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Matt Claman

Matt Claman

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State Senator

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Office
State Senator
State
Alaska
Jurisdiction
H
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2023 - Present

Biography: Matt Claman followed his dream and came to Alaska in 1980, working as a cook in remote mining camps. After graduating from law school, Matt returned to Alaska to make his home, raise his family, and establish his career. Matt was elected to the Alaska State House in November 2014 and has been serving since January 2015. In his first term, he is developing a reputation as a reasonable, hard-working legislator who is dedicated to finding solutions that work for Alaska and the West Anchorage community. Prior to service in the State House, Matt served on the Anchorage Assembly beginning in 2007. His colleagues unanimously elected him Chair of the Anchorage Assembly in 2008. He became the Acting Mayor of Anchorage in 2009 when then-Mayor Mark Begich became our United States Senator. As Acting Mayor at the height of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Matt tackled difficult fiscal decisions and moved the community forward. He led efforts to reduce the municipal budget by $20 million, approximately 5%, and negotiated concessions with bargaining units to achieve a balanced budget. An attorney for over 29 years, Matt has served the needs of Alaskans and understands a lawyer's role…

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  • Matt Claman holds the office of State Senator
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive acts or practices; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-18source
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  • Sponsored: An Act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; relating to secured transactions; relating to controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, and controllable payment intangibles; relating to sales; relating to negotiable instruments; relating to letters of credit; relating to warehouse receipts, bills of lading, and other documents of title; relating to investment securities; relating to leases of goods; and relating to fund transfers.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-18source
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-18source
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-01-21source
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  • Co-sponsored: Encouraging the United States Congress to establish hiring goals for apprentices and veteran apprentices.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-04-14source
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-04-09source
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-01-22source
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  • Co-sponsored: An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-01-22source
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