Neal “Quannaq” Foster
Alaska State Representative, District 39 since 2010. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
Alaska State Representative, District 39Born 1972Businessperson
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 1
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +16.6
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 10
- 2010–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Finance · co-chair
- Legislative Budget and Audit
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
ALASKA NATIVES · Became law Jul 2026
FINANCE · Failed in committee May 2026
ALCOHOL · Failed in committee May 2026
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS · Failed in committee Feb 2026
AIRPORTS · Failed in committee May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Foster sits in the Alaska House of Representatives
Foster is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Calvin Schrage, Andrew Gray, Maxine Dibert
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET
With Foster’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Foster’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Foster | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | HB 16: An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–19 |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 24: An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and… | No | No | Yes | Failed 19–21 |
| May 19, 2026 | SB 174: An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the Department of Fish and… | Yes | No | No | Failed 16–23 |
| May 19, 2026 | HB 263: An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–19 |
| May 17, 2026 | SB 208: An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for… | No | No | Yes | Failed 19–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Foster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Counting | D+13.3 | D+12.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | D+16.6 | D+12.7 | +3.9 |
| 2022 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | D+2.5 | D+28.7 | −26.2 |
| 2020 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | D+55.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Alaska Division of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $26.7K
- Spent
- $24.5K
Source: Alaska Public Offices Commission filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 4:24 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Neal "Quannaq" Foster State | Active |
Source: Alaska Public Offices Commission filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 4:24 PM ET
Seats Foster has held
- Alaska House of Representatives, District 39 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foster has run against
- Tyler Ivanoff (I) · 2026 election
- Dan Holmes (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Alaska Division of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Foster
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/14f39e67-1604-4eb4-8000-99c699f196a0
- Wikidata Q6984099
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET