The ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee recommends the following list of candidates for the upcoming General Election to be held Tuesday, November 6.
PAC endorsements are determined by questionnaire responses from candidates and incumbents, as well as legislative voting records. An endorsement for public office is based on the candidate’s support for public employee issues, not party affiliation. The following candidates and incumbents have expressed or taken political positions that the PAC believes are in the best interest of public employees.
Alaska Governor
Name
Party
Mark Begich
D
Alaska Lt. Governor
Name
Party
Debra Call
D
US Congress
Name
Party
Alyse Galvin
D
State Senate
District
Name
Party
A
Rep. Scott Kawasaki
D
B
C
Sen. Click Bishop
R
D
E
No Endorsement
-
F
G
Oliver Schiess
D
H
I
Elvira Gray-Jackson
D
J
K
No Endorsement
-
L
M
Janice Park
D
N
O
No Endorsement
-
P
Q
Jesse Kiehl
D
R
S
Sen. Lyman Hoffman
D
T
State House
District
Name
Party
1
Kathryn Dodge
D
3
No Endorsement
-
5
Rep. Adam Wool
D
7
No Endorsement
-
9
Bill Johnson
D
11
No Endorsement
-
13
Nancy Dahlstrom
R
15
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux
R
17
Rep. Andy Josephson
D
19
Rep. Geran Tarr
D
21
Rep. Matt Claman
D
23
Rep. Chris Tuck
D
25
Pat Higgins
D
27
Elizabeth Snyder
D
29
Shawn Butler
I
31
Rep. Paul Seaton
R
33
Sara Hannan
Chris Dimond
D
I
35
Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
D
37
Rep. Bryce Edgmon
D
39
Rep. Neal Foster
D
State House
District
Name
Party
2
No Endorsement
-
4
Grier Hopkins
D
6
Edward Alexander
D
8
No Endorsement
-
10
Patricia Faye-Brazel
D
12
No Endorsement
-
14
Kelly Merrick
R
16
Rep. Ivy Spohnholz
D
18
Rep. Harriet Drummond
D
20
Zach Fields
D
22
Rep. Jason Grenn
N/A
24
Rep. Charles Kopp
R
26
Ladislau Shaw
R
28
Amber Lee
D
30
No Endorsement
-
32
Rep. Louise Stutes
R
34
Andi Story
D
36
Rep. Dan Ortiz
N/A
38
Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky
D
40
Rep. John Lincoln
D
The PAC would like to encourage your participation in political action. If you are not already a contributor to Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality (PEOPLE), please consider enrolling. A membership in PEOPLE automatically makes you a member of the ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee.
As a contributing member of the PAC you can be elected to serve on the PAC Board of Directors. For more information, contact the ASEA Juneau Office at 463-4949 or (800) 478-0049 toll free.
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