# Rebecca Himschoot

Rebecca Himschoot is an independent member of the Alaska House for district 2.

- Party: Independent
- Seat: Alaska House, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: AK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5637be3f-7a59-48cc-8f8a-ad7a8bac8ee9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5637be3f-7a59-48cc-8f8a-ad7a8bac8ee9 (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

67% of the 6 bills Himschoot sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 34 in the Alaska House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 487 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House independents score lower.

## Legislation (AK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 29. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alaska House 22.1%; rank 1 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 191: An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive species; and providing for an… (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB191/
- HB 133: An Act establishing deadlines for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-03) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB133/
- HB 93: An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB93/
- HCR 1: Establishing the Joint Legislative Task Force on Sport Fishing Service Providers in Southeast Alaska. (in committee, 2025-05-16) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HCR1/
- HB 69: An Act relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB69/
- HB 35: An Act relating to the use and possession of electronic devices by prisoners; and relating to identification cards. (became law, 2025-08-19) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB35/
- HB 356: An Act establishing a 30-day deadline for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; relating to payment of grants to named recipients that… (in committee, 2024-02-20) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB356/
- HB 230: An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be… (became law, 2024-10-09) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB230/
- HB 201: An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2024-04-01) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB201/
- HB 163: An Act creating the FAFSA raffle fund; relating to the definition of 'gambling'; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2024-04-24) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB163/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.6K (State House independents median $23.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://akleg.gov/legislator.php?id=hms
- Campaign site: https://www.rebeccahimschoot.com/
- X: https://x.com/SitkaRebecca
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Himschoot4Alaska
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.himschoot/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-himschoot-64937b132

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5637be3f-7a59-48cc-8f8a-ad7a8bac8ee9