Dear Friends, On November 25th, families all across Alaska sat down to enjoy a thanksgiving meal with one another reflecting on the past year. For so many of us, the holidays bring us much joy but, with COVID continuing to loom, this year might've felt quite different. I hope that however you celebrated Thanksgiving, you were able to find peace and comfort during these very unprecedented times. As I have said throughout this pandemic and will continue to say, "we will get through this!"

Redistricting Updates On November 10th, the Alaska Redistricting Board adopted a Final Proclamation that defines the Legislative districts for the next 10 years. Organizations and individuals have 30 days to file legal challenges regarding the new maps. My new Senate district will be G (House Districts 13 and 14). The representatives for district (13) include both Representatives Tuck and Josephson with an open seat in district 14. My seat in the Senate was scheduled to be up for election in 2022 but, all except one Senate seat will up for re-election due to the redistricting. You can get a better look at the new map below for an idea of where the new boundaries for the district are.

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Bills for Introduction Several of my six public safety policy change bills, introduced during the last session, have been heard in the State Affairs Committee and one has moved forward to the Judicial Committee. I’m hopeful some of them will make it to the “finish line.”   Another bill I introduced last session was making Juneteenth, a state paid holiday. I anticipate seeing some movement on this bill also. SB80, relating to Mental Health Education in Schools, was heard in both the Education and Health and Social Services Committees in both the Senate and House. It has one more stop – the Finance Committee – and I’m looking forward to seeing this bill enacted into law. I’ve also co-sponsored several other bills that I hope to see move forward – you can see these bills at www.akleg.gov. I will also introduce a companion bill to Representative Josephson’s HB17 prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to my office at any time: L. Keith Bauguess Legislative Staff 907.269.0174 Besse Odom Legislative Staff 907.269.0155

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I’m Senator Elvi, always..... "Listening and Representing Your Interests!”