I would also cite recent adopted changes to Title 21 proposed by his administration. Dayton Keliikipi has filed to represent Midtown. Arlington has been a land manager for 30 years, primarily working with oil and gas leases. In 2020, Rivera, a registered Democrat, came within 179 votes of losing to Save Anchorage candidate Christine Hill. He is a private pilot and works as the chief operating officer of Kakivik Asset Management and CCI Industrial, according to his website. Arlington ran for State Senate in 2014, losing to former Rep. Anna Fairclough. To be counted, all ballots must be postmarked or returned to a secure drop box or an in-person vote center by election day. She is an attorney, a former administrative law judge, assistant state attorney general and state prosecutor. According to. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Wehmhoff has previously served on the Anchorage Assembly from 2018 to 2019, briefly filling a vacancy left by former member and current Municipal Manager Amy Demboski. The balance of political power in the upcoming April 5, 2022 loss of of! He has also served on public safety commissions and the Girdwood Board of Supervisors. 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 Anna Brawley is a city planner working for Agnew::Beck, a planning and development consulting firm. Perez-Verdia is the incumbent for Seat D representing West Anchorage. 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 Johnson is registered as Undeclared. Whats the single most important issue facing the Anchorage School District? Anchorage Assembly member Felix Rivera is running for his third term representing Midtown Anchorage. What other important issue would you like to discuss? Would you push for changes? Seven Anchorage residents have filed to run for a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly. All rights reserved. I would return the Sullivan, among the longest-running COVID-19 shelters in the U.S., to the people. 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. John Trueblood is a project manager at Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Seat K, the South Anchorage seat on the ballot, is held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, who. 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. Karen Bronga filed on Sunday to run for the East Anchorage seat that will be vacated by Forrest Dunbar. Only people living in the North Anchorage district will vote in the election. The dynamic is inverted in the Eagle River race, which is an open field to take over now-state Rep. Jamie Allards seat. 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. Copyright 2022 KTUU. 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. Anchorage School District elections. The mission of The Current is to publish a broad range of newsworthy and thought-provoking content, all which is interesting and constructive. Trueblood is a project manager with Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. M A Parent-Teacher Conference Day that is Meeting minimum hours required for a day in-session. The Anchorage Assembly will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night. He is the CEO of Family Charity of Alaska. Assembly member Forrest Dunbar is being challenged by Christopher Hall and Stephanie Taylor for the . Dustin Darden is a perennial candidate who has unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate, the Legislature, Anchorage mayor and the Assembly numerous times. Sec. She has a background in mental health and taught 6th grade, middle school, and elementary health. Karen Bronga taught for the Anchorage School District for 20 years and now works part time as a research associate for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Cox ran for Seat B on the Anchorage School Board last year and lost. That same year, she ran and lost for State House against now-State Sen. James Kaufman. Please see the regulation below in bold for minimum hours required. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager whose wife, Rachelle Algers, is the director of the purchasing department under Mayor Dave Bronson. 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. Williams frequently attends and testifies as assembly meetings. 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. Constant said its important for districts to have two representatives so that constituents are always represented during assembly meetings. The April election will be conducted by-mail and the deadline to register to vote in the election is March 5. [Coverage of the 2022 Anchorage city election]. 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.. LaFrance, a registered nonpartisan, won reelection in 2020 by fewer than 400 votes. Each Day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as . Hes married to Bronson administration purchasing director Rachelle Alger. The Alaska Current is a collective of journalists, creatives and content creators. 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. Published: Mar. The math for veto override doesnt change because the charter states its two-thirds. 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. 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 . 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. He is a frequent donor to Republican candidates. I ran for office on a platform of putting people before politics. Eleven challengers and four incumbents will vie for five open seats on the Anchorage Assembly this spring. 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. Leigh Sloan is a former teacher, pastor, and Republican political consultant. Lessens, who was elected last year to fill the remainder of a resigning members term, faces three challengers. I am Conservative Candidate running for Anchorage Assembly to bring balance back to a deeply polarized assembly, he wrote on his campaign website. 28, 2022 at 9:08 PM PDT. I want to be both a new voice for East Anchorage and an attentive ear for all of Anchorage.. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The candidates in the Anchorage Assembly District 3 race said they feel it is time for change and that the incumbent is out of touch with those who elected him to the assembly. Two candidates are looking to fill her seat, which is up for a full, three-year term. She serves as President of the Turnagain Community Council President and is Chair of Anchorages Budget Advisory Commission. Is the Anchorage School District currently doing a good job of retaining quality teachers? In 2018, he ran as a Democrat for State House in Sand Lake and received 12% of the vote. All rights reserved. She is a business owner and real estate agent with AK Gold Homes. Contact her at egoodykoontz@adn.com. 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. What are your thoughts on how the topic of racism and its history in the United States should be taught in public schools? Sloan has supported several Bronson-backed candidates including. The election will add a 12th member to the Anchorage Assembly. General election date. Therefore, Taylor now lives in the newly created district. Meg Zaletel is a member of the Anchorage Assembly in Alaska, representing District 4 Seat F.She assumed office in 2019. Homelessness is a multifaceted issue, and all strategies should be considered to address this diverse population. [3] Porter was first elected in 2018, unseating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters. I attend all Community Councils, HALO and the Girdwood Board of Supervisors. That an amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS . Last year, Dunbar ran for mayor and lost to Bronson in the runoff election by 1,193 votes. 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. . Her work includes modernizing alcohol licensing laws and zoning improvements like removing excess parking requirements. Flynn is backed by Bronson and was an active member of the right-wing group Save Anchorage until he filed. Murray is a longtime swim coach in Anchorage, including coaching at South High School. She did not run in the 2021 mayoral election and returned to the Assembly in July, 2021 after Bronson took office. Bellamy is currently school board president. 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. Zaletel is another incumbent candidate running for reelection. 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. My platform that Im running on, Id like to help Anchorage get better, he said. Zachary Johnson is a former pilot with the Alaska State Troopers. 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 initial collapse on . How would you address it if elected? Current North Anchorage assembly member Christopher Constant said that his district has been without a second representative and underrepresented for too long. Cross is a real estate investor and part owner of the Quantum Laundry Lounge in Anchorage. Rivera was Chair of the Assembly at the start of the pandemic, and now chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Hot Topics . Meyers moved to Alaska from Oregon in 2012. 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. Darden split votes with moderate Rep. Jason Grenn, helping Republican Sara Rasmussen win the seat. On the agenda is a measure which would eliminate parking minimums within the municipality. The race for Anchorage Assembly begins as five seats are up for election this spring. 12 . Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. Zaletel defeated a recall petition against her last fall by a wide margin. 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. Darden is registered with the pro-secessionist, Midtown lost parts of Dimond, Airport Heights, and Fireweed. Danger often discusses crime, supports a city sales tax, and is critical of the current Assembly. According to campaign finance records, Danger didnt raise a single cent in his State House race. therefore, 15 . Johnson is also a volunteer firefighter/EMT with Girdwood Volunteer Fire & Rescue. To account for the new seat, the district also increased in size roughly doubling when the city set new district boundaries earlier this year. Brongas community work focuses on safer neighborhoods, implementing traffic-calming measures to dangerous streets and trail connectivity. Lessens was elected to Seat B last year to serve the remainder of a term for a board member who resigned. According to her campaign website, Vasquez has lived in West Anchorage for 22 years and was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015-2016. Voters will also decide who fills two seats on the Anchorage School Board. PROJECT PURPOSES AND DEPARTMENTS IN 2022. In 2021, he beat a recall attempt launched by Russell Briggs of Save Midtown and Save Anchorage by 13 points. She confirmed that she would stay in the race even if Feinstein chose to run for another term. This Week in Anchorage Politics: Assembly Candidates File for April Elections, Anna Brawley and Brian Flynn both filed last week to run for the open West Anchorage District 3. for the South Anchorage seat held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance. 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. Sherwood Williams lost in the general election on April 5, 2022. John Trueblood is a project manager at Steelhead Communications, a telecommunications company. Section 1. Alger, is the Municipalitys Purchasing Director, , who filed for the Eagle River seat, is an associate broker with Remax in Eagle River. The two candidates challenging Constant are Nick Danger and John Trueblood. 13 . The area has long been represented by just one seat, currently filled by Assembly member Chris Constant. Brian Flynn is a real estate manager. Sloan has supported several Bronson-backed candidates including Stephanie Taylor. Whats your assessment of Anchorages transportation infrastructure? Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org. Dep She won in the general election on April 5, 2022.. For more information on the 2021 recall election against Zaletel, please click here. How would you improve it? Nick Danger is a perennial conservative candidate who has run for several offices, most recently against now-Rep. Alyse Galvin for State House. Ive done that my previous two terms and will continue to do that if Im re-elected by my community in East Anchorage.. 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. Spencer Moore is an outreach director with Mountain City Church, formerly the Anchorage Baptist Temple. Two school board seats are up for election, with two incumbents running: School Board President Margo Bellamy and member Kelly Lessens. Cox is an Anchorage School District graduate and served in the U.S. Army. A multifaceted issue requires a multifaceted approach from housing, counseling, skill development, medical treatment and more. Ries has amassed $16,595 in donations, almost all of it from individual givers, and has spent $4,252. She previously worked for the Anchorage Police Department in computer forensics and technology and was a business owner of Chinook Computer Services. 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. Here is a closer look at the candidates who filed most recently: Anna Brawley is a Planner and Project Manager with Agnew Beck Consulting. There are three candidates running for LaFrances seat. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Williams ran for an Anchorage School Board seat last year and lost. We cannot be defined by the voices of a few. 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. Anna Brawley is a project manager with Anchorage-based Agnew Beck Consulting. All of these incumbents are running for reelection, except for Crystal Kennedy, who will not run again. , 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. Two-thirds of 11 and two-thirds of 12 are the same number, its eight, Constant said. Baldwin is a first-time candidate for school board. Anchorage School Board members Andy Holleman and Dave Donley are both running for reelection. Leadership starts at the top with leading by example. Scott Myers is a real estate broker with RE/MAX and president of the Southfork Community Council in Eagle River. Bronson provided no explanation for the abrupt change in the city's leadership, and a spokesperson for the mayor declined to comment on the matter, citing "personnel" issues. State changed its bridge replacement plans to accommodate Kinross mine plan, Meet the 2023 Candidates for Anchorage Assembly, Bronson Administration Looks to Settle with Hickel Contracting for $2.5 million, Senate passes legislation rejecting pay raises for governor and cabinet, Alaskas retirement system falls short for most. Donley is up against Irene Boll, a foster parent who unsuccessfully ran for school board in 2018. What do you see as the most effective strategies to address homelessness in Anchorage going forward? 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