Alaska

Alaska is a state located in the northwest extremity of the North American West Coast, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. An exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. It is reliably Republican in presidential elections and is a safe Republican state with it's 3 electoral votes.

Districts
In default mode (3/5/2022), the State House district configuration favors the Republican Party. 18 out of 40 districts lean Republican by more than 10%. Nine out of 40 districts lean Democratic by more than 10%, and another five districts lean Democratic by 6-10%. Under this configuration, a neutral election year leads to an average party breakdown of 19R-14D and seven tossups of which four lean Democratic and three lean Republican. To win party control of the State House, the Democratic Party only has to win at least three seats that lean Republican by 3% or more.

State Senate
The Alaska State Senate is composed of 20 members, each directly elected from a state senate district. Members serve terms of 4 years. Elections to the Alaska Senate are not staggered. Elections to all seats occur in the same year as U.S. presidential elections.

The Alaska Senate is charged with the passage of state legislation, known as bills, which, after concurrence by the House, are sent to the governor for consideration. Any state senator may draft bills, which will then be assigned to the relevant Senate committee at the beginning of the next week. After a bill's hearing on the Senate floor, any senator may offer amendments, which are immediately voted on. When the amendment process is complete, a final floor vote is held.

If the Senate amends and passes a bill that began in the House, the bill will be sent for a conference report to adjust any discrepancies between the House and Senate versions. After that, both chambers must vote on whether to approve the conference report.

There is a committee system in the Alaska Senate. Committees hold specialized hearings on relevant bills.

A committee chair is the ranking member of the majority party within a committee. Above all other senators, a committee chair has the right of first review over any draft bill on an issue that falls within the purview of the committee. The committee chair may grant or refuse a hearing. If the committee chair refuses to grant a hearing on a bill, that bill can no longer advance. This is true even if the bill already passed through the House.

Districts
In default mode (3/5/2022), the State Senate district configuration favors the Republican Party. Thirteen out of 20 districts lean Republican by 10% or more. Six districts lean Democratic by 10% or more. Under this configuration, a neutral election year leads to an average party breakdown of 13R-6D and 1 tossup that leans Republican. To win party control in the State Senate, the Democratic Party needs to win two seats that lean Republican by 15% or more.

Governor
The governor of Alaska is directly elected to terms of 4 years, limited to 2 consecutive terms. Elections to the governorship are held in even years opposite to U.S. presidential elections. The governor may sign into law or veto any state bill that has passed through both houses of the state legislature. The governor may also draft legislation and send it to the state legislature for consideration. Draft bills from the governor almost always begin in the House and have to withstand the regular committee process.

U.S. Representative
Alaska has a single at-large congressional district that leans Republican by 11 points, 37-48.

Boroughs
Note that several boroughs do not exist in-game due to technical limitations and when the game was developed.
 * Chugach and Copper River are in one borough, named Valdez Cordoba.