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Speakers in this transcript

Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 4/24/26, 9am · Alaska News

Verified speakers (3)

Lyman Hoffman

Lyman Hoffman

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

40 chunks
RF

Rose Foley

Staff to Senator Steadman · Alaska Legislature

3 chunks
Jesse Kiehl

Jesse Kiehl

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

Unknown speakers (10)

These names appear in the transcript but have no matching speaker record. Create a new speaker or match to an existing one.

SD

Speaker D

Unknown

Appears in 11 chunks — no matching speaker record

SF

Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 5 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: John Leach · Municipal Administrator

City and Borough of Sitka

Sitka, Alaska

Evidence (2)
  • introduced by Speaker A at 11:32: 'We will move to John Leach. Manager for the City and Borough of Sitka.'
  • self-introduction at 11:52: 'My name is John Leach. For the record, I'm the Municipal Administrator for the City and Borough of Sitka...'
SE

Speaker E

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 5 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: John Hargis · Superintendent

Lower Yukon School District

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)
  • introduced by Speaker A at 16:50: '...we will go to the Lower Yukon School District and hear from their Superintendent John Hargis.'
  • self-introduction at 17:16: 'My name is John Hargis. Superintendent of the Lower Yukon School District...'
SH

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 23 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Nils Andreassen · Executive Director

Alaska Municipal League

Alaska, United States

Evidence (3)
  • introduced by Speaker A at 19:29: 'Please come forward, Nils Andreassen, and identify yourself for the record...'
  • self-introduction at 19:52: 'For the record, Nils Andreassen, Executive Director of the Alaska Municipal League.'
  • chyron at 23:30: 'Nils Andreassen Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League'
BS

Bert Stedman

Unknown

Appears in 17 chunks — no matching speaker record

SB

Speaker B

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 13 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Jesse Keele · Senator

Member, Senate Finance Committee · Alaska State Legislature

Alaska, United States

Evidence (3)
  • addressed by Speaker H at 44:26: 'Mr. Andreasen. Senator Keele, through the Chair.'
  • addressed by Speaker A at 50:59: 'Yes, Mr. Chairman. Senator Keele.'
  • addressed by Speaker H at 46:21: 'Through the chair, Senator Keehl, if it does say that, then they should...'
SL

Speaker L

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 25 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Lacey Sanders · Director

Office of Management and Budget Director · State of Alaska

Alaska, United States

Evidence (3)
  • introduced by Speaker A at 62:51: 'Lacey Sanders, please come forward, identify yourself for the record...'
  • self-introduction at 63:10: 'For the record, my name is Lacey Sanders. I am the Office of Management and Budget Director.'
  • chyron at 70:30: 'Lacey Sanders Director, Office of Management and Budget'
BW

Beth Weldon

Unknown

Appears in 7 chunks — no matching speaker record

SG

Speaker G

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 2 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Lori Strickland · City Manager

City of Bethel

Bethel, Alaska

Evidence (2)
  • introduced by Speaker A at 14:37: '...we will go to the city of Bethel and hear from Lori Strickland, city manager of Bethel.'
  • self-introduction at 15:00: 'My name is Lori Strickland and I'm the city manager for the city of Bethel.'
SJ

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 4 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Click Bishop · Senator

Member, Senate Finance Committee · Alaska State Legislature

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)
  • self-identification at 57:27: 'Senator Kaufman. Thank you.'
  • addressed by Speaker A at 59:37: 'Thank you, Senator Coffman.'