Scott Kawasaki

Scott Kawasaki
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 16, 2007
Preceded by Jim Holm
Personal details
Born (1975-03-20) March 20, 1975
Tokyo, Japan
Political party Democratic
Residence Fairbanks, Alaska
Alma mater University of Alaska Fairbanks
Occupation senior patient representative
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Scott Jiu Wo Kawasaki[1] (born March 20, 1975) is an American healthcare professional and politician from Alaska. A Democrat, he is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives representing the state's first district, which includes neighborhoods within the city limits of Fairbanks.

Biography

Scott Kawasaki was born in Tokyo, Japan while his parents Koji and Virginia Kawasaki taught internationally. The family returned to Fairbanks in 1980, where he has lived ever since. Scott attended public schools throughout Fairbanks; Joy Elementary, University Park Elementary, Tanana Junior High and Lathrop High School. Scott graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences in 2006.

Scott Kawasaki became the youngest member ever to sit on the Fairbanks City Council in 1999 at age 24. He served on the Fairbanks City Council for two consecutive terms from 1999 till 2005.

Election History

Kawasaki was elected state representative for House District 9, in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Jim Holm by 2617 votes (55 percent) to 2118 (45 percent).[2] He had previously run in 2004, losing to Holm by 52 votes.[3]

Kawasaki was reelected in 2008 defeating Republican challenger Sue Hull.[4]} He was also the youngest member of the legislature at this time. Kawasaki defeated Republican nominee Joseph Michel in the 2010 election. In 2012, in District 4, he narrowly beat David Pruhs, with 51-47% of the vote.

In 2014, he beat Gregory Bringhurst with 55% of the tally, and was unopposed in 2016.[5] Prior to the appointment of Sam Kito III in 2014, Kawasaki was the only Asian American currently serving in the Alaska Legislature.[6][7]

Kawasaki is running against incumbent Senator Pete Kelly in 2018[8], and the Fairbanks-North Star Borough Assembly's Presiding Officer Kathryn Dodge has filed to run as a Democrat for Kawasaki's House seat.[9]

Committee Membership and Bill Sponsorship

25th Legislature (2007-2008)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Resources
  • Military & Veterans Affairs
  • Oil & Gas

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 70 (Pupil-Teacher Ratio for Grades 1-3)
  • HB 306 (Pre-elementary School Programs/Plans)
  • HB 375 (Textbooks in Postsecondary Institutions)
  • HB 380 (Automated Telephone Solicitation: Robocall)
  • HB 105 (Repeal Studded Tire Fee)
  • HB 199 (Municipal Property Tax Exemption)
  • HB 35 (Extend Board of Midwives)
  • HB 36 (Nurse Supervision of EMT Training)
  • HB 71 (Licensing Radiologic Technicians)
  • HB 154 (Limited License Ignition Interlock)
  • HB 262 (Interfering With/Obstructing Police)
  • HB 44 (Veteran Info on PFD Applications)
  • HB 390 (Prohibit State Spending for Real ID Act)
  • HB 38 (Improper Contributions to Legislators)
  • HB 58 (Exec. Branch Ethics: Interests and Actions
  • HB 153 (Convicted Legislator Pension Forfeiture)
  • HB 342 (Meetings for Legislative Bodies)
  • HB 79 (Longevity Bonus Re-applications)
  • HB 219 (Light Bulb Energy Use)
  • HB 371 (Policies Concerning Natural Resources)
  • HB 290 (DNA from persons Charged with Crimes
  • HB 376 (PFD: Delay Payments for Criminal Charges)

26th Legislature (2009-2010)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Resources
  • Fisheries
  • Military & Veterans Affairs

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 59 (Pre-elementary School Programs)
  • HB 69 (Early Childhood Ed: Parents as Teacher)
  • HB 275 (Antitrust Actions & Penalties)
  • HB 238 (Chemicals in Children's Product)
  • HB 10 (Municipal Tax)
  • HB 38 (Municipal Property Tax)
  • HB 224 (Municipal Tax Exemption for Energy Efficiency)
  • HJR 15 (Change Name of Mt. McKinley to Denali)
  • HB 181 (Use of Headlights Required)
  • HB 39 (Meetings for Legislative Bodies)
  • HB 76 (Legislative Council & LB&A Membership)
  • HB 159 (Delay Vote on Comp. Commission Report)
  • HB 358 (Campaign Expenditures)
  • HJR 44 (CONST AM: Unicameral Legislature)
  • HB 71 (Advanced health Care Directives Registry)
  • HB 402 (Catastrophic Medical Assistance Program)
  • HB 68 (Price Gouging Involving Energy Resources)
  • HB 362 (In-State Use of State Royalty Oil)
  • HB 233 (Felon Carrying Concealed Weapon)
  • HB 173 (Railroad Land to DOTPR: Fairbanks)

27th Legislature (2011-2012)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Education
  • Resources
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Fisheries

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 38 (University Institutes of Law and Medicine)
  • HB 49 (Early Childhood ED: Parents as Teachers)
  • HB 154 (Pre-Elementary School Plan/Guidelines)
  • HB 272 (Student Loan Interest Reductions)
  • HB 320 (Education Loan Repayment Program)
  • HB 63 (Flame Retardants and Toxic Chemicals)
  • HB 40 (Municipal Property Tax Exemptions)
  • HB 41 (Municipal Residential Property Taxes)
  • HB 100 (Ban Cultivation of Genetically Mod. Fish)
  • HJR 8 (Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon)
  • HB 82 (Oil & Gas Tax Rebate for Res. Workers)
  • HB 157 (Use of Headlights Required)
  • HB 77 (Nonpartisan Blanket Primary Election)
  • HB 225 (Nonpartisan blanket Primary Election)
  • HB 226 (Automated Telephone Solicitation: Robocall)
  • HB 243 (Automated Telephone Solicitation: Robocall)
  • HB 244 (Corporations Not "Persons" In Elections)
  • HB 28 (CONST AM: Unicameral Legislature)
  • HB 61 (Advance Health care Directives Registry)
  • HB 79 (Ins. Coverage: Autism Spectrum Disorder)
  • HB 25 (Price Gouging Involving Energy Resources)
  • HB 263 (Production Tax Credit; Disclosures)
  • HB 268 (Oil and Gas Production Tax Credit; Reporting)
  • HB 260 (Permanent Absentee Voting)

28th Legislature (2013-2014)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Resources
  • Finance
  • Military & Veterans Affairs

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 17 (Student Loan Principal Redactions)
  • HB 43 (University Institutes of Law and Medicine)
  • HB 85 (Extend Special Education Service Agency)
  • HB 128 (Pre-Kindergarten School Programs/Plans)
  • HB 215 (Label Genetically Modified Food)
  • HB 249 (Ban Genetically Engineered Seeds & Plants)
  • HB 248 (Think Local Day)
  • HB 228 (Nursing Mothers in Workplace)
  • HB 48 (Corporate Income Tax for New Corporations)
  • HB 283 (Telephone Records and Electronic Data)
  • HB 97 (Legislative Office Accounts)
  • HB 226 (Commission on the Status of Women)
  • HB 243 (Reject Commendation of Comp. Commission)
  • HB 326 (Legislative Ethics: Voting & Conflicts)
  • HCR 20 (Amend Uniform Rules: Abstain from Voting)
  • HB 229 (Medical Assistance Eligibility)
  • HB 38 (In-State Use of State Royalty Oil)
  • HB 132 (Price Gouging Involving Energy Resources)
  • HB 261 (Extend Senior Benefits Payment Program)
  • HB 159 (Unlawful Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)
  • HB 339 (Eyewitnesses and Lineups)
  • HB 352 (Compensation for Wrongful Conviction)
  • HB 364 (Sentencing of Certain Misdemeanors)
  • HB 307 (Low-speed Vehicles)
  • HB 52 (PFD Allowable Absences)

29th Legislature (2015-2016)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Finance

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 36 (Prekindergarten School Programs/Plans)
  • HB 54 (University Institutes of Health and Medicine)
  • HB 211 (RIP for Public Employees/Teachers)
  • HB 364 (Create the Alaska State Bank)
  • HB 17 (Nonpartisan Primary Elections)
  • HB 195 (Legislative Ethics: Voting & Conflicts)
  • HB 242 (Legislative Salary and per Diem)
  • HCR 12 (Amend Uniform Rules: Abstain from Voting)
  • HCR 16 (Ways and means: Uniform Rules)
  • HB 215 (New Drugs for the Terminally Ill)
  • HB 37 (Energy Resource price Gouging by Refiners)
  • HB 55 (Compensation for Wrongful Conviction)
  • HB 321 (Limit Assaults as License Barrier Crime)
  • HB 320 (Remote Rec. Cabin Site Staking Sales)

30th Legislature (2017-2018)[10]

Committee Memberships

  • Finance
    • Public Safety Finance Subcommittee (Chair)
    • Corrections Finance Subcommittee (Chair)
    • Military & Veterans Affairs Finance Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Legislative Budget & Audit
  • Joint Armed Services (Co-Chair)

Primary Bill Sponsorship

  • HB 52 (Pre-Elementary School Programs/Plans)
  • HB 11 (RIP for Public Employees/Teachers)
  • HB 203 (Remote Rec. Cabin Site Staking Sales)
  • HB 204 (Overtaking/Passing Road Work Vehicles)
  • HCR 15 (Decoration of Honor Award)
  • HB 232 (Telecommunications & Internet Privacy)
  • HB 277 (Broadband Internet: Neutrality/Regulation)[11]
  • HB 360 (State Internet Procurement)
  • HJR 31 (Congress Reverse FCC on Net Neutrality)
  • HB 236 (Extend Senior Benefits Payment Program)
  • HB 396 (Retiree Health Benefits Board)
  • HB 118 (Compensation for Wrongful Conviction)
  • HB 127 (Crim. Conv. Overturned Receive Past PFD)

References

  1. ↑ Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency (January 2010). Directory 26th Alaska Legislature 2009–2010 (Second Session ed.). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Council. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results, Alaska Division of Elections, 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Forgey, Pat (December 6, 2012). "Election, redistricting diminishes Natives' power in Alaska Legislature". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Pinsker, Adam (February 26, 2014). "Rep. Kito III Sworn into Office". KTUU. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ Granger, Erin. "Kawasaki, Kelly file for District A Senate seat". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  9. ↑ Fairbanks assembly member to run for state House; Kawasaki may aim at Kelly, Fairbanks News-Miner, Matt Buxton, May 30, 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alaska State Legislature". akleg.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  11. ↑ Granger, Erin. "Alaska legislator introduces net neutrality bill". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mary Kapsner		 Youngest member of the Alaska House of Representatives
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Lance Pruitt
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