[3] Austerman served as the Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives.

[4] Alan Austerman previously served as an Alaska State Senator from 2001 to 2003.

He resigned from the Senate to become the Fisheries Policy Advisor to Governor Frank Murkowski.

[5] Austerman's daughter Carol ran for his seat in the House of Representatives upon his retirement in 2014.

He is the current owner of Alan Austerman Consulting and Lobbyist Services.