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Republican
· Representative
Garret Nelson
Represents District 29 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
98%
on 227 party-line votes · House Republicans median 93%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 403 of 406 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
0 of 5
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
406
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 Garret Nelson 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 Garret Nelson sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Garret Nelson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
5 of 227 party-line votes.
SB258 · Contract: Licensing Software Applications
House: Third Reading Final Passage · 2026-05-20 · Passed 26–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB258 · Contract: Licensing Software Applications
House: Second Reading Adopt Labor & Commerce HCS · 2026-05-19 · Passed 22–18 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB261 · Education Funding
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 7 · 2026-05-11 · Passed 24–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB130 · State Employees: Flexible Time Credit
In plain English Allows classified executive branch employees ineligible for overtime to use flexible time credit.
House: Discharge Bill from Finance Committee · 2026-05-08 · Passed 25–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB20 · Prohibit Fees For Paper Documents
House: Third Reading Final Passage · 2026-03-04 · Passed 26–14 · most Republicans 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
House: Adopt · 2026-07-16 · Failed 19–19
SB167 · Pfd Eligibility; Pfd For Overturn Convic.
In plain English Allows individuals whose criminal convictions have been vacated, reversed, or dismissed to receive the permanent fund dividend and includes such payments in dividend value calculations.
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 · 2026-05-19 · Failed 20–20
SB180 · Lng Import Facilities
In plain English Allows the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to regulate liquefied natural gas import facilities and relates to development of the Susitna River power project by the Alaska Energy Authority.
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 2 as amended · 2026-05-18 · Failed 20–20
SB200 · Muni: Svc Areas; Farm & Agricultural Land
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 5 · 2026-05-17 · Failed 20–20
HB193 · Unemployment Ben; Paid Leave: Parent/sick
In plain English Requires employers to provide paid sick leave, establishes a paid parental leave program, and makes changes to unemployment benefits and employer contributions.
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2 · 2026-05-16 · Failed 20–20
Democrats 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.
Andi StoryDemocrat · District 3 · 267 shared contested votes
16%
Neal FosterDemocrat · District 39 · 276 shared contested votes
14%
Robyn FrierDemocrat · District 40 · 274 shared contested votes
14%
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 (3 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Garret Nelson 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.
Introduced5
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee3
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Property 2Planning 2Age Of Persons 1Agency 1Death 1Debt 1
Jonesville Public Use Area
An Act relating to the boundaries of the Jonesville Public Use Area; and providing for an effective date.
Out of committeeREFERRED TO RESOURCES · 2026-03-25
Hold Legislative Sessions In Anchorage
An Act relating to convening the legislature in Anchorage; relating to the regulation of lobbying; relating to annual student guests of the legislature; relating to locations of sessions of the legislature; relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to the relocation of functions of state…
Not out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI · 2026-03-18
Property Possession And Property Crimes
An Act relating to the removal of unlawful occupants from residential real property; relating to the crimes of trespass, forgery, and deceptive business practices; and amending Rules 82 and 85(a), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
Not out of committeePRIME SPONSOR CHANGED: G.NELSON REPLACED RAUSCHER · 2026-02-13
Vehicles/boats: Transfer On Death Title
An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; and providing for an effective date.
Not out of committeePRIME SPONSOR CHANGED: G.NELSON REPLACED RAUSCHER · 2026-02-13
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 (House: Adopt)
HB381 · 2026-06-20
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (House: Concur)
HCR302 · 2026-06-20
Authorizing A Recess Longer Than 3 Days (House: Second Reading)
HCR301 · 2026-06-20
Carry-over Of Bills To Spec Session (House: Second Reading)
HB314 · 2026-06-19
Arch, Eng, Surveyors; Reg Int Design (House: Veto Override)
HB381 · 2026-06-12
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2)
HB381 · 2026-06-12
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
HB381 · 2026-06-12
Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax; Agdc (House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2)
SCR201 · 2026-05-21
Authorizing A Recess Longer Than 3 Days (House: Final Passage)
SCR202 · 2026-05-21
Carry-over Of Bills To Spec Session (House: Final Passage)
HB239 · 2026-05-20
Crime/cntrl Subst/address Confidentiality (House: Concur)
HB16 · 2026-05-20
Campaign Finance;contribution Limits;apoc (House: Concur)
HB16 · 2026-05-20
Campaign Finance;contribution Limits;apoc (House: Effective Date Concur)
HB126 · 2026-05-20
Reinstatement Native Corps/ancsa Reports (House: Concur)
HB278 · 2026-05-20
Economic Dev:ak-ireland Trade Comm. (House: Concur)
HB28 · 2026-05-20
Edu: Schools/teachers/school Bd/loan Prgm (House: Concur)
SB79 · 2026-05-20
Payment Of Wages; Payroll Card Account (House: Second Reading Adopt Finance HCS)
SB79 · 2026-05-20
Payment Of Wages; Payroll Card Account (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SCR22 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 239 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SCR13 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 126 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SCR21 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 28 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HB173 · 2026-05-20
Lic.: Occup/phys Therapy;speech;audiology (House: Concur)
HB110 · 2026-05-20
Health Care/licensure Compacts/social Wrk (House: Concur)
HB13 · 2026-05-20
Municipal Property Tax Exemptions; Refund (House: Concur)
HB13 · 2026-05-20
Municipal Property Tax Exemptions; Refund (House: Concur)
SCR18 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hjr 18 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SCR36 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 14 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SCR16 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hcr 4 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SB258 · 2026-05-20
Contract: Licensing Software Applications (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SCR28 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 302 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HB302 · 2026-05-20
Travel Insurance; Unemployment Benefits (House: Concur)
SCR27 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 173 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HB280 · 2026-05-20
Apportion Taxable Income (House: Concur)
HCR4 · 2026-05-20
Myositis Awareness Month (House: Concur)
SCR25 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 110 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
SCR14 · 2026-05-20
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 13 (House: Special Order of Business)
HB73 · 2026-05-20
Complex Care Residential Homes (House: Concur)
HB14 · 2026-05-20
Med Assist;insurance;disability/work Comp (House: Concur)
SB164 · 2026-05-20
Eliminate Tax Discounts (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SB164 · 2026-05-20
Eliminate Tax Discounts (House: Third Reading Effective Date)
HJR18 · 2026-05-20
Urging Support For Natural Gas Project (House: Concur)
SB252 · 2026-05-20
Ucc: Secured Trans.; Electronic Records (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SB163 · 2026-05-20
Repeal Certain Inactive Funds/accounts (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SB167 · 2026-05-19
Pfd Eligibility; Pfd For Overturn Convic. (House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1)
SB200 · 2026-05-19
Muni: Svc Areas; Farm & Agricultural Land (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SB23 · 2026-05-19
Civics Education (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
HB265 · 2026-05-19
Approp: Mental Health Budget (House: Adopt)
SB146 · 2026-05-19
Reaa & Small Muni Fund: Mt. Edgecumbe (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
SB180 · 2026-05-19
Lng Import Facilities (House: Second Reading Move to bottom of the calendar)
SJR20 · 2026-05-19
Clean Up Marine Debris (House: Third Reading Final Passage)
HB79 · 2026-05-19
Vic Fischer Marine Park; Research Program (House: Concur)
HB133 · 2026-05-19
Payment Of Contracts (House: Concur)
HCR32 · 2026-05-19
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 24 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HCR29 · 2026-05-19
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 239 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HCR30 · 2026-05-19
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 211 (House: Second Reading Final Passage Special Order of Business)
HB263 · 2026-05-19
Approp: Operating Budget;funds;supp (House: Adopt)
HB263 · 2026-05-19
Approp: Operating Budget;funds;supp (House: Adopt Effective Date)
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