HOUSE
PAUL SEATON
23rd-30th Legislature (2003 -2018)
District: 30
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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STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE AUDITS | REPRESENTATIVES CHENAULT, OLSON, FEIGE, LYNN, THOMPSON, MILLETT, T.WILSON, PRUITT, KELLER, STOLTZE, JOHNSON, HAWKER, EDGMON, SEATON, NAGEAK, HERRON, LEDOUX, MUNOZ, AUSTERMAN, COSTELLO, P.WILSON, SADDLER, REINBOLD, GATTIS, HUGHES, FOSTER, ISAACSON |
CHAPTER 19 SLA 13 | 05/28/2013 | ||
OIL AND GAS TAXES; TAX CREDITS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) RES | 02/06/2013 | ||
CONTRIBUTION FROM PFD: AUDITS; UNIVERSITY | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 106 SLA 14 | 07/29/2014 | ||
AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) FIN | 04/15/2014 | ||
TESTING NEWBORNS FOR VITAMIN D | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 04/09/2014 | ||
NAMING MICHAEL WILEY BRIDGE | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 02/27/2013 | ||
BARBED HOOKS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) RES | 03/22/2013 | ||
JAY HAMMOND DAY | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 68 SLA 13 | 07/10/2013 | ||
ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSELS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 65 SLA 13 | 06/27/2013 | ||
COMMERCIAL FISHING CREWMEMBER LICENSES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 68 SLA 14 | 07/08/2014 | ||
CREDIT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) RLS | 01/31/2014 | ||
AIDEA BONDS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 03/31/2014 | ||
REJECT RECOMMENDATION OF COMP. COMMISSION | REPRESENTATIVES CHENAULT, T.WILSON, HUGHES, SEATON, LYNN, HAWKER, FOSTER, NAGEAK, THOMPSON, P.WILSON, MILLETT, JOHNSON, OLSON, GARA, KAWASAKI, TUCK, JOSEPHSON, DRUMMOND, GUTTENBERG, KREISS-TOMKINS, SADDLER |
(H) FIN | 01/21/2014 | ||
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 04/13/2014 | ||
AK RETIREMENT RESERVE FUND | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 02/26/2014 | ||
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WELLNESS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) STA | 04/17/2014 | ||
PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIP: QUALIFYING EXAM | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 04/11/2014 |
Cosponsored Bills
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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EXTEND BOARD OF MARINE PILOTS | REPRESENTATIVE OLSON |
CHAPTER 39 SLA 13 | 06/03/2013 | ||
MUNICIPAL TAX EXEMPTION: FARM STRUCTURES | REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES |
CHAPTER 66 SLA 13 | 06/28/2013 | ||
VIETNAM VETERANS DAY | REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON |
CHAPTER 3 SLA 13 | 03/27/2013 | ||
STATUTORY REFS TO MENTAL RETARDATION | REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT |
CHAPTER 42 SLA 13 | 06/03/2013 | ||
VPSO FIREARMS | REPRESENTATIVE EDGMON |
CHAPTER 97 SLA 14 | 07/18/2014 | ||
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE STATE | REPRESENTATIVES KREISS-TOMKINS, MILLETT, EDGMON, NAGEAK, HERRON |
CHAPTER 116 SLA 14 | 10/23/2014 | ||
DR. WALTER SOBOLEFF DAY | REPRESENTATIVES KREISS-TOMKINS, P.WILSON, MUNOZ, KERTTULA |
CHAPTER 109 SLA 14 | 07/30/2014 | ||
SECONDARY SCHOOL EXIT EXAM; PERF REPORT | REPRESENTATIVES HIGGINS, MILLETT, GARA, GATTIS, T.WILSON, THOMPSON |
(S) FIN | 03/26/2014 | ||
SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT PREVENTION PROGRAMS | REPRESENTATIVES TARR, GARA, DRUMMOND, JOSEPHSON |
(H) FIN | 03/28/2014 | ||
OIL SPILL PREVENTION FUND | REPRESENTATIVE MUNOZ |
(H) RES | 02/21/2014 | ||
BOARD/LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS | REPRESENTATIVE NAGEAK |
CHAPTER 114 SLA 14 | 08/11/2014 | ||
INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL | REPRESENTATIVE OLSON |
(H) RES | 02/26/2014 | ||
STATE FOOD RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
LEGIS RESOLVE 1 | 06/28/2013 | ||
BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE | REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES |
LEGIS RESOLVE 44 | 07/28/2014 | ||
CONST. AM: TRANSPORTATION FUND | REPRESENTATIVE P.WILSON |
(S) FIN | 04/02/2014 | ||
SUPPORT IN-STATE FIREARMS MANUFACTURING | REPRESENTATIVE CHENAULT |
LEGIS RESOLVE 24 | 06/20/2013 | ||
FEDERAL CONTAMINATION OF ANCSA LANDS | REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT |
LEGIS RESOLVE 28 | 03/04/2014 | ||
ARCTIC COUNCIL | REPRESENTATIVE HERRON |
LEGIS RESOLVE 34 | 07/17/2014 | ||
OFFSHORE OIL & GAS REVENUE SHARING | REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER |
LEGIS RESOLVE 30 | 03/04/2014 | ||
NEWBORN SCREENING FOR HEART DEFECTS | SENATOR MICCICHE |
CHAPTER 56 SLA 13 | 06/26/2013 | ||
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM; VACCINE ASSESSMENTS | SENATOR GIESSEL |
CHAPTER 30 SLA 14 | 06/18/2014 | ||
OPPOSE WARRANTLESS DATA COLLECTION | SENATOR GIESSEL |
LEGIS RESOLVE 51 | 08/11/2014 |