Cathy Giessel | |
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.jpg) Giessel in 2011 | |
| Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shelley Hughes |
| President of the Alaska Senate | |
| In office January 15, 2019 – January 19, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Peter Micciche |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Holland |
| Constituency | E |
| In office January 18, 2011 – January 19, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Con Bunde |
| Succeeded by | Roger Holland |
| Constituency | P (2011-13), N (2013-21) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Andrea Bohms November 9, 1951 Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Richard |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BS) University of Alaska, Anchorage (MS) |
| Website | Official website |
Catherine Andrea Giessel (née Bohms; born November 9, 1951)[1][2] is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has served as Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate since 2023. From 2013 to 2021, Giessel represented District N in the Alaska Senate, including Northeast Anchorage, Anchorage Hillside and the Turnagain Arm communities of Bird, Girdwood, Indian, and Anchorage, all within the Municipality of Anchorage. First elected in 2010 while identifying with Tea Party values, she has also served as the vice-chair of the state Republican Party and had a career in nursing. Following redistricting, she was elected to a different senate seat in 2012. Giessel serves as chair of the Resources Committee and is a member of the Senate Majority Caucus.[3] After Senate President Pete Kelly was unseated in 2018, Giessel was elected president of the Alaska Senate, a post she held until 2021. Giessel returned to the Alaska Senate in 2023, representing the newly configured District E after defeating incumbent Republican Roger Holland. She serves as Senate majority leader in the 33rd Legislature, overseeing a coalition caucus of eight Republicans and nine Democrats.
- ^ The 1970 Cache (Lathrop High School yearbook), p. 31
- ^ "Defendant – Summary (3AN-04-07749MO Municipality of Anchorage vs. Giessel, Catherine A)". CourtView. Alaska Court System. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ "Sen. Giessel - Senate Majority Homepage". alaskasenate.org. Senate Majority Press. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.