Former State Senate President Rick Halford is well-respected for his role as a political leader in Alaska. A popular Republican, he served for nearly 25 years in the Alaska State Legislature, with multiple terms as both Senate President and Senate Majority Leader. He retired as Senate President in 2003. With about 10,000 hours in the air over Alaska as a commercial pilot and big game hunting guide, Halford has a 44-year view of Alaska's incredible values in renewable and nonrenewable resources. He's an avid outdoorsman, and now spends his time working to protect Bristol Bay fisheries.