I’m running because I love Southeast Alaska and because our communities are hurting. I have focused on solving problems in the classroom and on the Sitka Assembly, but it’s become clear that addressing the root of our problems requires strong leadership in Juneau. Our communities are critically dependent on our oceans and forests for their livelihoods, food, and cultural traditions. Maintaining healthy ecosystems, as well as access to basic infrastructure such as ferry service and harbors, is critical to the well-being of Southeast communities. The impacts of climate change are accelerating in Alaska, and our communities deserve pragmatic problem-solvers who will prioritize real solutions over partisanship.

I held a unique position with the NLRB for 20 years that allowed me to view how our economy operates, from mineral and oil production to the fishing and shipping industries and all those businesses served by and dependent on them.  

Our jobs as well as our state budget are too dependent on the extracting industries and the market prices flowing from their sale. Jobs once created by the industry are now being eliminated by new automation.  In response, the State cut its budget, resulting in the loss of public employees who made our offerings attractive to new and diverse businesses.

To prosper, we must reinvest in our infrastructure, schools, and services and preserve our environment.  These features attract new and diverse industries to Alaska and create new jobs and a stable source of revenue.  Only by reinvestment in our community will we prosper as Alaskans.

Endorse Caroline Storm #1, rank Sue Levi #2

Caroline Storm:

I have been advocating for better and more predictable public education funding for about 7 years. I have testified many times on specific legislation to raise the BSA and/or in opposition to cuts to public education funding. Education, Science, and Climate Change are all linked. We need to invest in our kids and in science so that we have an equitable and promising future in Alaska. With Representatives like Ivy Sponholtz, Geran Tarr, and Liz Snyder leaving the House, and seeing who was running in House District 10, I felt compelled to step up and run. After June 24th I feel even more strongly about representation in Juneau now that basic human rights will be up to the individual states.

Sue Levi:

One of my core beliefs is that we should serve some time in public service. After graduating from UAF I returned to Juneau and began my 28-yr. career with the State of Alaska. For 5 yrs. I was a lead staff to Galena Sen. John Sackett, Ch. Sen. Finance, and I traveled to many rural villages, hubs & urban areas conducting Sen. Finance business. Specifically, with regard to my vision for Alaska, I have a very clear vision of clean air, rivers, oceans, and protecting salmon habitats and our other wildlife, subsistence hunting & fishing, and to repair, maintain & preserve Alaska for future generations. Alaska became a state under the leadership of a number of strong democratic thinkers and our constitution has served us well. Our leaders must urgently act now and take action on all the issues noted above. I will use my legislative staff, Energy Authority, rural housing loan background, and private sector investment experience as I serve in the Alaska Legislature.

Motivating factors are a desire for a tolerant, progressive community with sustainable jobs, good schools, and fiscally prudent financial policies. I want to keep the House Majority intact, which is also a principal reason I am running for a 6th term. I am among the least interested legislators in developing our resources through extractive industries. I do make an exception for most—not all—oil development on the North Slope. I am a staunch opponent—mostly—of large scale, hardrock mining, including Palmer-Constantine, Donlin, Pebble, Ambler, etc.

My environmental record is second to none in the Alaska Legislature.

In 2014, I co-founded and led an education advocacy group called Great Alaska Schools to fight for stable school funding and to resist budget cuts. We were successful, but I came to realize that for real change to occur, we need leaders who reflect our values.

In both 2018 and 2020, I ran tight races against Don Young. We elevated issues like the reality of climate change, the need for quality healthcare, livable wages, a great education system, and the many threats facing our democracy. I knew I couldn't give up, and I decided to focus my energies closer to home and pursue a seat in the Alaska Legislature to achieve the policy goals we’ve been working toward all these years. That's why I am running for State House in District 14, serving Midtown, Spenard, and Rogers Park.

The leaked draft of the repeal of Roe, interactions with mothers in my local community who were struggling to find formula and childcare, and a desire for a better future for my children and all Alaskans ultimately inspired me to run for office. 

My vision for Alaska involves creating an inclusive economy that supports every Alaskan. Our top priorities are interconnected and focus on securing our state for future generations: invest in families, grow the economy, and strengthen our workforce.

We need strong unions, investment in education (universal pre-K, K-12, as well as our university system), and a new wave of infrastructure development. Above all else, I will protect basic rights for all Alaskans.