The Alaska House elected Wasilla Republican Rep. Cathy Tilton as speaker on Wednesday, supported by all 21 Republicans, two Democrats and three independents.
Rep. Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, shakes hands with fellow representatives after she was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau.
The 26-14 vote for speaker did not match the membership of the new Republican-led majority caucus, Tilton said. She said after the House adjourned that the majority caucus would be comprised of 19 Republicans and four members of the Bush Caucus — independent Reps. Bryce Edgmon and Josiah Patkoak and Democratic Reps. Neal Foster and Conrad “C.J.” McCormick.
Edgmon said after the floor vote that the membership of the majority is “a work in progress.” Tilton declined to answer what promises, if any, were made to the Bush Caucus members to bring them into the majority. “I want to let every member of the House know that it is my intent to treat every member fairly in the body and bring the respect and decorum to this house that it deserves,” Tilton said before she was elected as speaker. “I think every one of you know that it is in the best interest of the Legislature that we follow the rules, we work in a fair process, and that we treat each other with respect.”
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