The Bush Caucus consists of bipartisan members of the

Alaska Legislature The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives (lower house) and the 20-member Alaska Senate (upper house). There are 40 Ho ...

who represent rural interests. The caucus typically consists of the members of the

Alaska House The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per ...

from Districts 37-40 and the Alaska Senate from districts S and T, which cover the Alaskan Bush. The group is bipartisan with most members being Democrats or Independents.

Mary Peltola Mary Sattler Peltola (née Sattler; Yup'ik: Akalleq; formerly Kapsner; born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from since September 2022. She previously served as a judge on th ...

is a past chair of the caucus. In the late 1990s, she rebuilt the caucus.

Membership

State Senate

Lyman Hoffman Lyman F. Hoffman (born February 13, 1950) is a Yup'ik politician and registered Democrat who caucuses with the Republicans in the Alaska Senate. He represents the S district since 1995, and from 1991 through 1992 previously. He was a member of ...

(1991-1993, 1995–present) * Donny Olson (2001–present)

State House

(1999-2009) * Bryce Edgmon (2007–present) * Neal Foster (2009–present) * Tiffany Zulkosky (2018-2023) *

Josiah Patkotak Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak (born March 22, 1994) is an Iñupiaq politician from Alaska. He has represented District 40 as a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives since 2021. Patkotak defeated another Iñupiaq candidate, Elizabeth Niiqs ...

(2021–present) * Conrad McCormick (2023–present)

References

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