Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Alaska
Votes with Democrats
88%
on 74 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 93%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 351 of 353 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
1 of 8
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 2
Roll calls on record
353
34th Legislature
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 34th Legislature.
How Jesse Kiehl votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Jesse Kiehl sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Jesse Kiehl is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
9 of 74 party-line votes.
HB381 · Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 13 · 2026-06-19 · Failed 9–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB381 · Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 7 · 2026-06-19 · Failed 9–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB381 · Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 · 2026-06-19 · Failed 9–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB381 · Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 · 2026-06-19 · Failed 9–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB200 · Muni: Svc Areas; Farm & Agricultural Land
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 · 2026-05-06 · Passed 15–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB200 · Muni: Svc Areas; Farm & Agricultural Land
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 · 2026-05-06 · Passed 15–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB83 · Telehealth: Coverage, Reimbursement Rates
Senate: Second Reading Amendment to Amendment No. 1 · 2025-05-07 · Passed 12–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB57 · Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16 · 2025-04-28 · Failed 7–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB57 · Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16 · 2025-04-28 · Failed 7–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB381 · Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 10 · 2026-06-19 · Failed 10–10
HB28 · Edu: Schools/teachers/school Bd/loan Prgm
In plain English Requires school districts to reimburse energy costs, adjusts substitute teaching rules, changes school board qualifications, and establishes a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program, among other changes.
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 3 · 2026-05-19 · Failed 10–10
HB78 · Retirement Systems; Defined Benefit Opt.
In plain English Allows certain public employees and teachers to choose between defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans.
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 4 · 2026-04-28 · Failed 10–10
HB110 · Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk
In plain English Allows Alaska to join interstate compacts for medical, physician assistant, psychology, social work, and emergency medical services licensing, and makes changes to respiratory care practice and telehealth rules.
Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-05-20 · Failed 9–11
SB170 · Gaming; Electronic Pull-tabs
In plain English Allows electronic pull-tab gaming on Alaska marine highway system vessels and makes related changes to gaming regulations.
Senate: Take up Reconsideration Same Day · 2026-05-11 · Passed 11–9
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Cathy GiesselRepublican · District E · 141 shared contested votes
90%
Gary StevensRepublican · District C · 141 shared contested votes
87%
Kelly MerrickRepublican · District L · 136 shared contested votes
79%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (2 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jesse Kiehl was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced8
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law1
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 2 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Courts 4Crimes 3Criminal Procedure 3Disabilities 2Municipalities 2Law Enforcement 2
Money Transmission; Virtual Currency
In plain English Requires money transmission businesses to obtain licenses, sets requirements for virtual currency use, and establishes enforcement and exemption rules.
Official synopsis: An Act relating to the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system; relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition…
Became lawFN2: (CED) · 2026-09-30
Contract: Licensing Software Applications
An Act relating to contracts for the licensing of software applications.
VetoedVETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26 · 2026-06-19
Uniform Act: Guardianship/conservatorship
An Act relating to guardianships, conservatorships, and other protective arrangements; relating to the public guardian; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; amending the Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure, and Rule 77(c), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO FINANCE · 2026-05-15
Generated Obscene Chld Sex Abuse Material
An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; and relating to licensing of school bus drivers.
Out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): MERRICK, GIESSEL, MYERS, YUNDT, CRONK, KAWASAKI, STEDMAN, TILTON · 2026-04-13
Sulfur Content Of Marine Fuel
An Act relating to the sulfur content of marine fuel.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO RESOURCES · 2026-02-19
Address Confidentiality Program
An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Administration; creating an address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date.
Out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, DUNBAR · 2025-03-20
Perm Fund; Employment; Eligibility
An Act relating to national criminal history record checks for certain employees of the Department of Revenue; relating to allowable absences for eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; relating to the confidentiality of certain information provided on a permanent fund dividend application; relating to the…
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS · 2025-02-10
Teachers & Pub Employee Retirement Plans
An Act relating to restoration of tenure for certain disabled individuals; relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement…
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE · 2025-01-22
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB381 · 2026-07-16
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report)
HB381 · 2026-07-16
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Effective Date Clause(s))
HCR302 · 2026-06-20
Authorizing A Recess Longer Than 3 Days (Senate: Final Passage)
HCR301 · 2026-06-20
Carry-over Of Bills To Spec Session (Senate: Final Passage)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment to Amendment No. 2)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 4)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 5)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 6)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 7)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 10)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 11)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 12)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 13)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 14)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 15)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 17)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
HB381 · 2026-06-19
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (Senate: Effective Date Clause(s))
SCR203 · 2026-06-19
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 381 (Senate: Final Passage)
SCR202 · 2026-05-21
Carry-over Of Bills To Spec Session (Senate: Final Passage)
SCR201 · 2026-05-21
Authorizing A Recess Longer Than 3 Days (Senate: Final Passage)
SB146 · 2026-05-20
Reaa & Small Muni Fund: Mt. Edgecumbe (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to SB 146)
HB173 · 2026-05-20
Lic.: Occup/phys Therapy;speech;audiology (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
HB246 · 2026-05-20
Special Education Service Agency Funding (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage Effective Date(s))
HB110 · 2026-05-20
Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 1)
HB110 · 2026-05-20
Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
HB110 · 2026-05-20
Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk (Senate: Rescind Previous Action)
HB110 · 2026-05-20
Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk (Senate: Effective Date Clause(s))
SB24 · 2026-05-20
Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; E-cig Tax (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 24(FIN) Effective Date(s))
HB13 · 2026-05-20
Municipal Property Tax Exemptions; Refund (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
HCR21 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 237 (Senate: Final Passage)
HB388 · 2026-05-20
Bulk Fuel Loan Cap (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage Effective Date(s))
SCR18 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hjr 18 (Senate: Final Passage)
SB249 · 2026-05-20
Virtual Currency Kiosks (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 249(JUD) am Effective Date(s))
HJR46 · 2026-05-20
Typhoon Halong; Support Comm. Relocation (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
SCR36 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 14 (Senate: Final Passage)
SB282 · 2026-05-20
Military: Jt Armed Svcs Committee (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 282(STA) Effective Date(s))
SCR16 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hcr 4 (Senate: Final Passage)
HCR13 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 146 (Senate: Final Passage)
SB258 · 2026-05-20
Contract: Licensing Software Applications (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to SB 258)
SCR28 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 302 (Senate: Final Passage)
HB39 · 2026-05-20
Education For Deaf & Hard Of Hearing (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage)
HB302 · 2026-05-20
Travel Insurance; Unemployment Benefits (Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 2)
HB302 · 2026-05-20
Travel Insurance; Unemployment Benefits (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage Effective Date(s))
HCR29 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 239 (Senate: Final Passage)
HCR32 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 24 (Senate: Final Passage)
SCR27 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 173 (Senate: Final Passage)
HCR24 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 200 (Senate: Final Passage)
HB280 · 2026-05-20
Apportion Taxable Income (Senate: Third Reading – Final Passage Effective Date(s))
SB237 · 2026-05-20
Electronic Driver's Licenses/data Sharing (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment to CSSB 237(JUD) Effective Date(s))
HCR4 · 2026-05-20
Myositis Awareness Month (Senate: Second Reading – Final Passage)
SCR25 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 110 (Senate: Final Passage)
SCR14 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 13 (Senate: Final Passage)
SB79 · 2026-05-20
Payment Of Wages; Payroll Card Account (Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to SB 79 Effective Date(s))
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