Cliff Groh:
As co-creator of the Permanent Fund Dividend and a lifelong Alaskan, I’m running because we need bold and experienced leadership to address Alaska’s growing fiscal crisis. I believe we can have an economy where people are thriving rather than making ends meet month-to-month. As a legislator, I’d work to restructure our fiscal system by constitutionalizing the POMV Dividend formula and diversifying our revenues; reduce the cost of health care and address the statewide housing crisis; and fight for a stable democracy that is responsive to Alaskans.

Lyn Franks:
Our democratic process is under attack. I want to protect our reproductive rights, voting rights, minority rights, and our Alaska Constitution. Another priority is the repair and upgrade of the Port of Anchorage.
I am also running to help mitigate our climate crisis. My desire is to move Alaska into a prosperous future. This can be done through the development of sustainable energy projects such as wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric. Food sustainability can be helped by developing year-round vertical farming that creates good jobs for Alaskans.

I have dedicated my life to public service and find such work meaningful. This work has included natural resource management, education, planning, and previous elected office. I have been motivated by the hostile politics I have observed, and the lack of long-term planning by many current politicians.

My vision for Alaska is one that bolsters the state’s strengths, especially its expansive wilderness, breathtaking beauty, and high quality of life. I seek a high environmental quality coupled with infrastructure investments that not only attract outside tourists, but also attracts and retains people who want to live here, work here, raise families here, and stay here after retirement. Robust wildlife and fish populations are part of that high quality of life, and these elements require quality habitat. To maximize Alaska’s future, we must plan now to take actions that maintain our assets while mitigating and adapting to the changes that climate change will impose upon our arctic state.

Endorse Harriet Drummond #1, Rank Zack Fields #2

Harriet Drummond:

I first ran for office because of the poor condition of my neighborhood school, got elected to the ASD Board in 1994 and learned how vital education is to EVERY community, requiring fair funding for schools, teachers and facilities statewide. My Alaska vision ensures safe, healthy environments for ALL Alaskans and reflects this at every level of government. Acknowledging that we are at the forefront of climate change, how to interact with elders and others who are seeing changes in their lifetime. A strong democracy starts with listening and building trust among ALL citizens. 

People come to Alaska for its beauty and clean environment and stay to work, play and raise families. They expect good schools, parks, trails, vibrant neighborhoods, decent business infrastructure, and a high level of public safety. I’ve been involved in all of those community elements, on the school board, on the Assembly and in the House.

Zack Fields:

I first ran for office because I thought working-class families needed an advocate in Juneau who would look at every issue through a lens of long-term sustainability and prosperity in our state. Given our unique state history and demographics, that means equity in access to good jobs, protecting economic security as it relates to conservation of subsistence resources, and long-term growth of our state’s economy which is inextricably linked to investment in education and a safer, pro-business, multi-modal transportation system that is safe for all people. We need to be a leader in driving down GHG emissions to protect our salmon habitat, but also to keep our state from turning into an apocalyptic hellscape from wildfires. The same subsistence communities that depend on salmon also depend on us to manage the state budget so we can sustain investments in PCE, infrastructure, schools, and public safety over time, not burn down our trust fund for one-time dividends.