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CJ McCormick

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CJ McCormick is a former Alaska state representative for House District 38 running to reclaim the seat in 2026. Born and raised in Bethel, he served in the House from 2023 through 2024 after earlier service on the Bethel City Council and as Bethel vice mayor.

Where CJ McCormick stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (6 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Public Education Quality (2 records),

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 6 support
  • Cosponsored HB 228, which established the Alaska task force for the regulation of psychedelic medicine; the bill became law as Chapter 60, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    September 19, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored HB 202 on the availability and administration of opioid overdose reversal drugs in schools and on correspondence-school programs; the bill became law as Chapter 47, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    August 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of HB 95 am, which changed how state water is designated as outstanding national resource water; the bill passed the Alaska House 21-18 over his objection.

    April 18, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of CSHB 50 (FIN), the carbon storage bill governing carbon storage on state land and carbon dioxide pipelines; it passed the Alaska House 32-8.

    April 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored a law that permanently extended Alaska's renewable energy grant fund by removing its scheduled end date (House Bill 62). The governor signed it on May 25, 2023.

    May 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Moved and voted for adoption of Bethel Emergency Ordinance 21-52, extending the city's COVID-19 testing and quarantine mandates and exemptions; the Bethel City Council adopted it 6-1.

    November 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: bethelak.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
  • Cosponsored SB 103, which established peer support counseling programs for law enforcement and emergency responders; the bill became law as Chapter 54, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    September 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored SB 151 on police officer training and the establishment of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons review process; the bill became law as Chapter 53, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    September 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Convened a House Community and Regional Affairs Committee hearing on Alaska's record number of in-custody prison deaths as committee chair; four Republican members of the committee voted to overrule him and cancel the invited presentation.

    March 27, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: alaskapublic.org · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored HB 56 on veterinarian certification and controlled-substance prescription database requirements; the bill became law as Chapter 14, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

    July 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support
  • Voted yes on final passage of CSHB 111 (EDC), addressing public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing; the bill passed the Alaska House 39-1.

    May 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes in the joint session roll call to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 140, the school internet funding, charter school, student transportation, correspondence funding and base student allocation bill; the House divided 23-16 and the override failed 39-20 statewide, sustaining the veto.

    March 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
  • Voted yes on final passage of CSHB 17 (HSS) am, requiring insurance and medical assistance coverage for contraceptives and related services; the bill passed the Alaska House 29-11.

    March 21, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 5 support
  • Sponsored HJR 17 as prime sponsor; the resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act was adopted by both chambers of the 33rd Alaska Legislature and permanently filed as Legislative Resolve 30.

    September 23, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored HB 26, which named Alaska Native languages among the official languages of the State of Alaska and renamed the Council for Alaska Native Languages; the bill became law as Chapter 48, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    August 30, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of CSHB 183 (JUD) am, restricting school athletics, recreation and athletic team participation; the bill passed the Alaska House 22-18 over his objection.

    May 12, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of his own HJR 17, the resolution urging Congress to pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act; it passed the Alaska House 36-1.

    April 26, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored SB 119 on state identification cards and driver's licenses for people released from correctional facilities; the bill became law as Chapter 23, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

    August 5, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Cosponsored HB 345 on disaster relief grants to unit owners and on harbor facility funding; the bill became law as Chapter 50, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

    August 30, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Track record — General

General · 15 records
  • Cosponsored HCR 8, a resolution honoring United States military veterans exposed to Agent Orange; the 33rd Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 21.

    September 10, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of CSHB 169 (FSH), which established a fisheries rehabilitation permit; the bill passed the Alaska House 35-5.

    May 7, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of CSHB 268 (FIN) am, the FY2025 state operating budget and supplemental appropriations bill, which passed the Alaska House 23-17.

    April 11, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of HCS CSSB 45, the insurance and direct health care agreements bill; the measure passed the Alaska House 28-12.

    April 8, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted no as the Alaska House passed a bill 33-6 to speed up removal of inactive voters from the rolls (CS for House Bill 129). It required address-check notices at least once a year and would make a registration inactive if the voter did not reply within 45 days. The House never acted on the Senate's later changes, so the bill did not become law.

    February 2, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted in a joint session to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item veto of the school funding line in Alaska's 2024 operating budget, a $174.9 million grant split among school districts by enrollment (House Bill 39). The House divided 19-21 against the override, and the combined House and Senate total of 33-26 fell short of the 45 votes needed, so the veto stood.

    January 18, 2024

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored a law letting Alaska Native corporations change their articles of incorporation, the papers that set a company's basic rules, without a two-thirds vote of their shares. Older Alaska companies still need that two-thirds vote. It became law as Chapter 25 of the 2023 Alaska session laws (House Bill 123).

    August 28, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored HB 23, which established October as Filipino American History Month in Alaska; the bill became law as Chapter 18, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

    July 20, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Sponsored HB 78 as prime sponsor in the 33rd Alaska Legislature; the bill establishing September 10 as Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day became law as Chapter 17, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

    July 20, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored SB 10, which provided hunting, trapping and fishing license benefits for disabled veterans and active members of the Alaska organized militia; the bill became law as Chapter 4, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

    May 24, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of CSHB 39 (FIN) am, the FY2024 state operating budget, which passed the Alaska House 23-17.

    April 17, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Voted yes on final passage of his own HB 78, establishing Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day; the bill passed the Alaska House 36-0.

    March 31, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Cosponsored HJR 6, a resolution supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; the 33rd Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 2.

    February 28, 2023

    Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

  • Took the gavel as chair of the Alaska House Community and Regional Affairs Committee and chair of the House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs in the 33rd Legislature's committee assignments.

    January 20, 2023

    Source: mustreadalaska.com · researched July 31, 2026

  • Won election as Vice-Mayor of Bethel by the Bethel City Council on a 4-2 ballot at the council's organizational meeting.

    October 18, 2021

    Source: bethelak.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 31, 2026

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Profile last researched July 24, 2026.