Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives is the presiding officer and leading legislative figure of the state's lower house, responsible for managing floor proceedings, guiding the legislative agenda, and representing the chamber.

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Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
presiding officer role
public office
canDelegateTo Speaker pro tempore of the Alaska House of Representatives
comparativeRole similar to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives at the federal level
country United States of America
createdBy Alaska Constitution
electedBy members of the Alaska House of Representatives
electionMethod vote of the Alaska House of Representatives
governingDocument Alaska Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the State of Alaska

rules of the Alaska House of Representatives
governmentBranch legislative branch of Alaska
hasPower to call the Alaska House of Representatives to order
to enforce the rules of the Alaska House of Representatives
to recognize motions
to sign bills and resolutions passed by the Alaska House of Representatives
hasSeat Alaska State Capitol
jurisdiction Alaska
surface form: State of Alaska
languageUsed English
legislativeChamber Alaska House of Representatives
legislature Alaska State Legislature
levelOfGovernment state level
locatedIn Juneau
surface form: Juneau, Alaska
meetsIn Alaska State Capitol
memberOfBodySize 40-member Alaska House of Representatives
officeHolderMustBe member of the Alaska House of Representatives
officeType state legislative speaker
partOf Alaska House of Representatives
positionInOrganization leadership of the Alaska House of Representatives
presidesOver floor sessions of the Alaska House of Representatives
represents Alaska House of Representatives as an institution
Alaska House of Representatives in official functions
responsibleFor appointing committee chairs in the Alaska House of Representatives
appointing members to House committees
guiding the legislative agenda of the Alaska House of Representatives
maintaining order during House debates
managing floor proceedings in the Alaska House of Representatives
recognizing members to speak
referring bills to committees
ruling on points of order
scheduling legislation for floor consideration
seatCount one
selectionFrequency at the beginning of each legislative session or as vacancies occur
subordinateTo Alaska House of Representatives
surface form: Alaska House of Representatives as a collective body
termCoincidesWith legislative term of the Alaska House of Representatives member

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Alaska House of Representatives elects Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Redistricting Board memberAppointedBy Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives