Jeremy T. Bynum
Registered Republican · AK · Alaska State Representative, District 1
Jeremy Bynum is a licensed engineer who manages the electric division of Ketchikan Public Utilities and has served in the Alaska Legislature since 2025. He is an Air Force veteran and lists education and energy among his priorities.
Where Jeremy T. Bynum stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose), Public Education Quality (5 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of CSHB 195(FIN), which retitled physician assistants as physician associates and revised pharmacist practice; the override carried 43-17.
June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Sponsored a resolution backing marine debris cleanup along Alaska's coast and urging federal agencies to provide more money for it (House Joint Resolution 37).
April 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
In joint session Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 183, which expanded the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative audit division; the override carried 43-16.
August 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 78(FIN), which offered public employees and teachers a choice between defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; the House split 21-19 and the veto was sustained.
May 19, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of HCS CSSB 21(L&C), which established the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program and a Permanent Fund Dividend investment account; the House split 24-16 and the combined 39-21 tally left the veto in place.
June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: akleg.gov
Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 78(FIN), which offered public employees and teachers a choice between defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; the House split 21-19 and the veto was sustained.
May 19, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 5 support · 1 oppose
Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 41 am H, the bill on mental health education in public schools; the House split 22-18 and the combined 38-22 tally fell short of the 40 votes needed.
June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
Introduced a bill proposing to expand technical readiness and career training programs in Alaska public schools (House Bill 333).
February 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
Jeremy Bynum sponsored HJR 5, which became Legislative Resolve 8 supporting the Secure Rural Schools Program.
July 16, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
In joint session Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S, the education package covering maximum classroom sizes, charter schools, student transportation funding and the base student allocation; the override carried 46-14 and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 25.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
In joint session Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 69(FIN), the bill raising Alaska's base student allocation for public schools; the House split 21-19 and the veto was sustained on a combined 33-27 vote.
April 22, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
Sponsored a one-time appropriation bill to fund Alaska public schools at the same per-student amount as fiscal year 2025 (House Bill 112).
February 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Introduced House Bill 365, proposing that Alaska identify qualifying private-school scholarship organizations and join the federal tax credit program for donations to them.
February 23, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Posted a public statement in September 2026 condemning a Ketchikan borough planning commissioner's remarks about the local tribe, Ketchikan Indian Community, and called on her to resign immediately.
September 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: adn.com
Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 52(FIN), which set rights for minors evaluated or treated at psychiatric hospitals and limited seclusion and restraint; the House split 22-18 and the veto was sustained 36-24.
June 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
In joint session Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of SB 113, which apportioned taxable income of highly digitized businesses under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; the House split 21-19 and the veto stood on a 35-25 combined vote.
January 22, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: akleg.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Signed a House Minority Caucus letter on 2026-08-13 asking House Speaker Bryce Edgmon to call the House back into session and hold a public vote on the governor's gas pipeline tax bill (HB 4001).
August 13, 2026
Source: alaskahouse.org
Co-sponsored HB 93, a bill requiring one year of living in Alaska before getting a resident hunting, fishing, or trapping license. Gov. Dunleavy vetoed it on 2026-08-10.
August 10, 2026
Source: akleg.gov
Voted no on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, the gas pipeline tax break bill, which also added a state income tax on some privately owned oil and gas companies. The vote tied 19-19, so the bill failed.
July 16, 2026
Source: akleg.gov
Also on this bill
- June 20, 2026 · 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. (General)
- June 12, 2026 · 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. (General)
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
Source: akleg.gov
Also on this bill
- July 16, 2026 · Voted no on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, the gas pipeline tax break bill, which also added a state income tax on some privately owned oil and gas companies. The vote tied 19-19, so the bill failed. (General)
- June 12, 2026 · 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. (General)
Bynum voted to override the Governor's veto of HB 314 am S, regulating registered interior designers alongside architects, engineers and surveyors; the journal records that he changed his vote from Nay to Yea and the override carried 45-15.
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
Also on this bill
- July 16, 2026 · Voted no on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, the gas pipeline tax break bill, which also added a state income tax on some privately owned oil and gas companies. The vote tied 19-19, so the bill failed. (General)
- June 20, 2026 · 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. (General)
Bynum voted against overriding the Governor's veto of HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H, the elections omnibus covering voter registration, election administration, campaign contributions and election crimes; the House split 23-17 and the veto was sustained 38-22.
May 4, 2026
Source: akleg.gov
Introduced a resolution urging Congress to settle long-unresolved Alaska Native land claims and asking Alaska's members of Congress to work with the communities affected (House Joint Resolution 33).
February 18, 2026
Source: akleg.gov
Introduced a bill proposing to open Alaska's existing fisheries enhancement loan and grant program to federally recognized tribal organizations that run fish hatcheries (House Bill 253).
January 20, 2026
Source: akleg.gov
Bynum voted to override the Governor's line-item vetoes of two appropriations in the conference version of HB 53, the state operating budget; the joint session overrode those line items 45-14.
August 2, 2025
Source: akleg.gov
Jeremy Bynum sponsored HB 75, which became Chapter 7 SLA 25 and addressed Permanent Fund Dividend eligibility and Department of Revenue employee background checks.
June 11, 2025
Source: akleg.gov
Bynum voted for Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ordinance 2029, which barred assembly members from voting on the outside boards the mayor appoints them to; the ordinance failed by one vote with Bynum, Sharli Arntzen and assembly member Palmer in the minority.
November 20, 2023
Source: krbd.org
On the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly, Bynum voted against introducing an ordinance doubling the borough's single-item sales tax cap from $2,000 to $4,000, arguing the increase burdened local businesses and residents; the assembly advanced it 5-2 with Bynum and Glen Thompson opposed.
March 20, 2023
Source: krbd.org
Past races Jeremy T. Bynum ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 1; Alaska · incumbent
- State House District 1 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 1; Alaska · incumbent