR SHARES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FSH | 04/16/2003 |
Cosponsored Bills
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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GROUP HEALTH INS: PRIVATE GROUPS/PERSONS | REPRESENTATIVES HEINZE, ROKEBERG |
CHAPTER 54 SLA 04 | 06/14/2004 | ||
DEPOSITS TO THE PERMANENT FUND | REPRESENTATIVE ROKEBERG |
CHAPTER 22 SLA 03 | 05/17/2003 | ||
SOLICITATIONS/CONSUMER PROTECTION | REPRESENTATIVE FATE |
CHAPTER 55 SLA 04 | 06/14/2004 | ||
EDUCATION FUNDING | REPRESENTATIVE STEVENS |
(H) HES | 04/07/2003 | ||
MEDICAID FOR BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER | REPRESENTATIVES KERTTULA, KAPSNER, CISSNA |
(H) FIN | 02/26/2003 | ||
RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS | REPRESENTATIVE WEYHRAUCH |
CHAPTER 26 SLA 03 | 05/28/2003 | ||
HEALTH CARE SERVICES DIRECTIVES | REPRESENTATIVE WEYHRAUCH |
CHAPTER 83 SLA 04 | 06/25/2004 | ||
ELECTRONIC MAIL | REPRESENTATIVE GARA |
(S) L&C | 05/21/2003 | ||
SECOND VERSE OF ALASKA'S STATE SONG | REPRESENTATIVE WEYHRAUCH |
(S) FIN | 05/02/2003 | ||
EXPAND DNA DATABASE | REPRESENTATIVES ANDERSON, HAWKER |
CHAPTER 88 SLA 03 | 06/13/2003 | ||
REINSTATEMENT OF NATIVE CORPS | REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER |
CHAPTER 7 SLA 03 | 04/11/2003 | ||
ALASKA HISTORY CURRICULUM | REPRESENTATIVE KAPSNER |
(S) HES | 05/10/2004 | ||
BOATING SAFETY, REGISTRATION, NUMBERING | REPRESENTATIVE WEYHRAUCH |
CHAPTER 34 SLA 04 | 06/03/2004 | ||
CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS | REPRESENTATIVE CROFT |
CHAPTER 62 SLA 03 | 06/11/2003 | ||
MEDICAID FOR BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER | REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM |
(H) FIN | 02/26/2003 | ||
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EXPANSION | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
(H) FIN | 04/22/2003 | ||
CONCEALED HANDGUNS | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
CHAPTER 63 SLA 03 | 06/11/2003 | ||
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORG TAX CREDIT | REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON |
(S) FIN | 05/09/2003 | ||
MUNI.TAX: PROPERTY AFFECTED BY DISASTER | REPRESENTATIVE CHENAULT |
CHAPTER 1 SLA 04 | 02/13/2004 | ||
NURSE EDUC LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM | REPRESENTATIVE WILSON |
(S) FIN | 05/16/2003 | ||
PROVISIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE | REPRESENTATIVE WEYHRAUCH |
CHAPTER 165 SLA 04 | 07/26/2004 | ||
ORGANIC FOOD | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
CHAPTER 64 SLA 03 | 06/11/2003 | ||
INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING | REPRESENTATIVE WILSON |
CHAPTER 58 SLA 04 | 06/15/2004 | ||
ANIMALS AND CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | REPRESENTATIVE CHENAULT |
CHAPTER 139 SLA 04 | 06/30/2004 | ||
ABORTION: INFORMED CONSENT; INFORMATION | REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM |
(H) JUD | 05/17/2003 | ||
USE CRIMINAL FINES FOR YOUTH COURTS | REPRESENTATIVE OGG |
(H) FIN | 05/13/2003 | ||
JACK COGHILL BRIDGE TO THE INTERIOR | REPRESENTATIVE COGHILL |
CHAPTER 7 SLA 04 | 03/15/2004 | ||
ANATOMICAL GIFTS REGISTRY/AWARENESS FUND | REPRESENTATIVE MCGUIRE |
CHAPTER 68 SLA 04 | 06/16/2004 | ||
TRADE PRACTICES: FREE TRIAL/OPT-OUT PLANS | REPRESENTATIVE MEYER |
CHAPTER 57 SLA 04 | 06/14/2004 | ||
SHALLOW NATURAL GAS/ OIL AND GAS | REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS |
(S) RES | 05/01/2004 | ||
ELECTRONIC/OPTICAL SCAN VOTING MACHINES | REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS |
CHAPTER 154 SLA 04 | 07/03/2004 | ||
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR STATE BUSINESS | REPRESENTATIVE KOTT |
CHAPTER 175 SLA 04 | 07/26/2004 | ||
YOUTH VOTE AMBASSADOR / ELECTION BDS | REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM |
CHAPTER 161 SLA 04 | 07/24/2004 | ||
CONGRATULATE GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR | REPRESENTATIVE LYNN |
(H) STA | 01/21/2003 | ||
EXTEND RAILROAD TO FT. GREELY/DELTA JUNCT | REPRESENTATIVE LYNN |
LEGIS RESOLVE 12 | 05/02/2003 | ||
LEGIS. TASK FORCE ON DESIGN OF STATE SEAL | REPRESENTATIVE JOULE |
(S) FIN | 03/12/2004 | ||
EXTEND JT LEG SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE | REPRESENTATIVE STEVENS |
LEGIS RESOLVE 3 | 03/27/2003 | ||
INHALANTS AND POISONS AWARENESS WEEK | REPRESENTATIVE KAPSNER |
LEGIS RESOLVE 5 | 03/27/2003 | ||
ALASKA WILD SALMON WEEK | REPRESENTATIVE WOLF |
(S) RES | 03/31/2004 | ||
SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC COURTS | REPRESENTATIVE HEINZE |
LEGIS RESOLVE 65 | 06/28/2004 | ||
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH | REPRESENTATIVE MCGUIRE |
LEGIS RESOLVE 43 | 05/07/2004 | ||
CONST AM: APPROPRIATION LIMIT | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
FAILED (S) ON RECON | 05/07/2004 | ||
SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF MILITARY | REPRESENTATIVE HEINZE |
(H) MLV | 03/12/2003 | ||
SUPPORTING U.S. ARMED FORCES | REPRESENTATIVE LYNN |
LEGIS RESOLVE 8 | 04/24/2003 | ||
LABELING OF FISH & FISH PRODUCTS | REPRESENTATIVE KERTTULA |
LEGIS RESOLVE 38 | 04/01/2004 | ||
FED TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR FISHERMEN | REPRESENTATIVE OGG BY REQUEST OF SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE |
LEGIS RESOLVE 63 | 06/09/2004 | ||
RONALD REAGAN DAY | REPRESENTATIVE STEPOVICH |
HOUSE RESOLVE 8 | 08/13/2004 | ||
TEACHERS' & NURSES HOUSING/ AHFC LOANS | SENATOR WILKEN |
CHAPTER 126 SLA 03 | 06/18/2003 | ||
CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DEFIBRILLATOR USE | SENATOR OLSON |
CHAPTER 120 SLA 03 | 06/18/2003 | ||
DOLWD TEACHERS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS | SENATOR STEVENS G |
CHAPTER 49 SLA 03 | 06/06/2003 | ||
RESTAURANTS ETC DISCLOSE WILD/FARMED FISH | SENATOR ELTON BY REQUEST OF SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE |
CHAPTER 146 SLA 04 | 07/03/2004 | ||
APPROP:CAPITAL/SUPPLEMENTAL/REAPPROP/CBR | SENATOR HOFFMAN |
CHAPTER 159 SLA 04 | 07/19/2004 | ||
APPROVE FLINT HILLS ROYALTY OIL SALE | SENATOR THERRIAULT |
CHAPTER 6 SLA 04 | 03/09/2004 | ||
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESOLUTION | SENATOR GREEN |
LEGIS RESOLVE 20 | 08/25/2003 | ||
SUBMERGED LAND TITLE DISPUTES | SENATOR SEEKINS |
LEGIS RESOLVE 45 | 06/04/2004 |