Eleven challengers and four incumbents will vie for five open seats on the Anchorage Assembly this spring. Sulte is a first-time candidate for Anchorage Assembly. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. Whats your assessment of Anchorages transportation infrastructure? During my time in office that is exactly what I have done. According to campaign finance records, Danger didnt raise a single cent in his State House race. 6 candidates running for Anchorages 12th assembly seat, The Anchorage Special Municipal Election is a little more than a month away. Williams frequently attends and testifies as assembly meetings. I am stepping up to work with others to move our city in the right direction and work for positive solutions for our community.. Dunbar was elected to the Legislature and vacated the seat in January. Grip over the Assembly near that big News this week ' s who s! Arlington ran for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. 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. Seven Anchorage residents have filed to run for a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly. Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage, Officials warn against moose-pet encounters on Kenai Peninsula, 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. Explain, with specific examples. I support looking across the U.S. to copy successful strategies from proven programs in other cities. So far, candidates aligned with the current left-of-center Assembly majority incumbents and newcomers alike are generally outperforming or keeping even with right-leaning rivals in campaign fundraising, according to the latest round of financial disclosures filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which track donations collected last year through mid-February. Each Day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as . that has ran for Assembly, mayor, and legislature several times. What steps, if any, should the school board take to improve teacher retention? Myers and Arlington had both filed to fill Allards seat temporarily until April, though the Assembly ultimately chose Robin Dern. He previously served on the Anchorage School Board from 2013 to 2017. His wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor, . Published: Mar. PROJECT PURPOSES AND DEPARTMENTS IN 2022. $15,362 - Kevin Cross, Republican for the Eagle River District 2 seat on the Anchorage Assembly. There are also several bond measures, including one that would place a $22 million bond for school facility improvements on Aprils ballot. Those seats include: District 2, currently served by Crystal Kennedy District 3, currently served by Kameron Perez-Verdia Anna Brawley is a project manager with Anchorage-based Agnew Beck Consulting. (Loren Holmes / ADN). This year, five Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for election. Residents have until Sunday, March 6 to register to vote or update their voter registration to be able to cast a vote in this election. Lessens, who was elected last year to fill the remainder of a resigning members term, faces three challengers. We plan to build out our network of contributors to reflect interests and communities statewide. Moore was a regional representative for the Alaska Republican Party, and a district chairman for the old House District 21 in East Anchorage. She has a background in mental health and taught 6th grade, middle school, and elementary health. Whats the single most important issue facing the Anchorage School District? Are you satisfied with current preschool options? Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. She has volunteered on several political campaigns, including Bronsons. The other, Nick Danger, has reported no donations. What are your specific suggestions for improvement? Explain, with specific examples. Sulte is a first-time candidate for Anchorage Assembly. Two school board seats are up for election, with two incumbents running: School Board President Margo Bellamy and member Kelly Lessens. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - 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. This story has been updated to reflect Roger Branson, Cody Anderson and Darin Colbry withdrawing their names from the election. Travis Szanto owns Skyworks LLC, a carpentry business. Heres what to know about voting in Anchorages April election. Current leadership had created a loss of our talented workforce that no longer wishes to call Anchorage their home. He is a frequent attendee and testifier at Assembly meetings, and has been arrested or ejected from the chambers for disruptive behavior several times. Rate the performance of the current Assembly. All rights reserved. He is an HVAC instructor at Charter College in Anchorage. , his only political donation on record is to Stephanie Taylor, a conservative backed by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and the Mountain City Church (formerly known as the Anchorage Baptist Temple), who ran against now-State Sen. Forrest Dunbar for his Eastside Assembly seat. Hes a registered Republican and a political newcomer, having voted in his first municipal election in 2022. District 2 (Eagle River/Chugiak) Seat A (incumbent Crystal Kennedy is not running for reelection): Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - 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. South Anchorage lost parts of Bayshore/Klatt and added parts of the east Dimond area. Contact her at egoodykoontz@adn.com. [Chugach State Park has been loved to death. A ballot proposition aims to address longstanding problems.]. She is currently the interim executive director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. Anchorage residents who want to vote in the April 5 election must be registered by March 6 unless they are already registered to vote. Most recently, she worked with a broad coalition on a comprehensive rewrite of Alaskas alcohol statutes. A third candidate for the seat, Mikel Insalaco, has reported no campaign income to date. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager whose wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor Dave Bronson. According to his. A slate of candidates seeking to unseat current Anchorage Assembly members has registered to run in this springs municipal election. [Anchorage Assembly overrides Mayor Bronsons veto of ordinance on meeting rules]. The deadline for. therefore, 15 . 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. 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. Reached for comment on her decision not to campaign for another term, Kennedy, who represents Eagle River-Chugiak, said her husband recently retired and with the time-consuming nature of Assembly work, its time for her to retire, too. The election will add a 12th member to the Anchorage Assembly. He owns Boscos, a game and comic book store in Spenard. What would you have done differently, if anything? 10 11 . LaFrance, a registered nonpartisan, won reelection in 2020 by fewer than 400 votes. I am proud to have focused on problems and solutions not on re-election.. Constant ran unopposed for his second term. 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. His spouse, Rachelle Alger, is the Municipalitys Purchasing Director, appointed by Dave Bronson in August of 2021. 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. I have engaged with constituents beyond my expectations. 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. Heres a breakdown of whos running for which races: Rivera is up against challengers Jenny Di Grappa and Travis Szanto. All of these incumbents are running for reelection, except for Crystal Kennedy, who will not run again. According to. Cox is an Anchorage School District graduate and served in the U.S. Army. If I could change one thing in the Anchorage School District, it would be _____. himself a fiscal conservative. 6 min read. Petersen is termed out and retiring. Some conservative Assembly candidates have been working together as their campaigns attempt to flip the Assembly seats. 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. 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. Henslee previously ran as a Republican candidate for the Alaska House, District 23, and lost in 2020. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Rivera is running for his third term, and has served on the Assembly since 2017. Dayton Keliikipi has filed to represent Midtown. April 5, 2022. When Allard left her Eagle River-Chugiak Assembly seat to go to Juneau, Arlington was one of 10 who. View the full survey here. 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. Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. It gained parts of Spenard and Arctic (see article). 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. 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. Anchorage will vote on $45.6 million in city bond packages and a $111 million school district bond proposal. 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. The seat represents District 1 which covers North Anchorage, including downtown. 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. Nick Danger is a perennial conservative candidate who has run for several offices, most recently against now-Rep. Alyse Galvin for State House. Sulte is a self-described conservative candidate who was raised in Florida and moved to Anchorage in 2004. His district is currently the only assembly district without two assembly members. 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.. was elected for a full term in 2020, will not be running for reelection. , he is running as a conservative and has been endorsed by Bronson and Allard. His challenger, Travis Szanto, a carpenter, reported giving his campaign $100. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. She has been on the board of the Scenic Foothills Community Council since 2013. Sloan has supported several Bronson-backed candidates including. 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. Both are drastically outperforming challengers. She is a first-time candidate for political office. If the Assembly chooses to fill the seat by appointment, the member vacating the seat would start the process by submitting a resignation letter, which would be followed by an application period, interview and possible appointment. Right now there are, Man charged in 1994 sexual abuse cold case. Shes a long-time community advocate in West Anchorage, where she has resided since 2012. Zac Johnson is a former U.S. Marine and Alaska State Trooper. But races for seats in West Anchorage and South Anchorage are competitive in terms of political spending, with the candidates running roughly neck-and-neck in both instances. 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. , he will be competing in a district that is roughly 50% different from his previous one. 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 first-time candidate for office, she says she wants to bring equal opportunity to each and every person across the municipality. Chris Constant announced Thursday that he's running for U.S. Congress. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media . Constant said its important for districts to have two representatives so that constituents are always represented during assembly meetings. More than half of the seats on the Anchorage Assembly are up for election this April, and just two incumbents are seeking reelection. Jim Arlington is a former member of the Anchorage School Board (1992-1993) and now works in, with the Afognak Native Corporation. I would also cite recent adopted changes to Title 21 proposed by his administration. Alaska Public Media 2022. In 2018, he ran as a Democrat for State House in Sand Lake and received 12% of the vote. That same year, she ran and lost for State House against now-State Sen. James Kaufman. The past two years have been marked by increased civic discord in Anchorage. East Anchorage lost Wonder Park, Russian Jack, and Ptarmigan. Seven Anchorage residents have filed to run for a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager. John Trueblood is a project manager at Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Copyright 2022 KTUU. Leigh Sloan is a former teacher, pastor, and Republican political consultant. Ive done that my previous two terms and will continue to do that if Im re-elected by my community in East Anchorage.. 2022 Anchorage Assembly in Anchorage. Here is a closer look at the candidates who filed most recently: Anna Brawley is a Planner and Project Manager with Agnew Beck Consulting. 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