Friction between two candidates in the South Anchorage Assembly race has escalated over endorsements, with both candidates accusing the other of misleading voters on mailed campaign fliers.
Friction between two Anchorage Assembly candidates in the South Anchorage race has escalated over endorsements, with both candidates accusing the other of misleading voters on mailed campaign flyers.
“Candidates must complete a rigorous questionnaire to gain the endorsement of the Anchorage Democrats, and Zac Johnson did not solicit or receive our endorsement,” Turner said in a news release.Ries said the group is “splitting hairs” because Alaska Democrats have expressed clear support for Johnson, referring to an email sent by the Alaska Democratic Party.
“They’re trying to bamboozle the people that he’s conservative when he’s not, and we know it,” Ries said. “And we’re gonna capitalize on it. And if he didn’t want us to do that, he shouldn’t have hid it, sorry. They capitalize on things I say — that’s politics.” “I’m proud of the fact that I generally have a message that’s pretty appealing to both sides of the aisle,” Johnson said. “I just never been a party loyalist one way or the other so wasn’t about to change that, especially not when I’m running for a nonpartisan seat in a nonpartisan election to deal with nonpartisan issues.”
“Lied about being endorsed by the police union? Refuses to fix it?” she said in a social media post to her campaign page, featuring a photo of the flier.Below that, it features the logos of the Anchorage Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1264, and APDEA’s logo, with “Anchorage Police Department Employees Association Pac” written below the logo.APDEA board president Sgt. Darrell Evans said the PAC name written below the logo made clear the correct endorsement.
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