Lora Reinbold

Lora H. Reinbold (born 1964 in Fairbanks, Alaska)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate. She also served in the Alaska House from 2013 to 2019 representing District 26.[2] She is currently the only member of the Alaska State Legislature who is unaffiliated with a caucus organization, as she was ejected from the Republican-led majority caucus in March 2015.[3]

Lora Reinbold
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the G district
Assumed office
January 15, 2019
Preceded byAnna MacKinnon
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 14th district
26th (2013–2015)
In office
January 15, 2013 – January 15, 2019
Preceded byAnna Fairclough
Succeeded byKelly Merrick
Personal details
Born1964 (age 56–57)
Fairbanks, Alaska
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Eric
ResidenceEagle River, Alaska
Alma materOral Roberts University
Websitereinboldforalaska.com

Legislature

Reinbold voted against an operating budget put forward by the House majority caucus on March 13, 2015, defying caucus rules to do so. She argued that the draft budget did not make steep enough cuts to the University of Alaska system and was, in effect, not conservative enough.[4][5] On March 16, House Speaker Mike Chenault announced that Reinbold had been kicked out of the majority caucus for her vote and stripped of most of her committee assignments. Her office staff was also cut from four to one.[6]

Reinbold joined minority Democrats in voting against the operating budget again on April 27, 2015. The dissenters left the majority caucus short of the three-fourths majority needed to approve tapping Alaska's budget reserve to cover a $3.2 million deficit.[7]

Education

Reinbold earned her BS in business administration from Oral Roberts University.

Elections
  • 2012 Redistricting combined the Eagle River Valley and Southfork portions of former District 32 (represented by Republican Mike Hawker) and a portion of former District 17 (represented by Republican Anna Fairclough), creating a new District 26. Anna Fairclough, the new district's only incumbent resident, chose to run instead for a newly configured Senate seat, leaving the new District 26 seat open. Reinbold won the three-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,610 votes (46.15%),[8] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,903 votes (72.53%) against Democratic nominee Roberta Goughnour.[9]

References
  1. "Lora Reinbold". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "Representative Lora Reinbold's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. Forgey, Pat (March 27, 2015). "A caucus of one: After defiant budget vote, Rep. Lora Reinbold goes rogue". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  4. Gutierrez, Alex (March 13, 2015). "House Passes Leaner Operating Budget". Alaska Public Radio Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  5. "Reinbold says she's gotten strong support for budget stance". The Washington Times. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. Herz, Nathaniel (March 16, 2015). "Alaska House strips budget rebel of most of her committee assignments". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  7. Buxton, Matt (April 28, 2015). "Budget up in the air as Alaska legislative session ends". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  9. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2013.


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