Assembly members Kameron Perez-Verdia, who represents West Anchorage, Meg Zaletel, who represents Midtown, Forrest Dunbar, who represents East Anchorage, and John Weddleton, who represents South Anchorage, are all seeking reelection. Flynn is backed by Bronson and was an active member of the right-wing group Save Anchorage until he filed. Weddleton is the incumbent Assembly member for Seat J and is seeking a third term. The election will add a 12th member to the Anchorage Assembly. (Photo: Belloni Photography, provided by candidate) The Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for. Sloan has supported several Bronson-backed candidates including Stephanie Taylor. Kevin Scott Myers has filed to run for the Eagle River seat that will be vacated by Jamie Allard. John Trueblood is a project manager at Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Murray is a longtime swim coach in Anchorage, including coaching at South High School. All rights reserved. Chugiak- Eagle River is a community rich with diverse views and lifestyles, Wehmhoff wrote on her campaign website. In 2018, he ran as a Democrat for State House in Sand Lake and received 12% of the vote. 6 candidates running for Anchorages 12th assembly seat, The Anchorage Special Municipal Election is a little more than a month away. (Loren Holmes / ADN). There are 18 people running for seven open Assembly seats, and the only incumbents are Midtown Anchorage Assembly member Felix Rivera and North Anchorage Assembly member Chris Constant.. I promised to do the work, to stay engaged with constituents and to focus on problems and solutions, not politics, he said on his campaign website. Peltola and Jackson share almost identical voting records. The race for Anchorage Assembly begins as five seats are up for election this spring. Austin Quinn-Davidson announced back in November she would not run for reelection, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. By the time registration for candidacy closed Friday at 5 p.m., 15 people, including four incumbents, had filed for the five seats up for grabs on the Assembly. How would you improve the quality of civic discourse in the city? Jamie Allard was elected to the state House in November. In last years election, it was the only district to see an incumbent, moderate John Weddleton, replaced by Sulte, a conservative challenger. I am excited for the opportunity to step up and work for my community, Brawley said in announcing her candidacy last week. Arlington has been a land manager for 30 years, primarily working with oil and gas leases. If passed, this would allow the market to determine how much parking is necessary, rather than municipal code. How would you address it? Karen Bronga has lived in East Anchorage since childhood and works as a teacher for the Anchorage School District. Section 1. The race to serve out the remaining two years in the east-side district vacated by now-state Sen. Forrest Dunbar is comparably one-sided in terms of fundraising. Alaska's News Source conducted interviews on Wednesday with two of of the six candidates, Robin Phillips and Cliff Baker. All of these incumbents are running for reelection, except for Crystal Kennedy, who will not run again. To account for the new seat, the district also increased in size roughly doubling when the city set new district boundaries earlier this year. I return calls and emails. State changed its bridge replacement plans to accommodate Kinross mine plan, Bronson Administration Looks to Settle with Hickel Contracting for $2.5 million, Dustin Darden, A Perennial Candidate, Could Play Spoiler in West Anchorage, Senate passes legislation rejecting pay raises for governor and cabinet, Alaskas retirement system falls short for most. Sulte is a self-described conservative candidate who was raised in Florida and moved to Anchorage in 2004. His wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor Bronson. He was recently endorsed by both Allard and Bronson, according to his campaign Facebook page, and both attended a campaign kickoff fundraiser for him this month. Meet the 2023 Candidates for Anchorage Assembly, North Anchorage gained parts of Russian Jack, Wonder Park, Ptarmigan, Fireweed, and Spenard (see, is running for his third and final term. . This year, Anchorage voters can also sign up for automatic updates on the status of their ballot at anchoragevotes.com. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Being in the classroom and working for my community council, I know the struggles of working families and issues in our area of town, Bronga said in an interview. Most recently, she worked with a broad coalition on a comprehensive rewrite of Alaskas alcohol statutes. What is the most important problem facing Anchorage? Johnson is also a volunteer firefighter/EMT with Girdwood Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Taylor recently ran against Forest Dunbar for the East Anchorage assembly seat, but is now eligible for the North Anchorage seat due to a change in the voting district lines from the reapportionment process. I ran for office on a platform of putting people before politics. And on top of the $4,620 reported to APOC as expenses, the campaign also lists $14,448 in debts, much of it having gone to the Ship Creek Group for campaign management. Current North Anchorage assembly member Christopher Constant said that his district has been without a second representative and underrepresented for too long. In 2020, Rivera, a registered Democrat, came within 179 votes of losing to Save Anchorage candidate Christine Hill. Ries ran unsuccessfully for Anchorage School Board in 2022. is a Planner and Project Manager with Agnew Beck Consulting. Project management consultant Anna Brawley has raised and spent close to the same amount, at $35,150 and $9,690, respectively. 14.03.040. Nick Danger is a perennial conservative candidate who has run for several, , most recently against now-Rep. Alyse Galvin for State House. Arlington, for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. What is the most important problem facing Anchorage? In the end it amounted to very little: three of the four conservative challengers who coordinated their campaigns lost. Rate how the Anchorage School District has handled the pandemic, and why? The case is much the same in the South Anchorage race to replace outgoing Chair Suzanne LaFrance, who decided not to pursue a third term. School board seats are elected at-large, so voters across the city will vote for each seat. [Chugach State Park has been loved to death. A ballot proposition aims to address longstanding problems.]. Alger, is the Municipalitys Purchasing Director, , who filed for the Eagle River seat, is an associate broker with Remax in Eagle River. Ballots will be mailed at least 21 days before election day. She previously ran for a District 2 seat and lost in 2017. Dep I would look to capitalize on Anchorage International Airports global draw in freight and passengers air travel, as well as look to the future of a potential northwest passage through the Arctic where Anchorage could play a significant role. They have butted heads often with Mayor Dave Bronson since he took office in 2021. How would you address it? His wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor, . Also, what are your thoughts on what took place on Jan. 6, 2021 in the U.S. Capitol? Wehmhoff is a longtime resident of the Eagle River-Chugiak area, and briefly served as a member of the assembly member before, filling a vacancy in 2018-19 by former member and current Municipal Manager Amy Demboski. George Martinez is president of the Northeast Community Council and was the Special Assistant to Former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. himself a fiscal conservative. Published: Mar. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Editors note: Mikel Insalaco is a former employee of Alaska Public Media. Assembly District 2 - Seat A - Eagle River/Chugiak Kevin Cross Vanessa Stephens Gretchen Wehmhoff District 3 - Seat D - West Anchorage Kameron Perez-Verdia Liz Vazquez Nial Sherwood Williams. Her rival, political campaign consultant Leigh Sloan, has collected a single $250 donation. Chris Constant, Vice-Chair of the Assembly, is running for his third and final term. It has been a recent precedent for the Assembly to appoint someone to the temporary seat who is not currently running for the elected term. Keliipiki has begun to build a website which appears mostly copied from Arizona Congressional Candidate Alex Stovall, which you can read about here. A majority of the Anchorage Assemblys 12 seats are up for election, with seven members set to be determined on the April ballot. Scott Myers is a real estate broker with RE/MAX and president of the Southfork Community Council in Eagle River. According to campaign finance. Henslee is a lifelong Alakan, and according to her campaign website is looking to promote public safety, small businesses and tacking Anchorages issue with homelessness. He is a Local 302 operating engineer and previously said that he wanted to bring a conservative, Christian, working-man viewpoint to the Assembly. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. He ran against Mayor Dave Bronson in the last municipal election, losing in a runoff election by a little over 1,000 votes. Dustin Darden is a perennial candidate that has ran for Assembly, mayor, and legislature several times. The math for veto override doesnt change because the charter states its two-thirds. Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. Though Assembly seats are nonpartisan, the body has maintained a large voting block of moderate and progressive-leaning members over the past few years. Dayton Keliikipi has filed to represent Midtown. Taylor has lived in Anchorage for 50 years. Im for the people and I am pro their rights.. Hes married to Bronson administration purchasing director Rachelle Alger. Who are your Assembly Members? The last day for residents to register to vote is May 22. That could have major implications for the citys legislative branch, which now has had a majority decisive enough to regularly override vetoes by Mayor Dave Bronson on contentious issues and push investigations into the administration. I am Conservative Candidate running for Anchorage Assembly to bring balance back to a deeply polarized assembly, he wrote on his campaign website. Taylor is a longtime Anchorage resident and has been a stay-at-home mother of her five children for the last 30 years, according to her website. Former Student Board of Regent Joey Sweet. For general questions regarding Municipal vacancy announcements or the employment process with the Municipality of Anchorage, applicants may contact the Human Resources Department at (907) 343-4447 during regular business hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Alaska Time. On top of the incumbents, there are a total of 10 other candidates who filed to run for one of the five open seats on the assembly in this springs municipal election. Perez-Verdia is the incumbent for Seat D representing West Anchorage. I am stepping up to work with others to move our city in the right direction and work for positive solutions for our community.. Campaign website: weddletonforassembly.com. He is a frequent attendee and testifier at Assembly meetings, and has been arrested or ejected from the chambers for disruptive behavior several times. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. The deadline for. Constant first won his seat in an open race in 2017 with 52% of the vote. We will create focused solutions to reduce the influx of homeless and stop the ever-increasing numbers, treat those that require minimal resources, tackle the tougher, more difficult cases that are resource intensive, and lastly protect ourselves and those who view this as a way of life. There is also a resolution and ordinance calling for the Bronson administration to seek Assembly approval before settling any claims over the amount of $50,000 for the unlawful Hickel Contract. The area has long . Mar 16, 2022 We get tons of calls asking who are the conservative candidates running for School Board and The Anchorage Assembly, here they are.. School Board Seat A - Mark Anthony Cox School Board Seat B - Rachel Ries Assembly Seat 2-A Eagle River/Chugiak - Kevin Cross Assembly Seat 3-D - Liz Vazquez Assembly Seat 4-F - Kathy Henslee Cox is an Anchorage School District graduate and served in the U.S. Army. Flynn is backed by Bronson and was an active member of the right-wing group Save Anchorage until he filed. Eagle River-Chugiak lost all of Northeast Muldoon. A few of her top issues are: prioritizing public safety, building a strong future and promoting fiscal responsibility. Assembly members Kameron Perez-Verdia, who represents West Anchorage, Meg Zaletel, who represents Midtown, Forrest Dunbar, who represents East Anchorage, and John Weddleton, who represents. , Danger didnt raise a single cent in his State House race. His challenger, Travis Szanto, a carpenter, reported giving his campaign $100. This story has been updated to reflect Roger Branson, Cody Anderson and Darin Colbry withdrawing their names from the election. Already he has spent more than $17,000 on a mix of campaign management, events and supplies. In the five other races, candidates with moderate to progressive views are receiving the support of outgoing Assembly members, liberal politicians, union groups, and are broadly campaigning to keep the bodys majority intact. Brawley plans to run for a West Anchorage Assembly seat in April. Several prominent media publishers across the . Are you satisfied with current preschool options? 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