Surprise announcements from candidates for the Alaska Legislature are scrambling races ahead of Saturday’s deadline to file for state office.
Surprise announcements from candidates for the Alaska Legislature are leading to a last-minute scramble ahead of Saturday’s deadline to file for state office.
If elected, McKay said he’d be open to joining a bipartisan coalition, “but only on the condition that Republicans hold the committee chairmanships.” Republican Liz Vazquez has also filed to run for that seat. Costello did not immediately respond to a phone call or text message Thursday afternoon. She’ll face Democrat Denny Wells, whoAnd there are more shifting pieces in the Interior. Republican Sen. Click Bishop said he’s not seeking reelection to a seat representing much of the Interior, including West Fairbanks, the Alaska and Richardson Highways and villages along the Yukon, Tanana, Nenana and Copper rivers.
Rep. Mike Cronk, R-Tok, has filed to run for Bishop’s seat, as has Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Presiding Officer Savannah Fletcher, an independent. Cronk’s decision to run for Senate leaves no candidates for House District 36, representing much of the Interior, as of Thursday afternoon.told public radio station KRBD“I could continue to run and I can continue to serve.
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