Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who served as Senate President the past four years, and Sitka Senator Bert Stedman, who had been co-chair of the powerful Finance Committee, both joined Thursday, giving the majority 13 members.
State Government
Unopposed candidates get an easy ride into office
Juneau’s three legislative seats saw no changes in Tuesday’s election. Both its state representatives were unopposed and the capital city’s senator wasn’t even on the ballot. District 32 Democrat Beth Kerrtula got 5,291 votes, or 96 percent of ballots cast. The rest were write-ins. Her district includes Juneau’s downtown and Lemon Creek, Douglas Island, Gustavus,…
Statewide vote goes to Romney; Juneau favors Obama.
A few Capital City Republicans and Tongass Democrats gathered at Juneau’s Baranoff Hotel Tuesday night to watch election results come in.
Senate Dist. Q: Stedman defeats Kookesh in battle of incumbents
Republican Bert Stedman won his re-election bid Tuesday, and will return to the Legislature as the new District Q senator.
House Dist. 33: Wilson wins handily
Incumbent Peggy Wilson will represent the newly-created House District 33.
House Dist. 34: Kreiss-Tomkins holds small lead over Rep. Bill Thomas
It’s still too close to call for Republican state Representative Bill Thomas and Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Southeast’s House District 34. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Thomas trails Kreiss-Tomkins by 44 votes. That’s less than a full school bus of voters. Absentee, early and questioned ballots will have an impact in this race.…