is a measure which would eliminate parking minimums within the municipality. In last years election, it was the only district to see an incumbent, moderate John Weddleton, replaced by Sulte, a conservative challenger. [3] Porter was first elected in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters. [Anchorage Assembly overrides Mayor Bronsons veto of ordinance on meeting rules]. , who has been running for several months now to fill Pete Petersons seat. North Anchorage gained parts of Russian Jack, Wonder Park, Ptarmigan, Fireweed, and Spenard (see article). 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. Alaska Public Media 2022. Though the district has a third candidate running, Dustin Darden, he has reported no campaign income. 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. Then they, unlike everyone else were without representation and so my neighbors organized a campaign and effort to move the charter amendment, and voters significantly approved it.. Petersen is termed out and retiring. Bellamy is currently school board president. It gained parts of the U-Med. Enrollment ('17-'18) 47,588 students. There are three candidates running for LaFrances seat. Therefore, Taylor now lives in the newly created district. that has ran for Assembly, mayor, and legislature several times. Ries has amassed $16,595 in donations, almost all of it from individual givers, and has spent $4,252. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. . 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. 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. Moore was a regional representative for the Alaska Republican Party, and a district chairman for the old House District 21 in East Anchorage. April 5, 2022 Nial Sherwood Williams ran for election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 3 Seat D in Alaska. Darden has run for public office a number of times, including for Anchorage Assembly, but has so far never won a seat. Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. Ballot Drop Box at the Loussac Library during the regular municipal election on Monday, April 6, 2020. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. He previously ran unsuccessful campaigns for Assembly and state Legislature, to represent West Anchorage, before parts of the neighborhood were redistricted to North Anchorage. The math for veto override doesnt change because the charter states its two-thirds. Trueblood is a project manager with Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Seven Anchorage residents have filed to run for a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly. What is the most important problem facing Anchorage? Cox is an Anchorage School District graduate and served in the U.S. Army. Rate how the Anchorage School District has handled the pandemic, and why? 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. Day in Session. The deadline for. The 2021 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 6, 2021, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. She serves as President of the Turnagain Community Council President and is Chair of Anchorages Budget Advisory Commission. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager. Jim Arlington is a former member of the Anchorage School Board (1992-1993) and now works in, with the Afognak Native Corporation. This Q&A is part of a broader candidate survey by the Anchorage Daily News. 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. Project management consultant Anna Brawley has raised and spent close to the same amount, at $35,150 and $9,690, respectively. Joey Sweet was selected to fill Dunbars seat until the April election. Felix Rivera is running for his third and final term. The seat represents District 1 which covers North Anchorage, including downtown. s retiring after two terms. Eagle River-Chugiak lost all of Northeast Muldoon. Murray is a longtime swim coach in Anchorage, including coaching at South High School. 13 . Section 1. Danger is a former union operating engineer. Section 1. A multifaceted issue requires a multifaceted approach from housing, counseling, skill development, medical treatment and more. If I could change one thing in the Anchorage School District, it would be _____. Shes a long-time community advocate in West Anchorage, where she has resided since 2012. Do you have areas of concern about student achievement in the Anchorage School District? to fill the remainder of her term (Robin Dern was selected). Ballots are due by June 21. Rachel Ries is a former pilot and is currently a site lead with Puyenpa LLC, a construction consulting company. Its a similar story in the Midtown district, where incumbent Assembly member Rivera has raised close to $11,000 so far, a mix of $1,000 contributions from union groups and small-dollar donations. This year, five Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for election. Their opponents are running to challenge the status quo, championing right-leaning political causes, and receiving endorsements and donations from conservative activists, politicians and groups. 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. He serves on the Kenaitze Indian Tribes education committee and is a member of the board of directors for the National Indian Education Association. A slate of candidates seeking to unseat current Anchorage Assembly members has registered to run in this springs municipal election. She is a former medevac pilot and platoon leader in the Army National Guard. 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. - Notable in this race is that the incumbent, Assemblywoman Crystal Kennedy, is nor running for reelection and that Cross just entered the race on Jan. 10; Wehmhoff also entered late. He ran against Mayor Dave Bronson in the last municipal election, losing in a runoff election by a little over 1,000 votes. More than half of the seats on the Anchorage Assembly are up for election this April, and just two incumbents are seeking reelection. His wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor Bronson. Does the city do a good job of running municipal elections? Whats your vision for improving and diversifying Anchorages economy? 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. She has been on the board of the Scenic Foothills Community Council since 2013. She confirmed that she would stay in the race even if Feinstein chose to run for another term. Ballots are in the mail. In 2018, he ran as a Democrat for State House in Sand Lake and received 12% of the vote. She did not run in the 2021 mayoral election and returned to the Assembly in July, 2021 after Bronson took office. There, former mayoral candidate and former Alaska Humanities Forum program director George Martinez, who has been campaigning since last spring, has taken in $39,189, with donations from current and former politicos, small-dollar contributions, as well as some from organized labor political action committees. Loring ran for school board Seat F in the 2021 election, and lost with 3,345 votes. The same district has a second seat up for election, as Pete Petersen is barred by term-limits from running again. Heres what to know about voting in Anchorages April election. The Anchorage Assembly will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night. Dustin Darden is a perennial candidate that has ran for Assembly, mayor, and legislature several times. She did not run in the 2021 mayoral election and returned to the Assembly in July, 2021 after Bronson took office. It gained parts of the U-Med. Two school board seats are up for election, with two incumbents running: School Board President Margo Bellamy and member Kelly Lessens. for the South Anchorage seat held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance. Contact her at egoodykoontz@adn.com. , he is running as a conservative and has been endorsed by Bronson and Allard. Rivera is running for his third term, and has served on the Assembly since 2017. Campaign website: kelly4anchoragekids.com. 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. All rights reserved. I honestly think that as far as knowledge goes Ive got quite a bit of knowledge under these kinds of conditions, and trying to keep people having their own money and keeping their own respect and being responsible for themselves is something that needs to be brought back.. What do you want to ask the candidates? According to his website, he is running as a conservative and has been endorsed by Bronson and Allard. He kicked off his campaign at 49th State Brewing in downtown Anchorage. 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. 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. February 17, 2022. There are six people are r unning for the open seat. Last year, the race for this same seat, which Dunbar comfortably won over challenger Stephanie Taylor, saw $464,312 in political contributions. Bronson, a self-described conservative, has clashed multiple times with the current Assembly majority over city issues since taking office last year. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. What is the most important problem facing your district? The work has been plentiful. Both are drastically outperforming challengers. In West Anchorage, candidate Brian Flynn has raised more money in the race to take over the seat currently held by Austin Quinn-Davidson, who is not seeking reelection. He has served on the Abbott Loop Community Council board and land use committee, the Hillside Home and Landowners Organization and is currently a part of the Spenard Chamber of Commerce. I would like to see Anchorage and Chugiak-Eagle River continue to grow together in a very symbiotic relationship, but I think its time for the Chugiak-Eagle River region to separate and become its own community, she said. [Bond package set for Anchorage voters after Bronson administration flub nearly omitted millions for park projects]. PROJECT PURPOSES AND DEPARTMENTS IN 2022. She was elected in 2019 to the board and is seeking a second term. A few of her top issues are: prioritizing public safety, building a strong future and promoting fiscal responsibility. He is an owner of Boscos, a comic and game store in Spenard. 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. Explain. (Loren Holmes / ADN). 2022 Anchorage Daily News. Currently, Darden is running for the West Anchorage Assembly seat against Save Anchorage candidate Brian Flynn whose wife is the purchasing director for Mayor Bronson and city planner Anna Brawley. Assembly, East Anchorage (full three-year term): East Anchorage member Pete Petersen cant run for reelection due to term limits. Alaska Public Media is collaborating with the Anchorage Daily News on candidate questionnaires ahead of the election. He is a frequent donor to Republican candidates. He has held other leadership roles and won various awards during his real estate career. 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. How would you address it? He owns Boscos, a game and comic book store in Spenard. Im for the people and I am pro their rights.. 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. Requiring a mandatory amount of parking can stifle development. This new Blue 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Short Box 4-Wheel Drive LT 1LT with a 2.7L Turbo engine engine and automatic transmission is for sale at Chevrolet of South Anchorage. He is the CEO of Family Charity of Alaska. Voters will also decide who fills two seats on the Anchorage School Board. 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. The area has long . She won in the general election on April 5, 2022.. For more information on the 2021 recall election against Zaletel, please click here. We need balance in local government and Assembly Members who are willing to put their districts over any ideological agenda. Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance did not file to run for reelection. She was born in Anchorage and then moved to Chugiak in the 1960s. East Anchorage has two seats on the ballot, one filled for nearly two terms by former Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar. Assembly member Forrest Dunbar is being challenged by Christopher Hall and Stephanie Taylor for the . March 18, 2022 Randall Sulte is a candidate for Anchorage Assembly in the April 2022 election. Leadership starts at the top with leading by example. 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. His wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor, . Arlington ran for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. According to APOC, 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. While Assembly seats are technically nonpartisan, if Anchorage voters elect some of the more conservative challengers, it could weaken the Assembly majoritys power and strengthen the mayors hand, especially when it comes to mayoral vetoes. The last day for residents to register to vote is May 22. Seat K, the South Anchorage seat on the ballot, is held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, who. Seven Anchorage residents have filed to run for a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly. Points of contention have included the budget, a temporary ordinance requiring masks in public last year, and an escalating power struggle between the two branches of government. Sec. Jim Arlington is a former member of the Anchorage School Board (1992-1993) and now works in marketing with the Afognak Native Corporation. Anna Brawley and Brian Flynn both filed last week to run for the open West Anchorage District 3. What I will bring to the Anchorage Assembly is being a staunch watchdog and holding everyone accountable to the same ruleset, being open and transparent to the public, and limiting the ordinances instead of having 50 page ordinances, 50 word ordinances, he said. Ries ran unsuccessfully for Anchorage School Board in 2022. 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. The mission of The Current is to publish a broad range of newsworthy and thought-provoking content, all which is interesting and constructive. East Anchorage has two seats on the ballot, one filled for nearly two terms by former Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar, was elected to the Legislature and vacated the seat in January. Kameron Perez-Verdia is running for a second term as a district representative for West Anchorage . Austin Quinn-Davidson announced back in November she would not run for reelection, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. 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. What happens if I were sick or somehow predisposed, said Constant. Who are your Assembly Members? Copyright 2022 KTUU. All rights reserved. Arlington has been a land manager for 30 years, primarily working with oil and gas leases. Each Day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as . One candidate, Nick Danger, had filed to run in the election for District 3, but told Alaskas News Source on Monday that he has dropped out of the race. Here is a closer look at the candidates who filed most recently: Anna Brawley is a Planner and Project Manager with Agnew Beck Consulting. 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. Dunbar is the incumbent candidate for the East Anchorage seat. A joint fundraiser was held last year by three candidates, Kathy Henslee, Stephanie Taylor and Randy Sulte, all Bronson supporters. Assembly candidates will be chosen by voters in their district. Voting is now conducted by mail in Anchorage, but other options are available to submit ballots, including in-person. Under new municipal voting district lines thanks to the passage of Proposition 12, which Constant championed, he will be competing in a district that is roughly 50% different from his previous one. Its important to make sure all of Anchorage sees Chugiak- Eagle River in its true light.. Bronson introduced Henslee during her campaign launch last year. 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. He is the head coach at Northern Lights Swim Club. 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. 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. Former teacher and first-time candidate Karen Bronga has raised $21,306, most of it from small donors, with a mix of meatier contributions from former and current elected officials. Peltola and Jackson share almost identical voting records. Colbry said that he can bring knowledge to the assembly about the issue surrounding people experiencing homelessness from an inside perspective. 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. Finally, I would seek to reduce panhandling and illegal camping preventing the homeless from using established resources. What is your vision of the role of local government in Anchorage? The polarization of the Assembly has produced unproductive contention, hindering its ability to serve and represent the people of Anchorage effectively. Additionally, Brawley served as President of the Turnagain Community Council and Chair of the Anchorage Budget Advisory Commission. Baldwin is a first-time candidate for school board. I would also cite recent adopted changes to Title 21 proposed by his administration. First step to more common-sense land use regulations Eliminating parking requirements from the zoning code was described by Volland as the "first chip in the ice" to making Anchorage's land use code work better for housing development. She is a business owner and real estate agent with AK Gold Homes. Though Assembly seats are nonpartisan, the body has maintained a large voting block of moderate and progressive-leaning members over the past few years. Most recently, she worked with a broad coalition on a comprehensive rewrite of Alaskas alcohol statutes. N A Parent-Teacher Conference Day that is Not Meeting minimum hours required for a day in-session. . Wehmhoff is a teacher, a member of the Birchwood Community Council and has served as chair of the Anchorage Public Transportation Advisory Board. Emily Goodykoontz is a reporter covering Anchorage local government and general assignments. I am running for re-election to the Anchorage Assembly so that I can continue the hard work of building a brighter future for West Anchorage and our city more broadly, he said in a statement sent via his campaign. Perez-Verdia is the incumbent for Seat D representing West Anchorage. Anchorage Assembly Candidates District 1 - Seat B - North Anchorage Danger, Nick - Filed 1/25/2023 Trueblood, John - Filed 1/26/2023 Constant, Christopher - Filed 1/13/2023 District 2 - Seat C - Chugiak, Eagle River, JBER Branson, Roger - Filed 1/27/2023 - Withdrawn 1/30/2023 Arlington, Jim - Filed 1/27/2023 All rights reserved. Martinez, a registered nonpartisan, was a plaintiff in the Alaska Supreme Court case striking down the illegal pairing of East Anchorage and Eagle River in the redistricting process. 2022 Anchorage Assembly in Anchorage. WHEREAS, The Operating Projects Committed General Fund (1 90000) is created in 13 2022 for transfers from other governmental funds , now, for operating activities 14 . School board seats are elected at-large, so voters across the city will vote for each seat. Flynn is backed by Bronson and was an active member of the right-wing group Save Anchorage until he filed. How would you improve the quality of civic discourse in the city? He is a frequent attendee and testifier at Assembly meetings, and has been arrested or ejected from the chambers for disruptive behavior several times. Under the new district lines, Ries would have beat Lessens by 280 votes. The last day for in-person voting and mailing back ballots is April 4. Perez-Verdia, a current Assembly member, was elected to Seat D in 2019 and is seeking a second term. 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. 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. Prior to joining the ADN he worked in Alaskas public radio network, and got his start in journalism at KNOM in Nome. Find your Assembly District and contact the me mbers that represent you . (Bill Roth / ADN). Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. The special election is not an at-large election, and only applies to voters who live in North Anchorage. Ries ran unsuccessfully for the Anchorage School Board in 2021, losing with 42% of the vote to incumbent Kelly Lessens. On the agenda is a measure which would eliminate parking minimums within the municipality. First-time candidate Zac Johnson, running with the backing of several union groups and moderate elected officials, has taken in $24,728. I am proud to have focused on problems and solutions not on re-election.. According to his. Although municipal code does not require the Assembly to temporarily appoint someone to fill the vacated seats, the Assembly has voted to do so in the past and may do so again. Sulte is a self-described conservative candidate who was raised in Florida and moved to Anchorage in 2004. Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. Rachel Ries filed on Monday for the South Anchorage seat held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance. February 1, 2023 | The Midnight Sun is joining The Alaska Current; January 27, 2023 | 'We're just asking for the crust.' 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