Senate President Gary Stevens to retire; House Rep. Louise Stutes announces run for seat

Senate President Gary Stevens to retire; House Rep. Louise Stutes announces run for seat

Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, prepares to open the Alaska Senate's floor session on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)After 22 years in the Alaska Senate, Senate President Gary Stevens is retiring.  Stevens’ decision has been discussed in the Alaska Capitol for more than a year, but on Tuesday, it became official as Kodiak Republican Rep. Louise Stutes became the first person to announce that she will run for S…

Muskox on the move: Rep. Stutes files for Senate to represent District C

As soon as the Legislature adjourned on Tuesday, Rep. Louise Stutes, a registered Republican who has caucused with the Democrats for all of her career, quietly filed to run for Senate. The seat she would serve in is now occupied by Senate President Gary Stevens, who has been rumored to be retiring. Sen. Stevens, also […] The post Muskox on the move: Rep. Stutes files for Senate to represent District C appeared first on Must Read Alaska.