Calvin R. Schrage

Schrage voted yes on the successful House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 195, which renamed physician assistants as physician associates and broadened collaborative practice agreements for pharmacists and prescription of opioid overdose drugs.

June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Wrote a law letting Alaska cities and boroughs create programs that help property owners pay for energy and resilience upgrades through assessments on their property. It also changed how borough planning commission seats are apportioned (House Bill 227, Chapter 28 SLA 22).

June 30, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Asked the Legislature's chief lawyer for a written legal opinion on how November's Ballot Measure 2 could repeal part of the donation limits voters approved in Ballot Measure 1, and publicly opposed repealing those limits.

September 11, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Was a main sponsor of Ballot Measure 1, which limits how much people and groups can give to candidates for state office. More than 70% of voters approved it at the 2026-08-18 statewide election.

August 18, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Lead sponsor of a campaign finance bill setting contribution limits for state and local candidates, tightening reporting, and limiting spending by foreign-influenced corporations (House Bill 16). The legislature passed it; the governor vetoed it on July 9, 2026.

June 22, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Schrage voted yes on the successful motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 183, which expanded the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative audit division; the override carried and the bill became Chapter 1 FSSLA 25.

August 2, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored a law easing Alaska's accountant licensing rules, dropping the 150-college-credit requirement in favor of a bachelor's degree plus two years of experience. It also reset license rules for private professional conservators, who manage money for people who cannot (House Bill 121).

July 23, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Schrage served as prime sponsor of HB 163 in the 32nd Alaska Legislature, an act on the issuance of vehicle registration plates, vehicle title applications, and driver's license renewal; it was enacted as Chapter 61 SLA 22.

August 10, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 78, which gave certain public employees and teachers a choice between the defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; the veto was sustained.

May 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Schrage sponsored HB 70 in the 34th Legislature, a bill concerning emergency medical services and operational canines that was vetoed by the governor.

July 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced a bill proposing a state matching-grant program to help communities build and renovate fire stations (House Bill 207, 2025).

May 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on 2026-06-19 in a joint session of the Legislature on overriding Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 21, a bill creating the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program and letting people put Permanent Fund Dividends into investment accounts. The override got 39 of the 40 votes it needed, so the veto stood.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 78, which gave certain public employees and teachers a choice between the defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; the veto was sustained.

May 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: akleg.gov

Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 41, which established mental health education in Alaska public schools; the veto was sustained.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Schrage voted yes on the successful House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 57, the school act covering maximum classroom sizes, charter schools, student transportation funding, and the base student allocation; the override carried and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 25.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 69, which raised the base student allocation for Alaska public schools; the veto was sustained.

April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 140, the education package that funded school district internet service, charter schools, student transportation, and raised the base student allocation; the veto was sustained and the bill died.

March 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov

Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates endorsed Calvin Schrage in House District 12 as one of 33 Alaska candidates on its slate for the August 18, 2026 primary; the organization stated it endorsed only candidates who scored 100 percent on its reproductive health care questionnaire.

July 16, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Schrage voted yes on the House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 64, an elections act covering voter registration, election administration, campaign contributions, and write-in candidates; the veto was sustained.

May 4, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Wrote a bill to drop the witness-signature requirement on ballots, let voters fix small errors so valid ballots still count, extend early voting to 30 days, and allow registering to vote on election day (House Bill 43). A House committee rewrote it and sent it to the House Finance Committee on May 14, 2025.

May 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Lead sponsor of a campaign finance bill setting contribution limits for state and local candidates, tightening reporting, and limiting spending by foreign-influenced corporations (House Bill 16). The legislature passed it; the governor vetoed it on July 9, 2026.

June 22, 2026Supports Limit Foreign Influence

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 in a joint session of the Legislature on overriding Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 52, a bill setting rights for minors treated at psychiatric hospitals and limiting the use of seclusion and restraint on them. The override got 36 of the 40 votes it needed, so the veto stood.

June 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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As chair of the House members on the HB 381 conference committee, signed the final compromise version of the gas pipeline tax break bill, which also added a state income tax on some privately owned oil and gas companies. He voted yes on it on 2026-07-16. The vote tied 19-19, so the bill failed.

July 16, 2026

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Voted no on 2026-06-20 on accepting the Senate's changes to HB 381, the gas pipeline tax bill. The House rejected the Senate changes 12-28 and sent the bill to a conference committee.

June 20, 2026

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Schrage voted yes on the successful House motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 314, which regulated registered interior designers and extended the termination date of the State Board of Registration for architects, engineers, and land surveyors.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-12 on passing HB 381, a bill proposing to cut state property taxes on the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline by switching to a tax on the gas it carries. The House passed it 34-5.

June 12, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Schrage served as co-chair of the Alaska House Finance Committee in the 34th Legislature and led the committee through its capital budget markup, which added $99.5 million in general-purpose spending and removed the Cascade Point ferry terminal and West Susitna Access Road projects.

May 6, 2026

Source: alaskapublic.org

Schrage sponsored HB 348 in the 34th Legislature, a bill concerning release of feral cats.

February 23, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Schrage sponsored HJR 41 in the 34th Legislature, a resolution to rescind requests for a constitutional convention.

February 23, 2026

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Introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment folding the Permanent Fund's earnings reserve into the fund itself. It caps yearly draws at 5 percent of the fund's average market value, with voters deciding (House Joint Resolution 10).

May 10, 2025

Source: akleg.gov

Schrage voted yes in the Alaska House on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item veto of appropriations in the state operating budget bill HB 39 during the 33rd Legislature.

January 18, 2024

Source: akleg.gov