Cathy Giessel

AK Senate District E

Republican Alaska since Jan 17, 2023

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 28 Healthcare 18 Education 17 Labor & Employment 11 Economy & Taxes 8 Civil Rights & Liberties 7 Criminal Justice & Policing 6 Environment & Energy 6 Social Services & Welfare 6 Transportation & Infrastructure 5 Agriculture 3 Immigration 3 Other 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Banking & Finance 2 Elections & Voting 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Housing 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
AK Senate District E current Alaska	Republican	Jan 17, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
AK Senate District N Alaska	Republican	—	Dec 31, 2020	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (326 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	fail	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	fail	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 78 — An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing certain employees an…	Yea	Apr 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SCR 17 — Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the state's regional educational attendance areas; and celebrating the enduring contributions of the…	Yea	Apr 24, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 272 — An Act relating to the electronic health information exchange system; and providing for an effective date.	Yea	Apr 24, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 192 — An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act.	Yea	Apr 24, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HB 33 — An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective boards…	Yea	Apr 24, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SJR 20 — Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and…	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
HJR 14 — Supporting the completion of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension and the Northern Rail Extension; supporting the increase in defensive…	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 163 — An Act relating to inactive state accounts and funds; repealing the public access fund; repealing the Alaska temporary assistance program…	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 21 — An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of Revenue; relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into…	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 214 — An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making appropriations to…	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 214 — An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making appropriations to…	Nay	Apr 21, 2026	fail	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 214 — An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making appropriations to…	Nay	Apr 21, 2026	fail	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SJR 28 — Recognizing the vital role of workers serving in the state under the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, the H-1B Program for specialty…	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 258 — An Act relating to contracts for the licensing of software applications.	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 187 — An Act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; and providing for an effective date.	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 252 — An Act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; relating to secured transactions; relating to controllable accounts, controllable…	Yea	Apr 13, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SB 230 — An Act relating to state refuges and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the boundaries of the Jonesville Public Use Area…	Yea	Apr 13, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (326 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)