Former Rep. Mary Peltola announced a bid for Senate in Alaska, a major boost to Democrats’ long-shot hopes of winning back the chamber this year.

I made this portrait titled "Mary Peltola — First Alaska Native and Woman to Represent Alaska in US Congress (Unseated in 2024 by Republican)" in 2023. It's made of non-recyclable trash on board.

#MaryPeltola #AlaskaPolitics #AlaskaSenate #AlaskaNative #PoliticalArt #TrashArt #UpcycledArt #ContemporaryArt #PortraitArt #WomenInpolitics

NEW: Last year, Alaska tried something unique.

It became the first state to use an election system that placed all candidates on the same ballot, with the four top vote-getters, regardless of party, moving to a runoff where voters ranked their preferences.

One purpose was to weed out the extremists poisoning our politics.

It worked splendidly.

Others should try it.

#Voting #Elections #Alaska #AlaskaPolitics #Campaigns #Politics #RankedChoiceVoting

The stench of the current governor and his administration just gets fouler as the days and weeks and months go by. Thanks to former State Rep. Jennifer Johnston for filing the complaint.
"The Alaska Public Offices Commission has fined a group active in last year’s legislative elections $2,525 for failing to properly disclose its financial dealings.

The group, Alaska Policy Partners, attacked moderate Republican and Democratic candidates during the election, spending $210,000 with a Utah-based firm called Massey Political Consulting that wasn’t licensed to work in Alaska.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed the group’s president, Seth Church, to the University of Alaska Board of Regents on Thursday...
Attorney General Treg Taylor and his wife, Jodi, were listed as members of the group’s partner corporation in 2022, and Taylor was listed as the sponsor of a $25,000 per-hotel-room fishing fundraiser for the group."
#Alaska #AlaskaPolitics
https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-campaign-regulator-fines-political-group-with-ties-to-university-official-and-state-attorney-general/

I am livid! Thousands of Alaskans don't have food, but wtf, right??
“As amended, the report now provides a comprehensive compensation plan that includes the legislature. This bill is no longer necessary as the issue has been resolved by the amendment to the report,” Dunleavy said in a letter explaining his veto...

Two-thirds of lawmakers would need to vote together to override Dunleavy’s veto.
After the previous commission failed to recommend a pay increase for lawmakers, Stevens said the Senate had a bill prepared to increase legislators’ pay to $84,000 per year, which would be half the amount paid to commissioners.... The compensation package would not impact their per diem expense payments, which allow them to collect $307 tax-free per legislative day. Per diem payments add roughly $37,000 per year for legislators who claim them during an entire 121-day legislative session."

#Alaska #AlaskaPolitics #Greed
https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/03/20/gov-dunleavy-removes-last-hurdle-for-67-pay-raise-for-lawmakers-20-raise-for-himself-and-cabinet/