George Rauscher

Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 195, a bill letting pharmacists prescribe more drugs, including opioid overdose drugs. The override passed 43-17, so the bill became law.

June 19, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored SB 230 as prime sponsor during his first session in the Alaska Senate; the bill revised management provisions for state refuges, critical habitat areas and public use areas, and it was signed into law on June 24, 2026 as Chapter 40 SLA 26.

June 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored HB 251 as prime sponsor, which loosened restrictions on homemade food sales and expanded state agricultural loan programs; it was signed into law on August 24, 2024 as Chapter 34 SLA 24.

August 24, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored HJR 12 as prime sponsor, a joint resolution endorsing oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; the Alaska Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 2 on May 12, 2021.

May 12, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored HB 6 as prime sponsor in the 30th Alaska Legislature; the bill established the Jonesville Public Use Area in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and Governor Bill Walker signed it into law on June 7, 2018 as Chapter 14 SLA 18.

June 7, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted Nay on the motion to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of SB 183, which expanded the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative auditor, on August 2, 2025; the override succeeded and SB 183 became Chapter 1 FSSLA 25.

August 2, 2025Opposes Government Efficiency

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Voted Nay on the motion to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's line-item vetoes to HB 53, the fiscal year 2026 state operating budget, on August 2, 2025; HB 53 was enacted as Chapter 10 SLA 25.

August 2, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored HB 251 as prime sponsor, which loosened restrictions on homemade food sales and expanded state agricultural loan programs; it was signed into law on August 24, 2024 as Chapter 34 SLA 24.

August 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Introduced a bill proposing to let owners remove unlawful occupants from homes and to change the crimes of trespass, forgery, and deceptive business practices (House Bill 159). Another member took over as lead sponsor after he left the House.

March 26, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 21, which created the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program. The override failed 39-21; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 41, a bill on mental health education in public schools. The override failed 38-22; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

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Voted Nay in the House on the motion to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of HB 57, the public school funding bill, during the joint session of May 20, 2025; the override carried 46-14 and HB 57 became Chapter 5 SLA 25.

May 20, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

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Voted Nay in the House on the motion to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of HB 69, an education funding measure, on April 22, 2025; the override failed 33-27 and the veto was sustained.

April 22, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

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Sponsored HJR 29 as prime sponsor, a joint resolution urging Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act; the Alaska Legislature adopted it and it was permanently filed as Legislative Resolve 27 on October 8, 2018.

October 8, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored HJR 3 as prime sponsor, a joint resolution urging Congress to enact concealed handgun permit reciprocity between the states; the Alaska Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 34 on September 23, 2024.

September 23, 2024Opposes Gun Control

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Voted no on letting Senate Bill 64, a broad elections and voter-registration law, take effect over Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto. The joint House and Senate vote was 38-22, short of the 40 needed, so the veto stood and the bill did not become law.

May 4, 2026Opposes Election Integrity

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Sponsored HB 347 as prime sponsor, which made certain animal ownership and veterinary records confidential; it was signed into law on August 26, 2022 as Chapter 65 SLA 22.

August 26, 2022Supports Data Privacy

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 52, a bill setting rights for children treated in psychiatric hospitals and limiting seclusion and restraint. The override failed 36-24; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Cast his first recorded roll-call vote as a state senator on January 22, 2026, voting Nay on the motion to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of SB 113, a corporate income apportionment and digital business tax measure; the veto was sustained.

January 22, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored HB 88 as prime sponsor, a measure regulating warehouse worker production quotas; it passed both chambers of the Alaska Legislature and Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed it on August 29, 2024.

August 29, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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Published an opinion column in the Alaska Watchman on September 22, 2025 headlined 'Alaska needs more power, not less', in which he argued for expanding the state's electrical generation and transmission capacity.

September 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Co-sponsored SB 208, a bill on growing industrial hemp and selling or leasing state land for farming. It became law without the governor's signature on 2026-08-10.

August 10, 2026

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Co-sponsored HB 176 in the Senate, a bill requiring the University of Alaska to give notice of new or higher student fees and to show fees clearly on bills. The Legislature passed it, but Gov. Dunleavy vetoed it on 2026-08-10.

August 10, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Co-chaired a public listening session of the Alaska Gasline Caucus in Anchorage on 2026-08-06 about the Alaska LNG gas pipeline project. The governor, state officials and utility leaders testified.

August 6, 2026

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Served as Chair of the Alaska House Energy Committee and Vice Chair of the House Resources Committee during the 33rd Alaska Legislature (2023-2024), and also sat on the Legislative Council; the Legislature's committee roster for that legislature records those roles.

July 31, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, a multibillion-dollar tax break for the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline that also taxed certain oil and gas companies. The Senate approved it 11-8, but it failed in the House 19-19.

July 16, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

The Alaska Outdoor Council named Rauscher to its published list of supported candidates for the 2026 Alaska election, in an announcement posted July 13, 2026 that listed him under the Senate heading.

July 13, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 314, a bill licensing registered interior designers and updating rules for architects, engineers and surveyors. The override passed 45-15, so the bill became law.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on the Senate version of HB 381. The bill swapped the property tax on the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline for a lower tax on gas shipped, and added an income tax on certain oil and gas companies. It passed the Senate 12-8.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted no on 2026-06-19 on adding an income tax on certain oil and gas companies to HB 381, the gas pipeline tax bill (Senate Amendment 2). The amendment passed 11-9.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted no on 2026-06-19 on an HB 381 amendment that barred the gas pipeline's lead developer from seeking money from the state if it abandoned the project. It passed 14-6.

June 19, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-19 on an HB 381 amendment that widened the gas pipeline project's labor agreement to cover all construction phases. It also stated that the labor agreement, prevailing wage and apprentice rules were needed. It passed 16-4.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Rauscher to the Alaska State Senate on November 26, 2025, filling the Senate District O vacancy created by Senator Mike Shower's resignation; Rauscher resigned his House District 29 seat on November 29, 2025 to take the appointment.

November 26, 2025

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Introduced House Bill 3 as prime sponsor in January 2025, proposing to hold Alaska legislative sessions in Anchorage. Lead sponsorship passed to Representative G. Nelson in February 2026 while the bill sat in the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee.

January 22, 2025

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Introduced House Bill 18, proposing to let vehicle and boat owners name someone to receive the title when they die. The House Transportation Committee heard the bill and held it.

January 22, 2025

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Sponsored HB 349 as prime sponsor, which revised oil and gas unit and well-spacing administration and state land cabin permit provisions; it was signed into law on June 29, 2022 as Chapter 13 SLA 22.

June 29, 2022

Source: akleg.gov