District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 Contact Staff District 1 | North Anchorage Christopher Constant Contact Info: (907) 343-4112 E-Mail: Christopher.Constant@anchorageak.gov Term Expires: 2023 She is a former medevac pilot and platoon leader in the Army National Guard. Explain. Current North Anchorage assembly member Christopher Constant said that his district has been without a second representative and underrepresented for too long. In 2020, voters approved a charter amendment to add a 12th seat to the assembly. What do you see as the most effective strategies to address homelessness in Anchorage going forward? Dustin Darden is a perennial candidate who has unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate, the Legislature, Anchorage mayor and the Assembly numerous times. It gained parts of the U-Med. Brongas community work focuses on safer neighborhoods, implementing traffic-calming measures to dangerous streets and trail connectivity. Sulte says he is running to bring balance back to a deeply polarized Assembly, according to his website. Disclosure: Robert Hockema is working for the Anna Brawley for Anchorage Assembly campaign. Published: Mar. He is a private pilot and works as the chief operating officer of Kakivik Asset Management and CCI Industrial, according to his website. $15,362 - Kevin Cross, Republican for the Eagle River District 2 seat on the Anchorage Assembly. According to. What is the most important problem facing your district? Alaska Public Media 2022. Dayton Keliikipi has filed to represent Midtown. All rights reserved. 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. In 2018, he ran as a Democrat for State House in Sand Lake and received 12% of the vote. [Anchorage Assembly overrides Mayor Bronsons veto of ordinance on meeting rules]. All rights reserved. Assembly, East Anchorage (two-year term): Forrest Dunbar, was reelected to the Assembly last year, and was about seven months into his term when he won election to the Alaska Senate. There are six people are r unning for the open seat. General election date. Ballots will be mailed at least 21 days before election day. Anchorage will vote on $45.6 million in city bond packages and a $111 million school district bond proposal. Sulte says he is running to "restore balance in a deeply polarized Assembly," according to his website. Her current term ends in 2025. Dunbar was elected to the Legislature and vacated the seat in January. The Anchorage Assembly will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night. He serves as the Alaska representative for the REALTOR Political Action Committee (RPAC). Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. 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. for the South Anchorage seat held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance. April 5, 2022 Nial Sherwood Williams ran for election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 3 Seat D in Alaska. Finally, I would seek to reduce panhandling and illegal camping preventing the homeless from using established resources. FLE - Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., Oct. 26, 2006. In response, Constant said that another conservative- leaning voice would not impact the dynamic of the current 11-member assembly, which currently has three conservative leaning members with Randy Sulte, Kevin Cross, and Jamie Allard. What other important issue would you like to discuss? April 5, 2022. He is also on the board of the Hillside Community Council. They have butted heads often with Mayor Dave Bronson since he took office in 2021. Rachel Ries is a former pilot and unsuccessfully ran for Anchorage School Board last year. The Anchorage Assembly has lost its way and forgotten who they are there to serve; their constituents and not each other. My platform that Im running on, Id like to help Anchorage get better, he said. Lessens was elected to Seat B last year to serve the remainder of a term for a board member who resigned. Given the political composition of the district, South Anchorage is seen as highly competitive. During her time in Alaska, she worked in the Municipality of Anchorage for seven years and then started a small business that she had to move away from after 14 years. I am excited for the opportunity to step up and work for my community, Brawley said in announcing her candidacy last week. The two candidates challenging Constant are Nick Danger and John Trueblood. Contact us online or give us a call at (907) 365-8600 with any questions or obtain a price quote for this vehicle. In 2021, he beat a recall attempt launched by Russell Briggs of Save Midtown and Save Anchorage by 13 points. Hes married to Bronson administration purchasing director Rachelle Alger. Alaska Public Media is collaborating with the Anchorage Daily News on candidate questionnaires ahead of the election. As chair of the budget committee, I was able to restore funding for East Anchorage Parks, for APDs Student Resource Officer program, for Traffic Calming, for the Mental Health First Responders, and more. Travis Szanto owns Skyworks LLC, a carpentry business. 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 would start the healing process by removing five Assembly members from office this April and put all members on notice that they are elected community leaders and are here to represent the population at large and not their own private interests. 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. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. Let us know. What would you have done differently, if anything? In the race to represent downtown, incumbent Assembly member Constant is running for a third term, has raised nearly $30,000. I would rate the current administration an 8 or 9 based on the fact that Anchorage has a defined and broadly supported solution to improve homelessness and his efforts to petition the state to rebuild the Port of Alaska and a specific section of the port to ensure security of supply for Alaska while the remainder of the port is rebuilt. Myers and Arlington had both filed to fill Allards seat temporarily until April, though the Assembly ultimately chose Robin Dern. M A Parent-Teacher Conference Day that is Meeting minimum hours required for a day in-session. I support reduction in panhandling and illegal camping to push homeless people toward the established resources designed for them. Two school board seats are up for election, with two incumbents running: School Board President Margo Bellamy and member Kelly Lessens. She is supported by Mayor Bronson. All rights reserved. Its also been corrected to better reflect Rachel Riess biography. Though the district has a third candidate running, Dustin Darden, he has reported no campaign income. How would you address it if elected? She had previously announced her intent to run for a South Anchorage Assembly seat but has since decided to run for school board instead. She is a founder of ASD60, a parent organization and advocacy group that started a pilot program in the school district to increase physical activity and time for eating. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) And for a Midtown Anchorage Assembly seat, incumbent Meg Zaletel has a lead with 54% of the vote over Kathy Henslee's 46%. Zaletel is another incumbent candidate running for reelection. Explain. Meyers moved to Alaska from Oregon in 2012. Campaign website: kelly4anchoragekids.com. Anchorage residents who want to vote in the April 5 election must be registered by March 6 unless they are already registered to vote. Leadership starts at the top with leading by example. Ballots have been mailed ahead of the April 5 municipal election, and to help voters weigh their choices, the Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for Anchorage Assembly and school board to explain their views on key issues and how they would approach different challenges facing the city. Feb. 25The 51st running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off the first weekend in March, marking a full return to its pre-pandemic format . Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. The last day for residents to register to vote is May 22. Lost parts of Arctic and Spenard; gained the Bayshore/Klatt area (see article). The Anchorage Assembly could shift further to the left next year: Anchorage's George Martinez, who worked in the administration of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and once was a well-known figure in Occupy Wall Street protest movement in New York City, has announced he is running for the East Anchorage Assembly seat now occupied by Pete Petersen, who hits During the 2021 redistricting cycle, Moore advocated for combining East Anchorage with Eagle River in one senate district, a pairing that was later ruled by a judge to be an unconstitutional gerrymander. Former Student Board of Regent Joey Sweet. He is a Local 302 operating engineer and previously said that he wanted to bring a conservative, Christian, working-man viewpoint to the Assembly. She recently defeated an effort to recall her in a special election. Cliff Murray - Cliff Murray has announced his withdrawal from the race for school board Seat A. Benjamin Baldwin - Did not respond to survey, suspended campaign. Ive done that my previous two terms and will continue to do that if Im re-elected by my community in East Anchorage.. Rivera is running for his third term, and has served on the Assembly since 2017. More than half of the seats on the Anchorage Assembly are up for election this April, and just two incumbents are seeking reelection. Seat K, the South Anchorage seat on the ballot, is held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, who is retiring after two terms. He has been removed from assembly chambers several times for creating disturbances. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Im very historically savvy, I know a lot of history. She is an attorney, a former administrative law judge, assistant state attorney general and state prosecutor. February 1, 2023 | The Midnight Sun is joining The Alaska Current; January 27, 2023 | 'We're just asking for the crust.' School advocates ask for funding increase to keep up with inflation; January 25, 2023 | House keeps Tribal Affairs committee over Rep. Eastman's objections; January 24, 2023 | Dunleavy calls for Alaska to be 'the most pro-life state in the country' Contact her at egoodykoontz@adn.com. Zachariah Hughes covers the military, dog mushing, politics, subsistence issues and general assignments for the Anchorage Daily News. Shes a long-time community advocate in West Anchorage, where she has resided since 2012. Constant ran unopposed for his second term. Chris Constant announced Thursday that he's running for U.S. Congress. George Martinez is president of the Northeast Community Council and was the Special Assistant to Former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. Explain, with specific examples. Stephens is a lifelong Alaskan. All rights reserved. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee While Congressman Young was known for his bipartisanship in the House, Rep. Jackson Lee votes with the Democrat Party, as does Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska. His constant runs for office have made him a spoiler candidate. According to his. He is a frequent donor to Republican candidates. Bellamy is currently school board president. I want a city we can all be proud of one full of beautiful spaces and safe opportunities to move between them where our children can receive an excellent education and where folks can run successful businesses that provide exciting job opportunities to their fellow Alaskans.. Anna Brawley and Brian Flynn both filed last week to run for the open West Anchorage District 3. Flynn is sitting on a lot of that cash, having only spent $10,654 to date, giving him a sizable war chest for the last leg of the campaign, when outreach to voters ramps up as mail ballots begin arriving at peoples homes. 6 candidates running for Anchorages 12th assembly seat, The Anchorage Special Municipal Election is a little more than a month away. In January 2023, with the question of Feinstein's re-election decision still up in the air, Democratic U.S. Representative Katie Porter announced she would run for Senate. Arlington, for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. Rate Dave Bronsons performance as mayor. 2022 Anchorage Assembly Candidate: Darin Colbry, 2022 Anchorage Assembly Candidate: John Weddleton, Anchorages IMAX movie theater spared from bankruptcy closure for now, Anchorage VA clinic named for pioneering female Army colonel, How an accident turned this skier into a force for good | INDIE ALASKA. The second seat was held by Assemblyman Pete Petersen for three terms. I was also very pleased to see him hold an unruly citizen (who was actually in support of him) accountable for their behavior at a recent Assembly meeting. , Danger didnt raise a single cent in his State House race. Ballots are in the mail. She has twice served on the board of directors of Chugach Electric Association. Anchorage Assembly member Felix Rivera is running for his third term representing Midtown Anchorage. He is a frequent attendee and testifier at Assembly and school board meetings. Does the city do a good job of running municipal elections? The mission of The Current is to publish a broad range of newsworthy and thought-provoking content, all which is interesting and constructive. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Im running for re-election so that I can keep working for the people of East Anchorage, Dunbar said in an emailed statement. [Earlier coverage: With at least 5 Anchorage Assembly seats up for election, Mayor Bronson and allies set sights on a shakeup]. I am Conservative Candidate running for Anchorage Assembly to bring balance back to a deeply polarized assembly, he wrote on his campaign website. Wehmhoff is a teacher, a member of the Birchwood Community Council and has served as chair of the Anchorage Public Transportation Advisory Board. There are two Anchorage School Board races up for election in April. to the Heritage Land Bank Advisory Commission by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson in November, 2021. This year, Anchorage voters can also sign up for automatic updates on the status of their ballot at anchoragevotes.com. Danger is a former professional wrestler, actor, stunt man, and former union operating engineer. 28, 2022 at 9:08 PM PDT. In 2020, Rivera, a registered Democrat, came within 179 votes of losing to Save Anchorage candidate. Colbry ran for mayor in last years election and lost with 31 votes. How would you address it? Cross was born in Anchorage and describes himself as a conservative on his website. Last year, Dunbar ran for mayor and lost to Bronson in the runoff election by 1,193 votes. One of his challengers, John Trueblood, has reported raising $100, which he gave himself in cash. You can read each candidates response in the links below. [Chugach State Park has been loved to death. A ballot proposition aims to address longstanding problems.]. She began working in the Anchorage School District in 1974 and has held multiple positions, including working as a teacher, librarian, assistant principal and principal. He kicked off his campaign at 49th State Brewing in downtown Anchorage. 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. East Anchorage lost Wonder Park, Russian Jack, and Ptarmigan. North Anchorage gained parts of Russian Jack, Wonder Park, Ptarmigan, Fireweed, and Spenard (see article). He is the CEO of Family Charity of Alaska. He is currently the chair of the Anchorage Platting Board. The window to fill out applications for those looking to run for an Anchorage Assembly seat has closed, and this year the assembly has five seats up for grabs. Karen Bronga filed on Sunday to run for the East Anchorage seat that will be vacated by Forrest Dunbar. Day in Session. Among the Assembly members not seeking reelection is the chair, Suzanne LaFrance. What is the most important problem facing Anchorage? I have engaged with constituents beyond my expectations. 16 . Arlington has been a land manager for 30 years, primarily working with oil and gas leases. The Alaska Current is a collective of journalists, creatives and content creators. Zachary Johnson is a former pilot with the Alaska State Troopers. Assembly, East Anchorage (full three-year term): East Anchorage member Pete Petersen cant run for reelection due to term limits. Election workers organize ballot envelopes before they are placed in a mail sorting machine on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the Municipality of Anchorage election center. According to his campaign website, Cross is looking to bring his strong negotiation skills, inject common sense, defend the rights of individuals and small business owners, and support fiscal responsibility. Homelessness advocate Roger Branson and Cody Anderson, an executive with Anchorage Baptist Temple, had both initially filed, but withdrew their names from consideration before the Tuesday night deadline. His spouse. In 2021, he beat a recall attempt launched by Russell Briggs of Save Midtown and Save Anchorage by 13 points. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Find your Assembly District and contact the me mbers that represent you . Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. 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. A slate of candidates seeking to unseat current Anchorage Assembly members has registered to run in this springs municipal election. However, $6,000 of that has been from his own pocket. Assembly member Forrest Dunbar is being challenged by Christopher Hall and Stephanie Taylor for the . He ran against Mayor Dave Bronson in the last municipal election, losing in a runoff election by a little over 1,000 votes. Both are drastically outperforming challengers. Explain. Johnson is registered as Undeclared. I attend all Community Councils, HALO and the Girdwood Board of Supervisors. Cox ran for Seat B on the Anchorage School Board last year and lost. Brian Flynn works in real estate and was appointed to the Heritage Land Bank Advisory Commission by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson in November, 2021. A third candidate for the seat, Mikel Insalaco, has reported no campaign income to date. Its a marked departure from last year, when a slate of conservative candidates promising to work closely with Bronson vigorously campaigned to pull the body to the right. Rate the performance of the current Assembly. Eagle River-Chugiak lost all of Northeast Muldoon. 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 Sulte is an engineer and a pilot. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager. The past two years have been marked by increased civic discord in Anchorage. Both Brawley and Flynn have raised around $40,000 while Darden has not reported raising any money. Section 1. Zaletel ran for re-election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 4 Seat F in Alaska. Danger often discusses crime, supports a city, , and is critical of the current Assembly. Her rival, political campaign consultant Leigh Sloan, has collected a single $250 donation. Cross is a real estate investor and part owner of the Quantum Laundry Lounge in Anchorage. therefore, 15 . Last week saw a flurry of new election activity as several people filed letters of intent to run for the seven Assembly seats that will be open for Aprils Anchorage Municipal election. Zaletel was elected to Seat F in 2019 and is seeking a second term. She previously worked for the Anchorage Police Department in computer forensics and technology and was a business owner of Chinook Computer Services. [Coverage of the 2022 Anchorage city election]. Loring said he is retired and that he has a strong interest in education and is currently doing research to write a book about the Anchorage School District. How would you address it? Chugiak- Eagle River is a community rich with diverse views and lifestyles, Wehmhoff wrote on her campaign website. Dep 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. I support public-private partnerships, such as the proposed navigation center, and facilities such as the Hope Center. Ive been a neighbor, volunteer, and advocate for West Anchorage for the last decade, and I believe in Anchorages potential to be a vibrant city.. Darden is well-known as a routine, at Assembly meetings and for advocating that Anchorage remove the, from the citys water supply. Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage, Sami Graham resigns as Anchorage Mayor Bronsons chief of staff, Anchorage School District and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement, Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Sullivan seeks hearings on lab-leak COVID origin theory, Bronson aims to pay contractor millions for work on nixed homeless shelter, without Assembly approval. It was renamed the North Anchorage district. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. Trueblood is a project manager with Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Petersen is termed out and retiring. 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. She is a business owner and real estate agent with AK Gold Homes. Meyers moved to Alaska from Oregon in 2012. I would work to clean up our downtown by improving public safety and promoting the tourism industry. We are 40,000 strong in 40,000 ways. His recent donations include Dave Bronson for Mayor, Stephanie Taylor for Assembly, Kathy Henslee for both State House and Assembly, and Tuckerman Babcock for State Senate. Alaska Public Media 2022. I am proud to have focused on problems and solutions not on re-election.. The candidates who have filed to run for the seat are Cliff Baker, Rob Forbes, Tasha Hotch, Robin Phillips, Stephanie Taylor and Daniel Volland. East Anchorage has two seats on the ballot, one filled for nearly two terms by former Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar. East Anchorage lost Wonder Park, Russian Jack, and Ptarmigan. The polarization of the Assembly has produced unproductive contention, hindering its ability to serve and represent the people of Anchorage effectively. She confirmed that she would stay in the race even if Feinstein chose to run for another term. On Sunday, a second section of the roof collapsed in the building at 1101 East 76th Ave., just east of the Old Seward Highway, though most of the building remains intact. The sum of NTE SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED 14 SEVENTY DOLLARS ($17,470) from the Anchorage Bowl Parks & Recreation 15 Service Area Capital Improvement Projects Fund (461800) is hereby appropriated 16 as transfers to the Anchorage Bowl Parks & Recreation Service Area 2022 Randy Sulte| District: 6 | Age: 52 | Occupation: COO |sulteforanchorage.com. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) -The Special Municipal Election for the seat that will add a 12th member to Anchorage Assembly is next month. 18 . Kevin Scott Myers has filed to run for the Eagle River seat that will be vacated by Jamie Allard. Project management consultant Anna Brawley has raised and spent close to the same amount, at $35,150 and $9,690, respectively. Grip over the Assembly near that big News this week ' s who s! According to campaign finance. Anchorage has vote-by-mail elections, and registered voters should expect ballots to arrive roughly three weeks before the election. Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance did not file to run for reelection. I ran for office on a platform of putting people before politics. Flynn is backed by Bronson and was an active member of the right-wing group Save Anchorage until he filed. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager. Darden is well-known as a routine disruptor at Assembly meetings and for advocating that Anchorage remove the fluoride from the citys water supply. What are your thoughts on how the topic of racism and its history in the United States should be taught in public schools? I would start with changes to Title 21 and the Building Safety Office to encourage and streamline development in Anchorage, thereby reducing development cost, and the loss of housing and business to the Valley. She won in the general election on April 5, 2022.. For more information on the 2021 recall election against Zaletel, please click here. , he will be competing in a district that is roughly 50% different from his previous one. Jim Arlington is a former member of the Anchorage School Board (1992-1993) and now works in marketing with the Afognak Native Corporation. Anchorage Assembly members Forrest Dunbar and Jamie Allard will both likely be heading to Juneau in January, leaving additional seats in East Anchorage and Eagle River vacant. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. Under the new district lines, Ries would have beat Lessens by 280 votes. Dustin Darden is a perennial candidate that has ran for Assembly, mayor, and legislature several times. What do you see as the most effective strategies to address homelessness in Anchorage going forward? . They are realtor Scott Myers, Jim Arlington, a director with Afognak Native Corporation. The Assembly needs eight of 11 votes to override a veto, and currently just two of its members consistently vote in line with the mayor Kennedy and Jamie Allard, also of Eagle River. Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. How would you address it? View the full survey here. In last years election, it was the only district to see an incumbent, moderate John Weddleton, replaced by Sulte, a conservative challenger. Bronson, a self-described conservative, has clashed multiple times with the current Assembly majority over city issues since taking office last year. 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. Karen Bronga has lived in East Anchorage since childhood and works as a teacher for the Anchorage School District. The work has been plentiful. 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