# George Rauscher

George Rauscher is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate for district O.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alaska Senate, district O
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: AK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/627922d3-e631-4c32-841f-148f061b0c75

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/627922d3-e631-4c32-841f-148f061b0c75 (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

Rauscher has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 162 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 13.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 271: An Act relating to abortion; relating to civil enforcement of abortion laws; relating to abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; and amending Rules… (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB271/
- SB 230: An Act relating to state refuges and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the boundaries of the Jonesville Public Use Area; and providing for an… (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB230/
- SB 229: An Act relating to certain reports required by the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to the use of campaign contributions held by a candidate or… (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB229/
- SB 228: An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to public education; and relating to opioid abuse awareness and… (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB228/
- HB 326: An Act relating to cross-deputization agreements with federally recognized tribes and peace officers employed by federally recognized tribes. (in committee, 2024-02-15) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB326/
- HB 287: An Act relating to public notice for certain state actions and public hearings; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2024-04-04) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB287/
- HB 251: An Act relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation; relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act; exempting certain… (became law, 2024-10-09) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB251/
- HB 227: An Act relating to liability of an electric utility for contact between vegetation and the utility's facilities. (in committee, 2024-03-28) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB227/
- HB 223: An Act relating to royalty rates and payments for certain oil and gas; relating to state loans for oil and gas development projects in the Cook Inlet… (passed one chamber, 2024-05-15) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB223/
- HB 232: An Act relating to retirement benefits and military service. (in committee, 2024-05-06) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/HB232/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/31?code=RAU
- Campaign site: https://www.georgerauscher.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rep.george.rauscher/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-rauscher-9397574a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/627922d3-e631-4c32-841f-148f061b0c75