MEET YOUR
DISTRICT MO. 7
REPRESENTATIVE
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Joint federal and state responsibility for Alaskan schools,
roads, land, oil and all resource development requires
the Congressional delegation to have a competent
knowledge of the individual districts. Senator Gruening
and the entire Alaska congressional delegation are
well acquainted with Representative Jaimar Kerttula
and his efforts have helped to keep them appraised of
the problems in District No. 7
JALMAR KERTTULA and family - Joyce, Beth
and Anna — with Governor William Egan during
ceremonies marking JALMAR's first important
piece of legislation becoming law — HB 83 -
1961.
This bill provided for a $1,000,000. (one million)
increase in the agricultural loan fund authoriza
tion and increased loan limits per farmer to twice
their previous allowance.
In his two years in office Jalmar increased the
loan fund by over 40% of its total since its in
ception This has provided a definite boost to
the agricultural development of the state.
"I firmly believe that the state should provide
some of the impetus for development where
private capital is not available."
Joint Senate-House Finance Chairman Frank
Chapados with Rep. Harold Strandburg and Rep.
JALMAR KERTTULA.
The Chairman of the Rules committee named
JALMAR KERTTULA and Harold Strandburg as
the outstanding freshman legislators of their
respective parties (Anchorage Times, Spring
1961). Both served on the Finance Committee and
were co-members of the sub-committee on teach
er's salaries — 1961.
With the Joint Finance Committee burning the
midnight oil.
Approximately $200,000,000. of state funding
and projects were considered by this committee
in two sessions. This group got a standing ovation
for its efforts the last night of the session.
JALMAR KERTTULA funded the Public Safety and
Resources budget . . . including the Dept, of
Agriculture, Dept, of Lands and Oil, Div. of
Mines and Minerals, State Police and Fire Marshall.
The Joint Committee relied almost entirely on his
recommendations for these budgets.
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In the final days of the session Majority leader
Peter DeVoe awarded "the fox" to JALMAR for his
acknowledged mastery of the state legislative
process in accomplishing the passage of one of
the two major pieces of farm legislation ever
passed in Alaska . . . climaxing 2 years of hard
work — hearings — testimony — debates — re
drafts and final passage . . . Chapter 132 SLA
1962.
JALMAR KERTTULA's legislative experience and
key committee seniority will, if he's re-elected,
make him one of the most important members
of the legislature. As a junior member he has
authored and co-authored and read into the
budget legislation covering agriculture, mining,
state lands disposal, oil leasing, road construction,
depressed area funds, the Univ. of Alaska and
Experiment stations, teacher's pay and veteran's
loans.
He is a rural legislator and has an excellent rural
record which has given him support from all over
Alaska.
Vote for a legislator who has the ability and
knowledge to represent District No. 7.
Vole lor a Legislator Who Has the
ABILITY and KNOWLEDGE
To Represent District No. 7
RE-ELECT
Prepared and paid for by Jalmar Kerttula