Begich, Tom

Voted against HJR 12, a resolution endorsing oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; the resolution was adopted as Legislative Resolve 2.

March 29, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 17 on energy efficiency and clean-energy policy for public buildings; the bill advanced to Senate Finance but did not become law.

January 22, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against SJR 7, a resolution endorsing oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; the resolution was adopted as Legislative Resolve 1.

March 4, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against HJR 5, a resolution endorsing oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; the resolution was adopted as Legislative Resolve 2.

February 22, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 10 to provide free or reduced tuition for essential workers; it passed the Senate and advanced to House Finance but did not become law.

January 22, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 16, the Equal Pay and Living Wage Act addressing sex discrimination; the bill remained in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.

January 22, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced the Equal Pay and Minimum Wage Act as sole sponsor, proposing a yearly state report on equal pay for comparable work and a higher minimum wage (Senate Bill 26). The bill never left its first Senate committee.

January 18, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 16, the Equal Pay and Living Wage Act addressing sex discrimination; the bill remained in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.

January 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced the Equal Pay and Minimum Wage Act as sole sponsor, proposing a yearly state report on equal pay for comparable work and a higher minimum wage (Senate Bill 26). The bill never left its first Senate committee.

January 18, 2019Supports Labor Rights

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of HB 49, changing criminal sentencing, drug, theft, and reporting laws; it became Chapter 4 FSSLA 2019.

May 14, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of SB 54, changing criminal sentencing, probation, and parole law; the measure became Chapter 1, Fourth Special Session Laws of Alaska 2017.

April 7, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 106 restricting homeowner and renter insurance nonrenewals; the measure became Chapter 27 SLA 2020.

April 10, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 3003 to create a sustainable Permanent Fund dividend and support Power Cost Equalization; the bill advanced to Senate Finance but did not become law.

September 1, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Co-sponsored the Alaska Reads Act with Governor Mike Dunleavy; the law created early-literacy interventions and K-3 reading support, and state officials celebrated the legislation on June 8, 2022.

June 8, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 2, 2026

Voted for final passage of HB 114, the education, schools, funding, and programs measure that enacted the Alaska Reads Act as Chapter 40 SLA 2022.

May 17, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 10 to provide free or reduced tuition for essential workers; it passed the Senate and advanced to House Finance but did not become law.

January 22, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 6, the Alaska Reads Act proposal for pre-K, elementary education funding, and reading intervention; it advanced to Senate Finance but did not pass during the 31st Legislature.

January 16, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced a bill to set up and fund early education programs run by Alaska school districts. It stayed in Senate committees and never passed (Senate Bill 99).

March 29, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of SB 136, legislation limiting state and municipal restrictions on firearms; the bill did not pass the House.

March 16, 2022Opposes Gun Control

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Received Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Alaska's sole endorsement for governor; the organization cited his record on reproductive freedom, LGBTQ rights, and personal health-care decisions.

June 24, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: alaskawatchman.com · researched July 18, 2026

Cast the lone committee vote against SJR 4, a proposed constitutional amendment stating that Alaska's Constitution does not secure a right to abortion or abortion funding.

March 23, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: alaskawatchman.com · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced an Alaska bill to tax the income of individuals and repeal the tax credits allowed under the state's net income tax law (Senate Bill 100). The bill stayed in the Senate State Affairs Committee and did not pass before the two-year session ended.

March 5, 2021Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of HB 115, which proposed an income tax and changes to Permanent Fund dividend payments and credits; the bill failed in the Senate.

May 12, 2017Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Received Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Alaska's sole endorsement for governor; the organization cited his record on reproductive freedom, LGBTQ rights, and personal health-care decisions.

June 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: alaskawatchman.com · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 184 concerning access to marijuana conviction records; the bill advanced to Senate Finance but did not become law.

February 12, 2018Supports Civil Rights

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced a resolution proposing to repeal the section of the Alaska Constitution that defines marriage as between one man and one woman (Senate Joint Resolution 11).

January 16, 2018Supports Civil Rights

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 16, the Equal Pay and Living Wage Act addressing sex discrimination; the bill remained in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.

January 22, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 106 restricting homeowner and renter insurance nonrenewals; the measure became Chapter 27 SLA 2020.

April 10, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Introduced the Equal Pay and Minimum Wage Act as sole sponsor, proposing a yearly state report on equal pay for comparable work and a higher minimum wage (Senate Bill 26). The bill never left its first Senate committee.

January 18, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 160 to regulate broadband internet service and protect network neutrality; the bill remained in the Senate State Affairs Committee.

January 24, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of HB 281, the operating, capital, and supplemental appropriations bill that became Chapter 11 SLA 2022.

May 10, 2022

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 11 on community property and community property trusts; the measure became Chapter 59 SLA 2022.

January 22, 2021

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 28 establishing April 24 as Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day; it became Chapter 33 SLA 2021.

January 22, 2021

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Served as Senate Minority Leader during the 32nd Legislature and held memberships on Education, Health and Social Services, Rules, Legislative Ethics, and the Special Committee on World Trade.

January 19, 2021

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of HB 106, a school bond debt reimbursement measure that later became Chapter 6 SLA 2020.

March 24, 2020

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Prime-sponsored SB 199 to establish nonpartisan elections for the Legislature; the bill remained in the Senate State Affairs Committee.

February 19, 2020

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of SB 80, legislation on the severability of initiatives; the bill did not pass the House.

May 2, 2019

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of HB 39, Alaska's operating budget, loans, and fund appropriations; it became Chapter 1 FSSLA 2019.

May 1, 2019

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Served as Senate Minority Leader during the 31st Legislature and held memberships on Education, Health and Social Services, Rules, Legislative Council, the Legislative Ethics Committee, and other committees.

January 15, 2019

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of HB 287, an appropriation for pupil transportation and education that later became Chapter 6 SLA 2018.

April 14, 2018

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of HB 111, the oil and gas production tax, payments, and credits measure that later became Chapter 3 SSSLA 2017.

May 15, 2017

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against final passage of SB 26, legislation establishing a percent-of-market-value draw from Permanent Fund earnings and an appropriation limit; the measure later became Chapter 16 SLA 2018.

March 15, 2017

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Served during the 30th Legislature on the Senate Education and Health and Social Services committees, two finance subcommittees, and the Task Force on Reading Proficiency and Dyslexia.

January 17, 2017

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026