Seven Anchorage Assembly seats are up for election this April, and only two incumbents are running.
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. Joey Sweet was
until the April election. Two candidates have filed to fill the remaining two years of Dunbar’s term: former teacher Karen Bronga and Leigh Sloan, a conservative school choice and parents’ rights advocate. East Anchorage member Pete Petersen can’t run for reelection due to term limits.
The April election will be conducted by-mail and the deadline to register to vote in the election is March 5. Alaska Public Media is collaborating with the Anchorage Daily News on candidate questionnaires ahead of the election. What do you want to ask the candidates?
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