Bert Stedman

American politician

Bert Stedman


Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 20, 2003
Preceded by	Robin L. Taylor
Constituency	A (2003–13) Q (2013-15) R (2015-23) A (since 2023)

Personal details
Born	(1956-03-06) March 6, 1956 (age 68) Anchorage, Territory of Alaska
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lureen
Children	Susan
Residence	Sitka, Alaska
Alma mater	University of Oregon
Profession	Financial services
Website	http://bertstedman.com

Bert Stedman (born March 6, 1956) is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate. A fourth generation Alaskan, he was born in Anchorage and spent his childhood between Petersburg and Sitka. He was appointed by Governor Frank Murkowski in November 2003^[1] to the Alaska Senate. Stedman currently represents many communities in Southeast Alaska, including Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Yakutat.

Stedman co-chaired the Senate Finance Committee for six years from 2007 to 2012, and again in 2019. Politically heterodox, Stedman opposed reforms to Alaska's oil tax under Republican governors Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell. Following the precipitous drop in oil prices, Stedman advocated a more fiscally conservative approach to the state's budgeting in 2015.^[2]

References

^ Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency (January 2010). Alaska State Legislature Directory. Anchorage, Alaska.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Woolsey, Robert (January 20, 2015). "Stedman: Fixing budget 'more than a one-year conversation'". KCAW. Retrieved January 21, 2015.