2nd Alaska State Legislature

The 2nd Alaska State Legislature was elected November 8, 1960.

Sessions

• 1st session: January 23, 1961–April 7, 1961
• 2nd session: January 23, 1962–April 12, 1962

Alaska Senate

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	7
Total		20
Government Majority		6

Members

District	Name	Party	Location
A	James Nolan	Dem	Wrangell
	Frank Peratrovich	Dem	Klawock
B	W.O. Smith	Dem	Ketchikan
C	Howard C. Bradshaw	Dem	Sitka
D	Elton E. Engstrom	Rep	Juneau
E	Vance Phillips	Rep	Anchorage
	Howard W. Pollock	Rep	Anchorage
F	B.J. Logan	Dem	Cordova
G	Brad Phillips	Rep	Anchorage
H	Irwin L. Metcalf	Dem	Seward
I	Alfred A. Owen	Dem	Uganik Bay
J	George B. McNabb, Jr.	Dem	Fairbanks
	Robert J. McNeally	Dem	Fairbanks
K	Jack E. Weise	Rep	Bethel
L	John B. Coghill	Rep	Nenana
M	Paul Greimann, Sr.	Rep	Fairbanks
N	Lester Bronson	Dem	Nome
	Pearse E. "Pete" Walsh[1]	Dem	Nome
O	Eben Hopson	Dem	Barrow
P	John A. McNees	Dem	Nome

Leadership

• Senate President: Frank Peratrovich (D-Klawock)
• Majority Leader: Robert J. McNeally (D-Fairbanks)
• Minority Leader: John B. Coghill (R-Nenana)

Alaska House of Representatives

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	20
	Democratic Party	19
	Independent	1
Total		40
Government Majority		0

Members

District	Name	Party	Location
1	Alfred E. Widmark	Rep	Klawock
2	William K. Boardman	Rep	Ketchikan
	Walter L. Kubley	Rep	Ketchikan
3	John E. Longworth	Rep	Petersburg
4	Frank E. Cashel	Dem	Sitka
	Andrew Hope	Dem	Sitka
5	Marcus F. Jensen	Dem	Douglas
	Dora M. Sweeney	Dem	Juneau
6	Morgan W. Reed	Dem	Skagway
7	Harold Z. Hansen	Dem	Cordova
8	Robert I. Ditman	Ind	Valdez
9	Jalmar M. Kerttula	Dem	Palmer
10	John S. Hellenthal	Rep	Anchorage
	Bruce Kendall	Rep	Anchorage
	Bennie Leonard	Rep	Anchorage
	James C. Parsons	Rep	Anchorage
	Henry S. Pratt	Rep	Anchorage
	William H. Sanders	Rep	Anchorage
	Harold D. Strandberg	Rep	Anchorage
	R.W. Stratton, Jr.	Rep	Spenard
11	William M. Erwin	Dem	Seward
12	Leo F. Rhode	Rep	Homer
13	Peter M. Deveau	Dem	Kodiak
	Gilbert A. Jarvela	Dem	Kodiak
14	Arthur J. Harris	Dem	Nikolski
15	Jay S. Hammond	Rep	Naknek
16	Raymond C. Christiansen	Dem	Bethel
17	Donald Harris	Rep	McGrath
18	Grant H. Pearson	Dem	Nenana
19	Edgar I. Baggen	Rep	Fairbanks
	Forbes L. Baker	Rep	Fairbanks
	Charles M. "Jim" Binkley	Rep	College
	Frank X. Chapados	Dem	Fairbanks
	Warren A. Taylor	Dem	Fairbanks
20	Kenneth A. Garrison	Rep	Fort Yukon
21	John Nusunginya	Dem	Point Barrow
22	Jacob A. Stalker	Dem	Kotzebue
23	Robert R. Blodgett	Dem	Teller
	Arthur D. Johnson[2]	Rep	Nome
24	Segundo Llorente	Dem	Alakanuk

Leadership

• Speaker of the House: Warren A. Taylor (D-Fairbanks)
• Majority Leader: Peter M. Deveau (D-Kodiak)
• Minority Leader: Bruce Kendall (R-Anchorage)

Key Legislative Staff

• Secretary of the Senate: Evelyn K. Stevenson
• Chief Clerk of the House: Esther Reed
• Executive Director of Legislative Council: John C. Doyle
• Legislative Auditor: Robert Dyer

See also

• List of Alaska State Legislatures
• 1st Alaska State Legislature, the legislature preceding this one
• 3rd Alaska State Legislature, the legislature following this one

Notes

1. Sen. William E. Beltz (D) had been re-elected in 1960, but died before his inauguration. Walsh was appointed in his place.
2. Died between sessions. Grace A. Johnson (R) was appointed to his seat for the second session.

External links

• Roster of members for the Alaska Territorial and State Legislatures, 1913-2008