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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BICYCLE PROGRAM | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FIN | 03/30/2011 | ||
MINING PROD. & LICENSE TAXES/ROYALTIES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) RES | 01/18/2011 | ||
COMMERCIAL FISHING LOAN ACT | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) RES | 04/06/2012 | ||
GEODUCK AQUATIC FARMING/SEED TRANSFER | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 56 SLA 12 | 06/06/2012 | ||
LEGISLATIVE SESSION LIMIT/PROCEDURES | REPRESENTATIVES SEATON, GRUENBERG, EDGMON |
(H) FIN | 02/16/2011 | ||
MIXING ZONES/SEWAGE SYSTEMS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) FSH | 01/18/2011 | ||
EXTRACTION OF BEDLOAD MATERIAL | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) RLS | 04/15/2012 | ||
CLEAN WATER FUND: LINKED DEPOSITS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) RES | 01/26/2011 | ||
SALES OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS TO MINOR | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 43 SLA 12 | 05/24/2012 | ||
EXEMPTIONS FROM MINING TAX | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
CHAPTER 28 SLA 12 | 05/22/2012 | ||
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PFD: UNIV/AUDITS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(S) RLS | 04/13/2012 | ||
OIL AND GAS CORPORATE TAXES | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
(H) RES | 02/17/2012 | ||
VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
LEGIS RESOLVE 16 | 07/19/2011 | ||
RELOCATE COASTAL VILLAGES REGION FUND | REPRESENTATIVE SEATON |
LEGIS RESOLVE 15 | 07/19/2011 |
Cosponsored Bills
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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EXTEND SENIOR BENEFITS/INCOME ALLOWANCES | REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER |
CHAPTER 6 SLA 11 | 05/02/2011 | ||
ALASKA PUBLIC GARDENS DAY | REPRESENTATIVE KERTTULA |
CHAPTER 16 SLA 11 | 05/27/2011 | ||
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS | REPRESENTATIVE MUNOZ |
(H) FIN | 02/16/2011 | ||
REPORT ON FISHING STREAM ACCESS | REPRESENTATIVE GARA |
CHAPTER 9 SLA 12 | 04/24/2012 | ||
STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE AUDITS | REPRESENTATIVE CHENAULT |
(S) FIN | 03/25/2011 | ||
PICKETING AND PROTESTS AT FUNERALS | REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS |
(S) RLS | 04/13/2012 | ||
ALASKA WILD SALMON DAY | REPRESENTATIVE EDGMON |
(H) FSH | 04/13/2011 | ||
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING: DIGITAL LEARNING | REPRESENTATIVE P.WILSON |
(H) FIN | 02/27/2012 | ||
ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD DAY | REPRESENTATIVES LYNN, THOMPSON, SADDLER |
CHAPTER 10 SLA 12 | 04/30/2012 | ||
RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANT FUND | REPRESENTATIVES THOMAS, P.WILSON, MILLETT |
CHAPTER 12 SLA 12 | 05/02/2012 | ||
MILITARY TRAINING CREDIT/TEMP. LICENSE | REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS |
(S) SUP CAL 4/15 | 04/15/2012 | ||
ESTABLISH ENDOW ALASKA GRANT PROGRAM | REPRESENTATIVE AUSTERMAN |
(S) FIN | 04/10/2012 | ||
HOMEOWNERS ENERGY CONVERSION LOAN FUND | REPRESENTATIVE T.WILSON |
(S) FIN | 04/10/2012 | ||
COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | REPRESENTATIVE AUSTERMAN |
(H) RES | 02/17/2012 | ||
RONALD REAGAN LANDMARK | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
(H) RLS | 02/07/2011 | ||
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH | REPRESENTATIVE COSTELLO |
LEGIS RESOLVE 7 | 07/19/2011 | ||
OIL & GAS POLICY/NORWAY TOUR | REPRESENTATIVE HERRON |
RETURNED TO (H) RLS | 02/15/2012 | ||
STATE FOOD RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
(S) SUP CAL 4/15 | 04/15/2012 | ||
WILDLIFE & SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM | REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN |
(S) RLS | 04/06/2012 | ||
OPPOSE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON | REPRESENTATIVE KAWASAKI |
(H) RLS | 03/18/2011 | ||
ENDORSING ANWR LEASING | REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT |
LEGIS RESOLVE 25 | 07/19/2011 | ||
HONORING RONALD REAGAN | REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE |
LEGIS RESOLVE 1 | 07/19/2011 | ||
BLM LEGACY OIL WELL CLEAN UP/AWARENESS | REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT |
LEGIS RESOLVE 30 | 09/12/2012 | ||
URGING FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE | REPRESENTATIVE P.WILSON |
HOUSE RESOLVE 5 | 02/23/2011 | ||
BYCATCH LIMITS IN NPFMC GROUNDFISH PLAN | REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS |
HOUSE RESOLVE 6 | 07/19/2011 | ||
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS | SENATORS WIELECHOWSKI, ELLIS, DAVIS, EGAN, FRENCH, KOOKESH, MCGUIRE, MENARD, PASKVAN, THOMAS |
(H) FIN | 03/07/2011 | ||
AUTISM: INS. COVERAGE, TASK FORCE | SENATOR ELLIS |
CHAPTER 63 SLA 12 | 06/27/2012 | ||
FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS DAY | SENATOR MEYER |
LEGIS RESOLVE 11 | 07/19/2011 | ||
WALTER HICKEL DAY OF THE ARCTIC | SENATOR FRENCH |
LEGIS RESOLVE 42 | 08/08/2012 | ||
DECORATION OF HONOR | SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI |
LEGIS RESOLVE 35 | 08/08/2012 |