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Alaska, State House, District 36

Alaska House of Representatives District 36
Current incumbentDaniel H. Ortiz Grey.png

Alaska’s thirty-sixth state house district is represented by Independent Representative Daniel H. Ortiz.

Alaska state representatives represent an average of 17,756 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 15,563 residents.

About the office

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subjected to term limits. The Alaska House of Representatives is the smallest legislative lower house in the United States.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 2 of the Alaska Constitution states: "A member of the legislature shall be a qualified voter who has been a resident of Alaska for at least three years and of the district from which elected for at least one year, immediately preceding his filing for office. A representative shall be at least twenty-one years of age."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$50,400/year$275/day. Tied to the federal rate.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor of Alaska is responsible for selecting a replacement. The Governor must select the replacement within 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor cannot appoint a replacement if the vacancy happens before a new legislative session is scheduled to convene.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Alaska House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Daniel Ortiz (Independent) defeated Trevor Shaw (R) in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Daniel Ortiz (Independent)
59.8
4,256

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Trevor Shaw (R)
39.2
2,793
Other/Write-in votes
1.0
72

Total votes: 7,121
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 36

Ghert Abbott advanced from the Democratic primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 36 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Ghert Abbott (D)
100
573

Total votes: 573
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 36

Trevor Shaw advanced from the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 36 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Trevor Shaw (R)
100
1,004

Total votes: 1,004

2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Daniel Ortiz defeated Robert W. Siversten and Kenneth Shaw in the Alaska House of Representatives District 36 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Independent Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Ortiz Incumbent 52.52% 4,109
Republican Robert W. Siversten 42.42% 3,319
Constitution Kenneth Shaw 5.06% 396
Total Votes 7,824
Source: Alaska Secretary of State


Robert W. Siversten ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 36 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert W. Siversten (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Chere L. Klein defeated Patti Mackey and Agnes C. Moran in the Republican primary. Daniel "Dan" H. Ortiz (I) defeated Klein in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 36, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Independent Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel "Dan" H. Ortiz 50.7% 3,530
Republican Chere L. Klein 49.3% 3,426
Total Votes 6,956

Alaska House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChere Klein 44% 1,070
Agnes Moran 30.8% 749
Patti Mackey 25.3% 615
Total Votes 2,434

2012

Elections for the office of Alaska House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2012. Incumbent Bryce Edgmon defeated Carl M. Morgan, Jr. (R) and a write-in candidate in the general election. Both Morgan and Edgmon ran unopposed in the August 28 primary elections after Russell S. Neslon (D) withdrew from the Democratic primary race.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 36, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBryce Edgmon Incumbent 54.9% 2,536
Republican Carl M. Morgan, Jr. 44.8% 2,071
Write-in Write-in 0.3% 14
Total Votes 4,621

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Alaska House of Representatives District 36 raised a total of $758,625. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $31,609 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Alaska House of Representatives District 36

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $125,124 3 $41,708
2014 $133,724 4 $33,431
2012 $26,725 3 $8,908
2010 $14,930 3 $4,977
2008 $57,703 3 $19,234
2006 $190,517 2 $95,259
2004 $126,679 3 $42,226
2002 $22,804 1 $22,804
2000 $60,419 2 $30,210
Total $758,625 24 $31,609