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Elected to the House 1984, 1986
Elected to the Senate 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000

Resigned to take position with U.S. Dept. of Interior.

Press Releases

• Knowles Names Ben Stevens to Senate Vacancy - Anchorage Republican to Succeed Drue Pearce in Sand Lake District., 07-13-01
  Webmaster's Note: Governor's release announcing appointment of Senator Pearce's successor, Ben Stevens
• Pearce Announces Move to D.C.., 06-15-01
  
• Bills Would Create Airport Authority., 05-08-01
  
• Legislature Streamlines Phased Projects Permits., 04-27-01
  
• Senate Makes Railroad Accountable for Projects., 04-18-01
  
• Senate Preserves Alaska's Economic Future - Prohibits Over-the-Top, Simplifies Permitting, Charges Permit Costs, 04-02-01
  = John Torgerson, 105 K = John Torgerson, 61 K
  = Drue Pearce, 138 K
• Legislators Advise Russian Counterparts - Khabarovsk Officials Learning about Public-Private Relations., 03-20-01
  
• Legislature Passes Non-Tanker Spill Bill., 03-16-01
  = Pete Kott, 131 K
• Senate Passes Non-Tanker Spill Bill., 02-22-01
  = Drue Pearce, 87 K
  
• Legislature's Royalty Bill Succeeding., 02-21-01
  
• Legislature Hires Expert Advisors., 01-30-01
  
• Pearce Refutes False Story., 01-17-01
  
• Pearce Named to Military Advisory Committee., 01-10-01
  

Past Press Release Archive

• 2000 Press Release Archive
• 1999 Press Release Archive
• 1998 Press Release Archive
• 1997 Press Release Archive

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Opinion-Editorial

• Upcoming Legal Issues Facing Alaskans., 12-06-00
  
• Response to Chris Britt's Editorial Cartoon which appeared in the Illinois State Journal Register on October 11, 2000.
  
• Interview: YRock's Interview with Alaska's Senate President, Senator Drue Pearce., 09-22-00
  
• Speech: The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Observations and Changes One Year Later, 03-01-00
  
• Why Alaska Should Reject the BP/Arco Merger, 01-30-00
  
• Speech given to Commonwealth North - The Upcoming Session, 12-07-99
• Speech to the 3rd Annual Sakhalin Oil and Gas Conference, 11-15-99
• We Must Demand Maximum Value from Our Investments, 05-10-99
  
• A Federal Threat on Alaska's Horizon, 04-26-99
• State Budget Basics 102 - Alaska's Permanent Fund, 04-07-99
• State Budget Basics 101 - Which Fund is Which?, 03-10-99
• The State of Alaska's Budget, 12-15-98
• Fiscal Challenges Faced by the Upcoming 21'st Alaska Legislature - Speech given to RDC and the Alliance, 11-20-98
• State Budgets: Do We Get What We’re Paying For? - Published in the Anchorage Daily News, 11-17-98
• Pearce Proud of Legislature’s Accomplishments, published in Alliance Newsletter

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Legislation

Prime Sponsor of the Following Legislation

SB 123 : Legislative Approval of Railroad Facilities
An Act relating to legislative approval for the design and construction of facilities of the Alaska Railroad Corporation.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 192 : Increase Child Care Grants
An Act relating to child care grants; and providing for an effective date.

SB 227 : Alaska Airport Authority
An Act relating to the airports in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Cold Bay, and establishing the Alaska Airport Authority; and providing for an effective date.

Co-Sponsor of the Following Legislation

HB 101 : Charter Schools
Passed! Chapter 70 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to charter schools; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 111 : Civil Liability and Livestock
An Act relating to civil liability for injuries or death resulting from livestock activities.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 115 : Emergency Commitment Orders and Treatment
Passed! Chapter 72 Session Law 2001
Act relating to the services of certain medical professionals in civil proceedings for the commitment of certain intoxicated persons; allowing a physician assistant or advanced nurse practitioner to certify the need for emergency treatment as a result of intoxication; and providing for an effective date.

HB 164 : Grandparents' Rights Regarding CINA
Passed! Chapter 43 Session Law 2001
An Act prescribing the rights of grandparents related to child-in-need-of-aid hearings; and amending Rules 3, 7, 10, 15, 17, and 19, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 167 : Motor Vehicle License Plates: National Guard/Antique
Passed! Chapter 44 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to license plates for Alaska National Guard personnel and for antique motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 210 : Statute of Limitations: Sexual Assault
Passed! Chapter 86 Session Law 2001
An Act relating to sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor.
| Sponsor Statement |

HCR 6 : Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
Passed! Legislative Resolve 11
Requesting the Governor to declare March 18 - 24, 2001, to be Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week.

HCR 7 : April 2001 Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Passed! Legislative Resolve 16
Relating to proclaiming April 2001 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 6 : Roadless Policy
Passed! Legislative Resolve 4
Relating to opposition to the inclusion of national forests in Alaska within former President Clinton's Roadless Area Conservation rule and supporting the overturning of this inclusion by litigation, by congressional action, or by action of President Bush.
| Sponsor Statement |

HJR 7 : Endorsing ANWR Leasing
Passed! Legislative Resolve 5
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 2 : Municipal School Bond Reimbursement
An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 65 : Study of Pay Equity for State Employees
Passed! Chapter 48 Session Law 2001
An Act requiring a study regarding equal pay for equal work of certain state employees.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 79 : Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge
Passed! Chapter 11 Session Law 2001
An Act naming the Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 119 : William R. Wood Fairbanks International Airport
An Act naming the Bill Wood Fairbanks International Airport; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

SB 164 : No Gas Pipeline over Beaufort Sea
Passed! Chapter 29 Session Law 2001
An Act prohibiting leases under the Right-of-Way Leasing Act on state land in or adjacent to the Beaufort Sea; and providing for an effective date.
| Sponsor Statement |

HB 169 : School Construction/Tobacco Settlement
An Act relating to the financing of construction and major maintenance of public school facilities; authorizing the commissioner of revenue to sell the right to receive a portion of the anticipated revenue from a certain tobacco litigation settlement to the Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation; relating to the deposit of certain anticipated revenue from a certain tobacco litigation settlement; authorizing the issuance of bonds by the Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation with proceeds to finance public school construction and major maintenance; and providing for an effective date.

SJR 3 : F-22 Raptor Aircraft at Elmendorf AFB
Passed! Legislative Resolve 6
Relating to the deployment of F-22 Raptor aircraft at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 4 : NCAA Basketball Preseason Tournaments
Relating to supporting the Great Alaska Shootout, the Top of the World Classic, and similar preseason basketball tournaments, and requesting that the National Collegiate Athletic Association reject legislative proposal No. 2000-106.
| Sponsor Statement (Companion Bill SJR 5 - current vehicle for this bill) |

SJR 5 : NCAA Basketball Preseason Tournaments
Passed! Legislative Resolve 2
Relating to opposition to National Collegiate Athletic Association legislative proposal 2000-106.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 8 : Voting Sites at Military Installations
Passed! Legislative Resolve 8
Relating to supporting polling places at military installations and reserve component facilities.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 10 : U.S. Coast Guard Funding
Passed! Legislative Resolve 19
Urging the United States Congress to fully fund the operational readiness and recapitalization requirements of the United States Coast Guard.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 12 : Eliminate Marriage Tax Penalty
Passed! Legislative Resolve 13
Urging the United States Congress to amend the tax code to reduce the marriage penalty.
| Sponsor Statement |

SJR 14 : Oppose Canadian Fee to Transport Firearms
Passed! Legislative Resolve 18
Urging President Bush, the United States Department of State, and the United States Congress to intervene and negotiate with the government of Canada to reconsider the imposition of a fee to transport firearms through Canada.
| Sponsor Statement |

Past Legislation Archive

• 21st Legislature
• 20th Legislature
• 19th Legislature
• 18th Legislature

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District Information

WestSide Pulse Articles

• Pearce Announces Move to D.C., July 2000

Past District Information Archive

• Senator Pearce's Past District Information Page

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