33rd Legislature(2023-2024)
Member Information
Ralph Samuels
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
2003-2008 Representative District
Date/Place of Birth:December 1, 1961
Anchorage, Alaska
Residency in Alaska:Anchorage: 1961 - present
Occupation:Airline Executive
Businessman
Education:Attended various schools in Anchorage, King Salmon, & Fairbanks
Metlaktla High School: Graduated 1979
University of Alaska, Fairbanks: 1980 - 1985
Alaska State House of Representatives:Chair, Legislative Budget & Audit Joint Committee: 2003 - 2004, 2007-2008
Co-Chair, Resources Committee: 2005 - 2006
Vice-Chair, Legislative Budget & Audit Joint Committee: 2005 - 2006
Vice-Chair, Special Committee on Oil & Gas: 2005 - 2006
Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 2003 - 2004
Special Committee on Fisheries: 2003 - 2004
Judiciary Committee: 2003 - 2004, 2007 - 2008
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 2007 - 2008
Special Committee on Oil & Gas: 2007 - 2008
Rules Committee: 2007 - 2008
Special Committee on Ways & Means: 2005 - 2006
Finance Subcommittees:
- Corrections: 2003 - 2006
- Court System: 2007 - 2008
- Governor: 2007 - 2008
- Law: 2003 - 2008
- Legislative: 2007 - 2008
- Public Safety: 2003 - 2008
- University of Alaska: 2003 - 2004
Other Political and Government Positions:Former Chair, Public Safety Advisory Commission
Municipal Budget Advisory Commission
Former Member, Victims for Justice, Anchorage Youth Court
Business and Professional Positions:Airline Executive, Penair: 1980 - present
Alaska Air Carriers Association.
Former Chair/Member, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Former Board Member, State Chamber of Commerce
Special Interests:Mountaineering, Mountain Biking, Cooking, Hiking, Hunting
