Sean's father, Pat, served Alaska as an Anchorage Assembly Member and as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. In 1992 he was elected to the Alaska State House of Representatives. While serving in the House, Sean was active as a member of the House Finance Committee and chaired numerous budget subcommittees. After serving two terms in the House, Sean ran for, and won, a seat in the Alaska State Senate in 1996. In the Senate, Sean served on the Senate Finance Committee during his first two years, and he later co-chaired that Committee during a financially difficult time in Alaska's history - oil was at $9 per barrel and state revenues were down dramatically. He was also a member of the [[Energy Council]]. | Sean's father, Pat, served Alaska as an Anchorage Assembly Member and as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. In 1992 he was elected to the Alaska State House of Representatives. While serving in the House, Sean was active as a member of the House Finance Committee and chaired numerous budget subcommittees. After serving two terms in the House, Sean ran for, and won, a seat in the Alaska State Senate in 1996. In the Senate, Sean served on the Senate Finance Committee during his first two years, and he later co-chaired that Committee during a financially difficult time in Alaska's history - oil was at $9 per barrel and state revenues were down dramatically. He was also a member of the [[Energy Council]]. |