▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Al aska ▁State ▁Legisl ature , ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁named ▁Out standing ▁F resh man ▁Legisl ator . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁term , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁second - you ng est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁by ▁only ▁one ▁day , ▁being ▁born ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁Ray ▁Met cal fe . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 ; ▁following ▁red istrict ing ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁two - member ▁ 1 5 th ▁District , ▁which ▁p ared ▁his ▁constitu ency ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ug iak ▁and ▁E agle ▁River ▁areas . ▁▁▁ ▁His ▁ten ure ▁in ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Senate ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁said ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁was ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁red istrict ing ▁that ▁dr ast ically ▁alter ed ▁his ▁district . ▁The ▁red istrict ing ▁in ▁question ▁placed ▁Phill ips ▁in ▁District ▁P , ▁which ▁reached ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁port ions ▁of ▁E agle ▁River ▁to ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁south ▁An ch orage , ▁Wh itt ier ▁and ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁Ken ai ▁Pen ins ula , ▁mostly ▁connecting ▁through ▁Ch ug ach ▁State ▁Park . ▁Phill ips ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁run ▁against ▁south ▁An ch orage ▁representative ▁Con ▁B unde ▁( who ▁did ▁win ▁the ▁seat ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁ret