HOUSE
DAVID EASTMAN
30th-33rd Legislature (2017 -2024)
District: 10
Party: Republican
2017-2024 Representative
Biogrpahy:
David is a conservative legislator representing the rural Mat-Su Valley. He ran on a platform of fighting for genuine conservative reform, fiscally and socially, and remains committed to delivering on that promise. David, the son of an entrepreneur and small business owner in Orange County, California, is the first member of his family ever to have served in elected office and is one of two military veterans currently serving in the Alaska House of Representatives. Pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming an Alaskan, he chose the Last Frontier. He believes that our constitutional form of self-government requires the ceaseless vigilance of the people in every step of our lawmaking process. He has been a member of the Alaska law enforcement community since 2003. When he is not serving in legislative sessions that now exceed 200 days a year, he serves as a member of the AK-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team and as a firefighter and emergency responder for the Mat-Su Borough. He lives in Wasilla with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters.
Education:
Studied law at West Point, and after graduating was given his first choice of military assignments.
Military Service:
As a Military Police Captain stationed at Fort Richardson from 2003-2011, he prepared soldiers for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and himself led troops in Afghanistan. His military assignments included serving as Provost Marshal of Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a Summary Court Martial Judge for the Alaska Military Police Battalion, and as the Armed Forces Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Branch Chief for the 56th Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC.
Political History:
House District 10 touches Wasilla, Meadow Lakes, Houston, Willow, Caswell, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, Chase, Petersville, Skwentna, and other rural communities in the Mat-Su.
He currently works on the following committees in the legislature: Legislative Council Select Committee on Legislative Ethics House Rules, House Judiciary, House Fisheries, House Health and Social Services
Legislative Service:
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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DOT&PF LIST OF CARBON FOOTPRINTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) TRA | 03/18/2019 | ||
DUI AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) TRA | 05/13/2019 | ||
GROUNDS FOR RECALL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
HIRING LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
RIGHTS: COMM BTWN STATE EMPLOYEES & LEGIS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
2016, 2017 & 2018 PFD SUPP. PAYMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
PFD MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
PFD: GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) CRA | 05/13/2019 | ||
PENALTY FOR OVERCOLLECTING SALES TAX | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
FOOD STAMPS & CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) HSS | 05/14/2019 | ||
FOOD STAMPS:WORK REQUIREMENTS;TIME LIMITS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) HSS | 05/14/2019 | ||
OCC. LICENSING; MIN. WAGE; LOBBYING | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) MLV | 05/14/2019 | ||
REPEAL ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/14/2019 | ||
JURY INSTRUCTION TO JUDGE LAW & FACTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/14/2019 | ||
PFD/OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AGENCIES/MUNIS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/14/2019 | ||
OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ALL YEAR | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/14/2019 | ||
PERMANENT FUND CORP BOARD CONFIRMATION | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/15/2019 | ||
POSSESS DEADLY WEAPONS/FIREARMS; DEFENSES | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/15/2019 | ||
CRIMINALIZE ABORTION; PRIVACY; COURTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) HSS | 05/15/2019 | ||
JUDICIAL IMPEACHMENT | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) CRA | 05/15/2019 | ||
FREE SPEECH/POLICY NEUTRAL UNIV. | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 | ||
NO PROTECTIVE ORDERS FOR FIREARM RISKS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) CRA | 02/24/2020 | ||
BINDING VOTES AS CRIME; BRIBERY/COERCION | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 | ||
LAWSUITS FOR INJURY DUE TO FIREARM BAN | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 | ||
RIGHT TO EARN A LIVING ACT | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) JUD | 02/24/2020 | ||
APPROP: 2019 PFD PAYMENT FROM ERA | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/22/2019 | ||
APPROP: 2016,2017,2018 PFD SUPP PAYMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/22/2019 | ||
APPROP: 2016,2017,2018 PFD SUPP PAYMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/22/2019 | ||
SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES: HOUSE ORGANIZATION | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
WITHDRAWN | 02/20/2019 | ||
UNIFORM RULE AMENDMENT: LEG EMPLOYEES | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
PORNOGRAPHY AS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) EDC | 05/14/2019 | ||
UNIFORM RULE AMENDMENT; BUDGET | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 | ||
CONST. AM: NO RELIGIOUS TEST FOR OFFICE | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 03/08/2019 | ||
CONST. AM: INCOME TAX | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 05/13/2019 | ||
CONST. AM: MEMBERSHIP OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL | REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 |
Cosponsored Bills
Bill | Short Title | Prime Sponsor(s) | Current Status | Status Date | |
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NAMING SCOTT JOHNSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE | REPRESENTATIVE TALERICO |
CHAPTER 3 SLA 19 | 05/17/2019 | ||
STATE PERSONNEL ACT: VETERANS' EXPERIENCE | REPRESENTATIVE STORY |
CHAPTER 12 SLA 20 | 04/20/2020 | ||
JURY TRIALS FOR TERM. OF PARENTAL RIGHTS | REPRESENTATIVE WILSON |
(H) JUD | 03/06/2019 | ||
SHARED CHILD CUSTODY: BEST INTEREST | REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER |
(H) HSS | 03/06/2019 | ||
NAMING TROOPER GABE RICH MEMORIAL BRIDGE | REPRESENTATIVE TALERICO |
CHAPTER 4 SLA 19 | 05/17/2019 | ||
NAMING VIETNAM HELI. PILOTS' MEM. BRIDGE | REPRESENTATIVE SHAW |
(H) RLS | 03/11/2020 | ||
PROOF OF INSURANCE: UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS | REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS |
(H) JUD | 03/11/2020 | ||
OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ALL YEAR | REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ |
(H) STA | 02/24/2020 | ||
ENSURE ACCESS INTO DENALI PARK | REPRESENTATIVE TALERICO |
LEGIS RESOLVE 17 | 04/20/2020 | ||
NAT'L. NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL | REPRESENTATIVE LINCOLN |
HOUSE RESOLVE 6 | 06/13/2019 |