
Our Endorsed Candidates for House 2022
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House District 9

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.
House District 10

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.
House District 12

House District 13

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.
House District 14

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.
House District 16

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.
House District 18

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.
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House District 22

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.
House District 31

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House District 17

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.
House District 19

I am running because I love Alaska dearly, and as my family sacrificed their lives to immigrate here, I can’t imagine us living anywhere else. However, Alaska has experienced one of the worst cases of brain drain in the nation, bearing immense fiscal volatility while being on the frontlines of climate change. I am passionate about the power of representation to empower Alaskans – especially those who have felt left behind by the government.
My long-term vision is for Alaskans to thrive in a regenerative economy with a community-driven democracy. We’re in a crucial moment to make tough decisions for our future. However, elected leaders can work towards building a society where people, lands, and waters can thrive sustainably in the long term, including: changing our energy portfolio to support renewable energy investments, eliminating unjust barriers to civic participation, and enacting policies that will mitigate the impacts of climate change.
House District 20

I envision an Alaska that has more opportunities for young people just getting started, which means better paying jobs in a variety of industries, more affordable housing, and maintaining our excellent parks, trails, and access to nature. A prerequisite for that vision is protecting Alaska’s climate. Given the atrocious recent decision by the US Supreme Court to limit the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (West Virginia v EPA), we especially need legislators willing to advocate forcefully for climate change mitigation, clean water and air, healthy salmon habitats, and voting rights protections. I promise you I will be that legislator. I am running for public office because Rep. Ivy Spohnholz is stepping down.
At this moment in our history, our state requires thoughtful, capable leaders like Rep. Spohnholz who have always had the best interests of her constituents at heart. I will model myself by her example.
House District 32

House District 35

Endorse Ashley Carrick #1, Rank Tim Parker #2
Ashley Carrick:
I am running for State House because I am “All in for Alaska.” Nothing matters more to me than the prosperity of this state as my current and future home. I want to see Alaska thrive. Our elected officials need to exercise political courage and act with the long-term future of 50 years or more in mind. It is time that the Legislature makes the long-term decisions relating to our fiscal issues, our education system, and our environment that address and prepare for the challenges and opportunities that future generations will bear.
Recently, several experiences have prepared me to take up the causes of healthy ecosystems, climate change, and participation in democracy. I was the Executive Director of the Tanana Valley Watershed Association. I was also the Chief of Staff for the current West Fairbanks legislator, Representative Adam Wool, and I received a Master’s in Public Health during my time with the Legislature.
Tim Parker:
I am motivated to run because I want to make Alaska an even better place to live, work, and raise a family. My wife, Tracey, and I moved to west Fairbanks more than 30 years ago so she could get a PhD. in oceanography. She did and still works for UAF. I worked as a journalist until 1997 when I became an English teacher, retiring this May. Health starts with clean water and air. I’m 100 percent behind efforts to improve our environment both for ourselves and Alaska’s wildlife. Climate change is the top threat to the future of our state and planet. I share the passion that my students have raised to fight climate change. As a journalism teacher, I have made teaching about democracy and truth the center of my classroom for decades. Now I want to fight for democracy and truth in the halls of Juneau.
House District 38
