# Matt Claman

Matt Claman is a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate for district H.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Alaska Senate, district H
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: AK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0b2d5ec3-c1b2-4b09-8444-144c92125cc4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b2d5ec3-c1b2-4b09-8444-144c92125cc4 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Claman sits at −0.30 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Claman says (AK 2025–26 session)

18 classified statements: 18 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Claman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.3% | 199 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.1% | 42.9% | 56 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.6% | 3.4% | 66 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 5.6% | 16.1% | 257 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 82% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 36% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 997 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 59. 26.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alaska Senate 28.4%; rank 7 of 15).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 266: An Act relating to reimbursement for non-network health insurance claims. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB266/
- SB 265: An Act relating to the duty of an operator immediately after an accident. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB265/
- SB 252: An Act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; relating to secured transactions; relating to controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, and… (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB252/
- SB 246: An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports;… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB246/
- SB 233: An Act relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB233/
- SCR 10: Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 36, relating to the placement of foster… (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SCR10/
- SB 155: An Act relating to the crime of failure to report a violent crime. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB155/
- SB 138: An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of subpoenas related to tax records; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB138/
- SB 83: An Act relating to health care insurance; relating to insurance reimbursement for health care services provided through telehealth; relating to telehealth;… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB83/
- SB 73: An Act relating to the registration of marijuana establishments; relating to a tax exemption for qualified small businesses; relating to marijuana taxes; and… (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB73/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $293.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 56% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/2001376791618011463
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1965568660669694195
- 2025-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1955390085157048632
- 2025-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1951005463618920555
- 2025-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1935045204505149845
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1925616862538428574
- 2025-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1923545163034656857
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1918432028799975752
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1914411246084080094
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en/status/1905757722525700545

## Links

- Official site: https://akleg.gov/legislator.php?id=cla
- Campaign site: https://www.mattclaman.com/
- X: https://x.com/mattclaman?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmattclaman/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3YQ4floFXe4fP0pCxhWyfg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-claman-55440717/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b2d5ec3-c1b2-4b09-8444-144c92125cc4