ALASKA HOUSE MAJORITY SEAL

REP. JUSTIN RUFFRIDGE

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District: 7
Party: Republican

Legislative Service
2023-          Representative

Vice Chair House Health & Social Services
Vice Chair House Labor & Commerce
Co-Chair House Education
Member House Corrections (Fin Sub)
Member House Public Safety (Fin Sub)
Member House Community & Regional Affairs
Member House Health & Social Services (Fin Sub)
Member House Labor & Workforce Development (Fin Sub)
Member House Revenue (Fin Sub)
Member House Education & Early Development (Fin Sub)

Session Contact

State Capitol Room 104
Juneau AK, 99801
Phone: 907-465-2693

Interim Contact

145 Main Street Loop
Kenai AK, 99611
Phone: 907-283-2690

BILL SPONSORSHIP

Each bill title is linked to AKLEG.GOV Database FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

HB 56

CONTROLLED SUB. DATA: EXEMPT ANIMAL RX

HB 112

PROFESSION OF PHARMACY

HB 136

REJECT COMPENSATION COMM RECOMMENDATIONS

HB 139

CORRESPONDENCE STUDY PROGRAM FUNDING

HB 144

REPEAL EDUCATION TAX CREDITS SUNSET

HB 195

COOK INLET: NEW ADMIN AREA;PERMIT BUYBACK

HB 309

DELEGATION OF ROUTINE OPTOMETRY SERVICES

HCR 3

SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR SB 57

MORE ABOUT REP. JUSTIN RUFFRIDGE

Justin Ruffridge moved to the Kenai/Soldotna area with his family in 1994, when his parents (both educators) braved the journey north to teach at a small Christian school. Justin graduated from high school in 2001 and went on to attend Washington State University graduating with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2008.

Justin married his wife Jessie in 2004. After graduation from college, they moved back to the Kenai Peninsula to help care for Jessie’s terminally ill mother. Justin began his pharmacy career at Soldotna Professional Pharmacy, and several years later acquired the Soldotna Pharmacy and the Juneau Drug Company in downtown Juneau with a business partner. Since that time, the partnership also opened the Alpine Apothecary pharmacy in Girdwood.

Mr. Ruffridge has been active in community service including a brief tenure on the Soldotna Planning and Zoning commission. Justin was appointed to the Soldotna City Council in 2019 and elected to a full term that October. He was the Chair of the Alaska Board of Pharmacy whose purpose is to create and enforce regulations, and the safe dispensing of medications through pharmacies across the State. Justin enjoys coaching Little League in the summer months and has been an advocate for those in our communities struggling to find housing. During the COVID pandemic he worked diligently in local communities focusing on prevention, mitigation and treatment efforts.

Justin believes strongly in classical conservative values, represented by a simple truth that effective change is best accomplished over time resulting from constructive dialogue with all parties involved in the decision-making process. This is fundamentally hard work, but it is worth the effort. Creating lasting and meaningful change requires a desire to be humble, an ability to bring people together, and a willingness to learn.

Justin Ruffridge was elected in 2022 as the District 7 Representative for the Alaska State House, and he is honored to serve the constituents in Kenai and Soldotna.

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