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Holland, Ky

AK · Alaska state representative for District 9

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Ky Holland has lived in Alaska for 25 years, in Mountain View and Hillside, and graduated from Service High School in 1979. He earned a BSME from Oregon State University in 1985 and an MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2000, beginning his career as a mechanical engineer.

Where Holland, Ky stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (4 records)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Holland voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 195, the bill on pharmacist prescribing authority and the physician associate title; the override carried 43-17.

    June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Holland cosponsored SB 187 in the 34th Legislature, legislation prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals, enacted as Chapter 17 SLA 2026.

    June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 153, proposing to require utilities to get 40 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and 55 percent by 2035.

    March 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Holland voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 183, the bill on legislative audit and the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee; the override carried 43-16 and the bill became Chapter 1 FSSLA 2025.

    August 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
  • Voted yes as the Alaska House passed the state operating budget 21-19, and voted yes again on the final compromise version 21-19; it became law as Chapter 34, Session Laws of Alaska 2026 (House Bill 263).

    May 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted yes to override the governor's line-item vetoes and reductions on page 104 of the HB 53 state operating budget; the override carried 45-14.

    August 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted for final House passage of HB 78, the bill restoring a defined benefit retirement option for public employees, which passed 21-19.

    May 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on accepting the Senate's changes to Alaska's mental health budget bill; the House rejected them 13-25 and sent the bill to a joint House-Senate committee. Holland then voted yes on the compromise version, which the House adopted 33-7 and which became law (House Bill 55).

    May 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
  • Cosponsored a law requiring Alaska evacuation plans and maps to use three standard warnings: Level 1 Ready in green, Level 2 Set in yellow, and Level 3 Go in red (Senate Bill 192, Chapter 4, SLA 2026).

    May 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill directing the state transportation department to prioritize road upkeep for fire-prone communities reachable by only one route (House Bill 317).

    February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 252, proposing to require electric utilities to adopt wildland fire mitigation plans and to set their liability when vegetation touches utility lines.

    January 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HJR 15 in the 34th Legislature, a wildfire preparedness resolution that became Legislative Resolve 7.

    July 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of SB 21, the Alaska Work and Save retirement program bill; the joint session fell short at 39-21 and the veto was sustained.

    June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of HB 78, the bill restoring a defined benefit option in the public employee retirement systems; the joint session fell short at 33-27 and the veto was sustained.

    May 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on accepting the Senate's changes to Alaska's mental health budget bill; the House rejected them 13-25 and sent the bill to a joint House-Senate committee. Holland then voted yes on the compromise version, which the House adopted 33-7 and which became law (House Bill 55).

    May 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 6 support
  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of SB 41, the public school mental health education bill; the joint session fell short at 38-22 and the veto was sustained.

    June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland cosponsored SB 23 in the 34th Legislature, civics education and secondary school graduation requirement legislation enacted as Chapter 18 SLA 2026.

    June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland cosponsored HJR 5 in the 34th Legislature, a resolution asking Congress to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, adopted as Legislative Resolve 8.

    July 16, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 57, the school funding, class-size and classroom cell phone bill; the override carried 46-14 and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 2025.

    May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of HB 69, the public education funding bill; the joint session fell short at 33-27 and the veto was sustained.

    April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted for final House passage of HB 69, the public education funding bill, which passed 24-16 before the governor vetoed it.

    March 12, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 support
  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of SB 64, the elections, voting and voter registration bill; the joint session fell short at 38-22 and the veto was sustained.

    May 4, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted for House passage of a broad elections overhaul covering voting, voter registration and campaign contributions; it passed 23-16. Governor Dunleavy vetoed the bill and lawmakers fell short of overriding him (Senate Bill 64).

    March 23, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of HB 52, the bill on minors and psychiatric hospitals; the joint session fell short at 36-24 and the veto was sustained.

    June 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support
  • Holland voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 314, the bill on registration of architects, engineers, land surveyors and interior designers; the override carried 45-15.

    June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted yes on the motion to override the governor's veto of SB 113, the bill apportioning taxable income of digital businesses; the joint session fell short at 35-25 and the veto was sustained.

    January 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 3 support
  • Introduced a bill setting rules for city zoning around airports and buffers between airports and nearby nonindustrial property (House Bill 346).

    February 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HJR 27 in the 34th Legislature, a resolution supporting a comprehensive state energy and economic development strategy covering oil, gas, renewables, and critical minerals.

    February 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Introduced House Bill 128, proposing to let the state grant cities easements inside Chugach State Park to build, repair and maintain roads there at the city's own cost.

    March 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Track record — General

General · 12 records
  • Holland served as Co-Chair of the House Special Committee on Energy in the 34th Alaska Legislature and sat on the House Community and Regional Affairs, House State Affairs, and Joint Armed Services committees.

    July 31, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HB 216 in the 34th Legislature, legislation transferring railroad land to Whittier that became Chapter 42 SLA 2026.

    July 2, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

  • Holland cast the only no vote on final House passage of SB 208, the agricultural land, industrial hemp and state vegetable bill, which passed the House 39-1.

    May 17, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted no on concurring in the Senate's amendments to HB 289, the supplemental appropriations bill; the House rejected concurrence 19-20.

    March 18, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill creating an Alaska Innovation Council to recommend ways to grow emerging industries and diversify the state's economy (House Bill 34).

    March 18, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

  • Introduced a bill, as its only sponsor, to change how the governor sends signed resolutions back to the Legislature; the House State Affairs Committee advanced it 4-1 (House Bill 290).

    March 4, 2026

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored a law setting which absences from Alaska still let a resident qualify for the Permanent Fund Dividend, the state's yearly payment to residents (House Bill 75). The law also required national criminal background checks for some state Revenue Department employees, and became Chapter 7 of the 2025 session laws.

    June 11, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland cosponsored SB 47 in the 34th Legislature, Chugach State Park easement legislation enacted as Chapter 6 SLA 2025.

    June 7, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HB 229 in the 34th Legislature, a bill exempting Alaska from daylight saving time.

    May 17, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland voted no on concurring in the Senate's amendments to HB 53, the state operating budget; the House rejected concurrence 11-27.

    May 9, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HB 182 in the 34th Legislature, a bill allowing live music and entertainment at breweries, wineries, and distilleries.

    May 7, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Holland sponsored HB 30 in the 34th Legislature, a bill creating an Office of Entrepreneurship.

    March 26, 2025

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.