The likely retirement of the Alaska Senate’s Democratic minority leader and a handful of incumbent-on-incumbent matchups were the highlights of Wednesday’s filing deadline for legislative candidates
Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, left, and Senate President Peter Micciche talk at the Capitol last year. Micciche announced his retirement earlier this spring, and Begich announced his own likely retirement Wednesday, with longtime aide Löki Gale Tobin set to run to replace him.
Privately, some Alaska progressives said they were frustrated that Begich did not announce his decision before the filing deadline, which could have made room in the race for other Democrats. “If the pandemic the past two years has taught anything, time moves fast, and if you have some extended family things you need to attend to, you better jump on it,” Snyder said.
“Andy’s one of my best friends, so we’re just trying to work things out and seeing what the options are,” Tuck said. “We’ll wait to see who’s all in, and who’s out.”“And it’s not just politically best-situated,” said Josephson, after the two met for a lengthy discussion Wednesday morning, just hours before the filing deadline. “We have to determine who can commit the most time to it over the next five months.
In downtown Anchorage, Fields and Drummond are expected to compete for votes even as they hold similar positions and voting records. Anchorage Democratic Rep. Matt Claman was one of the last candidates to file Wednesday, submitting paperwork to run against Republican incumbent Sen. Mia Costello in a newly drawn West Anchorage Senate district.
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