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Republican
· Senator
George Rauscher
Represents District O in the State Senate.
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 235 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 530 of 550 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
1 of 13
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
550
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 George Rauscher 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 George Rauscher 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. George Rauscher is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
8 of 235 party-line votes.
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 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB13 · Municipal Property Tax Exemptions; Refund
In plain English Allows municipalities to exempt property taxes for volunteer emergency service providers, certain rental units, and first-time homebuyers, and permits municipal tax refunds.
House: Third Reading Final Passage · 2025-05-12 · Passed 25–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB53 · Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp
House: Concur · 2025-05-09 · Failed 11–27 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB53 · Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 50 as amended · 2025-04-15 · Failed 20–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB53 · Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 50 · 2025-04-15 · Failed 16–24 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB57 · Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2 · 2025-04-11 · Passed 19–18 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB69 · Education: Funding
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 42 · 2025-03-11 · Failed 15–25 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB69 · Education: Funding
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 8 · 2025-03-10 · Failed 15–25 · 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
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
SB57 · Approp: Capital/funds/supp/amend/reapprop
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 8 · 2025-05-12 · Failed 20–20
HB53 · Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 43 · 2025-04-15 · 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.
Lyman HoffmanDemocrat · District S · 99 shared contested votes
26%
Matt ClamanDemocrat · District H · 99 shared contested votes
24%
Donny OlsonDemocrat · District T · 96 shared contested votes
20%
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 (20 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills George Rauscher 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.
Introduced13
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Business 4Resources 4Energy 3Oil & Gas 3Campaigns 3Elections 3
Refuges/habitat Areas/public Use Area
An Act relating to state refuges and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the boundaries of the Jonesville Public Use Area; and providing for an effective date.
Became lawEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER · 2026-07-01
Public Schools; Opioid Awareness Program
An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to public education; and relating to opioid abuse awareness and prevention.
Out of committeeREFERRED TO FINANCE · 2026-04-27
Abortion
An Act relating to abortion; relating to civil enforcement of abortion laws; relating to abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; and amending Rules 3 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Not out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): TILTON, CRONK, MYERS · 2026-02-25
Campaign Finance Reports
An Act relating to certain reports required by the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to the use of campaign contributions held by a candidate or group.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS · 2026-01-28
Disabled Veterans: Retirement Benefits
An Act relating to retirement benefits and military service.
Passed one chamberCROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER · 2026-01-26
Campaign Finance Reports
An Act relating to certain reports required by the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to the use of campaign contributions held by a candidate or group.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS · 2025-04-22
Oil/gas Royalty Rates
An Act relating to royalty rates and payments for certain oil and gas; and providing for an effective date.
Not out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): PRAX · 2025-04-16
Public Schools; Opioid Awareness Program
An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to public education; and relating to opioid abuse awareness and prevention.
Not out of committeeCOSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO · 2025-04-11
Peace Officer Retirement Benefits
An Act relating to participation of certain peace officers in the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS · 2025-02-17
Thank Pres. Trump: Resource Development
Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO RESOURCES · 2025-01-31
Urging Reversal Of Offshore Oil & Gas Ban
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO RESOURCES · 2025-01-22
Elections: Reverse Ballot Measure 2
An Act relating to elections.
Not out of committeeREFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS · 2025-01-22
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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