This Q&A is part of a broader candidate survey by the Anchorage Daily News. This seat is available because former Assemblywoman Jamie Allard vacated her seat after being elected to the Legislature. Seat K, the South Anchorage seat on the ballot, is held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, who. While the results of some races are pretty well settled, others will need to be ranked before we know who will go to Juneau. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. Hes a registered Republican and a political newcomer, having voted in his first municipal election in 2022. Di Grappa is the head of philanthropy and community relations for the Food Bank of Alaska, while Szanto owns and operates Skyworks LLC, a carpentry company. 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. She is a disability attorney who came to Alaska for a job with the Disability Law Center of Alaska. One of his challengers, John Trueblood, has reported raising $100, which he gave himself in cash. This year, Anchorage voters can also sign up for automatic updates on the status of their ballot at anchoragevotes.com. Anna Brawley is a city planner working for Agnew::Beck, a planning and development consulting firm. Hes married to Bronson administration purchasing director Rachelle Alger. What do you see as the most effective strategies to address homelessness in Anchorage going forward? Constant ran unopposed for his second term. I support public-private partnerships, such as the proposed navigation center, and facilities such as the Hope Center. Alaska Public Media 2022. Ballots will be mailed on March 14. And those meetings just scratch the surface. to the Heritage Land Bank Advisory Commission by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson in November, 2021. In 2020, voters approved a charter amendment to add a 12th seat to the assembly. There are six people are r unning for the open seat. Darden has run for public office a number of times, including for Anchorage Assembly, but has so far never won a seat. How would you address it? 18 . Zaletel defeated a recall petition against her last fall by a wide margin. Karen Bronga filed on Sunday to run for the East Anchorage seat that will be vacated by Forrest Dunbar. 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. Incumbents Dave Donley and Andy Holleman have both filed to run for reelection. Dayton Keliikipi has filed to represent Midtown. Sherwood Williams lost in the general election on April 5, 2022. Trueblood is a registered Republican. Arlington ran for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. Quinn-Davidson was appointed Anchorage Mayor in October of 2020 following the effective resignation of former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. 28, 2022 at 9:08 PM PDT. This year, five Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for election. Is the Anchorage School District currently doing a good job of retaining quality teachers? (Bill Roth / ADN). Lost parts of Arctic and Spenard; gained the Bayshore/Klatt area (see article). To represent West Anchorage,. 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.. Alger, is the Municipalitys Purchasing Director, , who filed for the Eagle River seat, is an associate broker with Remax in Eagle River. 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. Running against him is Rachel Ries, who lost a bid for school board last year but has earned the endorsement of prominent conservative politicians and Republicans, including Bronson, Eagle River Assembly member Kevin Cross, and South Anchorage Assembly member Randy Sulte. Im very historically savvy, I know a lot of history. View the full survey here. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. I would return the Sullivan, among the longest-running COVID-19 shelters in the U.S., to the people. Perez-Verdia, a current Assembly member, was elected to Seat D in 2019 and is seeking a second term. is to promote and solicit donations for the election of pro-REALTOR candidates who understand and support their interests. In 2021, he beat a recall attempt launched by Russell Briggs of Save Midtown and Save Anchorage by 13 points. Moores only outside donation is $5,000 from Crystal Hoffman, wife of Ron Hoffman, the head pastor of Mountain City Church. Her work includes modernizing alcohol licensing laws and zoning improvements like removing excess parking requirements. To be counted, all ballots must be postmarked or returned to a secure drop box or an in-person vote center by election day. Additionally, Brawley served as President of the Turnagain Community Council and Chair of the Anchorage Budget Advisory Commission. I absolutely love my community, and its definitely kind of bittersweet to say that Im not going to be in that role, she said. The same district has a second seat up for election, as Pete Petersen is barred by term-limits from running again. 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. Zaletel ran for re-election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 4 Seat F in Alaska. Whats your assessment of Anchorages transportation infrastructure? [3] Porter was first elected in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters. Ballots will be mailed at least 21 days before election day. The other four residents who applied to fill the interim position were Crawford; James. [Coverage of the 2022 Anchorage city election]. Assembly members spent the morning hearing from the five candidates who applied to take over Dunbar's seat. The second seat was held by Assemblyman Pete Petersen for three terms. Ries ran unsuccessfully for the Anchorage School Board in 2021, losing with 42% of the vote to incumbent Kelly Lessens. I support looking across the U.S. to copy successful strategies from proven programs in other cities. Only people living in the North Anchorage district will vote in the election. She joins George Martinez, who has been running for several months now to fill Pete Petersons seat. Danger is a former, , actor, stunt man, and former union operating engineer. Leigh Sloan is a former teacher, pastor, and Republican political consultant. She has twice served on the board of directors of Chugach Electric Association. His rival, Jim Arlington, has reported no campaign income to APOC. 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. It gained parts of Spenard and Arctic (see, Felix Rivera is running for his third and final term. East Anchorage lost Wonder Park, Russian Jack, and Ptarmigan. Last year, Dunbar ran for mayor and lost to Bronson in the runoff election by 1,193 votes. The Anchorage Assembly will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night. Heres what to know about voting in Anchorages April election. Each Day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as . It was renamed the North Anchorage district. I have engaged with constituents beyond my expectations. 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. Arlington, for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. All rights reserved. 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. 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. There are two candidates for Petersens seat: George Martinez, president of the Northeast Community Council who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2021, and Spencer Moore, an outreach director with Mountain City Church, formerly the Anchorage Baptist Temple. Lessens, who was elected last year to fill the remainder of a resigning members term, faces three challengers. Ballots are due by June 21. Her rival, political campaign consultant Leigh Sloan, has collected a single $250 donation. 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. What makes you qualified to serve on the Anchorage Assembly? Under the new district lines, Ries would have beat Lessens by 280 votes. Does the city do a good job of running municipal elections? The deadline for candidates to file for the April municipal election was today at 5 p.m. All of these incumbents are running for reelection, except for Crystal Kennedy, who will not run again. Throughout last week, the Alaska Division of Elections continued to tally ballots for State elections. Grip over the Assembly near that big News this week ' s who s! How would you improve the quality of civic discourse in the city? Current Assemblywoman Austin Quinn-Davidson, who won a special election in 2018 and. Danger often discusses crime, supports a city sales tax, and is critical of the current Assembly. Im running for office because theres more work to be done, she said in an emailed statement. 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.. In 2020, Rivera, a registered Democrat, came within 179 votes of losing to Save Anchorage candidate Christine Hill. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Sulte is an engineer and a pilot. Peltola and Jackson share almost identical voting records. How would you improve the quality of civic discourse in the city? The initial collapse on . Sec. Myers also filed to fill the remainder of Allards term in January. Darden is well-known as a routine, at Assembly meetings and for advocating that Anchorage remove the, from the citys water supply. (The Alaska Current) Felix Rivera is running for his third and final term. A third candidate for the seat, Mikel Insalaco, has reported no campaign income to date. Whats the single most important issue facing the Anchorage School District? There are also several bond measures, including one that would place a $22 million bond for school facility improvements on Aprils ballot. Flynn and Algers own a coffee shop together, and Flynn. What is the most important problem facing Anchorage? 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. It gained parts of the U-Med. He serves as the Alaska representative for the REALTOR Political Action Committee (RPAC). Lessens was elected to Seat B last year to serve the remainder of a term for a board member who resigned. He is a private pilot and works as chief operating officer of Kakivik Asset Management and CCI Industrial, according to his website. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager whose wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor Dave Bronson. Vazquez was a Republican Alaska State House representative for District 22 from 2015 to 2016. The Alaska Current is a collective of journalists, creatives and content creators. During my time in office that is exactly what I have done. District 2, currently served by Crystal Kennedy, District 3, currently served by Kameron Perez-Verdia, District 4, currently served by Meg Zalatel, District 5, currently served by Forrest Dunbar, District 6, currently served by John Weddleton, Man charged in 1994 sexual abuse cold case. All rights reserved. Running against him is Spencer Moore, outreach director at Mountain City Church, formerly known as Anchorage Baptist Temple. He previously ran unsuccessful campaigns for Assembly and state Legislature, to represent West Anchorage, before parts of the neighborhood were redistricted to North Anchorage. How would you address it? LaFrance, a registered nonpartisan, won reelection in 2020 by fewer than 400 votes. Explain. Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage, JBER soldier dies after bear attack during training in Anchorage, Native organizations win $35M grant to bring broadband home, 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. Cross was born in Anchorage and describes himself as a conservative on his website. Darden is registered with the pro-secessionist, Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. Leadership starts at the top with leading by example. The polarization of the Assembly has produced unproductive contention, hindering its ability to serve and represent the people of Anchorage effectively. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. Kameron Perez-Verdia is running for a second term as a district representative for West Anchorage . The special election will be conducted by mail, with ballots sent out on May 31. Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. [Chugach State Park has been loved to death. A ballot proposition aims to address longstanding problems.]. Rachel Ries is a former pilot and unsuccessfully ran for Anchorage School Board last year. Perez-Verdia is the incumbent for Seat D representing West Anchorage. 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 Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. Running against him is Rachel Ries, who lost a bid for school board last year, but has earned the endorsement of prominent conservative politicians and Republicans, including Bronson, Eagle River. 2022 Anchorage Assembly in Anchorage. Several prominent media publishers across the . He is a frequent attendee and testifier at Assembly meetings, and has been arrested or ejected from the chambers for disruptive behavior several times. Donley is up against Irene Boll, a foster parent who unsuccessfully ran for school board in 2018. Ive worked all over the country, Ive seen everything that could possibly happen, Hall said. Alaska Public Media 2022. There are four candidates looking to replace her. 14.03.040. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) -The Special Municipal Election for the seat that will add a 12th member to Anchorage Assembly is next month. What are your specific suggestions for improvement? In last years election, it was the only district to see an incumbent, moderate John Weddleton, replaced by Sulte, a conservative challenger. 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. The math for veto override doesnt change because the charter states its two-thirds. Therefore, Taylor now lives in the newly created district. Chris Constant announced Thursday that he's running for U.S. Congress. Though the district has a third candidate running, Dustin Darden, he has reported no campaign income. Anchorage School District elections. 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. Im running for re-election so that I can keep working for the people of East Anchorage, Dunbar said in an emailed statement. Sulte says he is running to "restore balance in a deeply polarized Assembly," according to his website. The deadline for. Here is a closer look at the candidates who filed most recently: Anna Brawley is a Planner and Project Manager with Agnew Beck Consulting. She confirmed that she would stay in the race even if Feinstein chose to run for another term. He is a frequent donor to Republican candidates. Even though assembly members are non-partisan and are not affiliated with any one political party, there has been a call for more conservative-leaning voices on the assembly from audience members at assembly meetings. , 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. 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