Bio of Drue Pearce 22nd AK State Legislature

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Senator Drue Pearce (R)
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=09=09=09Personal Legislation=20
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=09=09=09Legislative Questionnaire=20
=09=09=09Elected to the House 1984, 1986=20
Elected to the Senate 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000
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=09=09=09Biography
=09=09=09Place of Birth: Fairfield, IL
=09=09=09Residency in Alaska: 1977 - present
Fairbanks, Kotzebue, and Anchorage
=09=09=09Occupation: Businesswoman
Former Banker and Teacher=20
=09=09=09Family: Husband - Michael F.G. Williams
Daughter - Tate Hanna Pearce-Williams.
=09=09=09Education:
Indiana University: 1973
???- B.A., Biological Sciences
Harvard University: 1984
???- M.P.A., Kennedy School of Government
University of Virginia: 1989
???- Darden School of Business, The Executive Program
=09=09=09Alaska State Senate: 1988 - present
Chair, Rules Committee: 2001 - present
Vice-Chair, Resources Committee: 2001 - present
Senate President: 1995-96, 1999-00
Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee: 1999 - 2000
Co-Chair, Finance Committee: 1993-94, 1997-98
Chair, The Energy Council: 1993 - 1994
???- Executive Committee
Chair, Labor & Commerce Committee: 1991 - 1992
Chair, Oil & Gas Committee: 1989 - 1990
=09=09=09Alaska State House of Representatives: 1985 - 1988
=09=09=09Business and Professional Positions:
Partner - Cloverland North and 4150 Company
Investor/Board Member - Wave Energy
Resources Consultant - ASRC
Officer and Branch Manager - Bank of the North
Director - "SummerScene"
Chemistry/Biology Teacher - Indiana
Curator: 1974-77 - The Louisville Zoo
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Special Olympics,
???AADC, AWAIC, Anchorage Economic
???Development Corporation, Kotzebue Chamber & PIC,
???and AlaskaAerospace Development Corporation
Member: Anchorage Chamber, Commonwealth North,
???AOPA, Resource Development Council,
???ARWC, AWPC, Exxon Valdez Advisory Committee,
???Alaska Miners Association, Daughters of the
???American Revolution, Arctic Power, USTA,
???Alaska Support Industry Alliance,
???Alaska Federation of Republican Women.
=09=09=09Special Interests:
Family, Friends, Home, Flying, Breeding & Racing Standardbred Horses, Unite=
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Methodist Church.
=09=09=09biography last updated 1/23/01
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=09=09=09Press Releases
=09=09=09Legislature Hires Expert Advisors., 01-30-01
=09=09=09Pearce Refutes False Story., 01-17-01
=09=09=09Pearce Named to Military Advisory Committee., 01-10-01
=09=09=09Past Press Release Archive
=09=09=092000 Press Release Archive=20
=09=09=091999 Press Release Archive=20
=09=09=091998 Press Release Archive=20
=09=09=091997 Press Release Archive=20
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=09=09=09Opinion-Editorial
=09=09=09Upcoming Legal Issues Facing Alaskans., 12-06-00
=09=09=09Response to Chris Britt's Editorial Cartoon which appeared in the =
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State Journal Register on October 11, 2000.
=09=09=09Interview: YRock's Interview with Alaska's Senate President, Senat=
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Pearce., 09-22-00
=09=09=09Speech: The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Observations and Chan=
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Year Later, 03-01-00
=09=09=09Why Alaska Should Reject the BP/Arco Merger, 01-30-00
=09=09=09Speech given to Commonwealth North - The Upcoming Session, 12-07-9=
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=09=09=09Speech to the 3rd Annual Sakhalin Oil and Gas Conference, 11-15-99=
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=09=09=09We Must Demand Maximum Value from Our Investments, 05-10-99
=09=09=09A Federal Threat on Alaska's Horizon, 04-26-99=20
=09=09=09State Budget Basics 102 - Alaska's Permanent Fund, 04-07-99=20
=09=09=09State Budget Basics 101 - Which Fund is Which?, 03-10-99=20
=09=09=09The State of Alaska's Budget, 12-15-98=20
=09=09=09Fiscal Challenges Faced by the Upcoming 21'st Alaska Legislature -=
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given to RDC and the Alliance, 11-20-98=20
=09=09=09State Budgets: Do We Get What We=01,re Paying For? - Published in =
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Daily News, 11-17-98=20
=09=09=09Pearce Proud of Legislature=01,s Accomplishments, published in All=
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Newsletter=20
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=09=09=09Legislation
=09=09=09Prime Sponsor Legislation
=09=09=09Co-Sponsor Legislation
=09=09=09SB 2 : Municipal School Bond Reimbursement=20
An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction=
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and providing for an effective date.
=09=09=09SJR 3 : F-22 Raptor Aircraft at Elmendorf AFB
Relating to the deployment of F-22 Raptor aircraft at Elmendorf Air Force=
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Base.
| Sponsor Statement |
=09=09=09SJR 4 : NCAA Basketball Preseason Tournaments
Relating to supporting the Great Alaska Shootout, the Top of the World=20
Classic, and similar preseason basketball tournaments, and requesting that=
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the National Collegiate Athletic Association reject legislative proposal No=
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2000-106.
=09=09=09SJR 5 : NCAA Basketball Preseason Tournaments
Relating to opposition to National Collegiate Athletic Association=20
legislative proposal 2000-106.
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=09=09=09SJR 8 : Voting Sites at Military Installations
Relating to supporting polling places at military installations and reserve=
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component facilities.
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