Anchorage Assembly Explained
| Anchorage Assembly |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | Chair |
| Leader1: | Christopher Constant |
| Members: | 12 |
| Political Groups1: | Nonpartisan |
| Last Election1: | April 4, 2023
(6 seats) |
| Next Election1: | April 1, 2025
(6 seats) |
| Website: | Anchorage Assembly website |
The Anchorage Assembly is the governing body of Anchorage, Alaska. The Assembly has twelve members elected to three-year terms from six districts. It is responsible for creating and approving the city's annual budget, appropriating municipal funding, and managing elections.[1] [2] Seats in the Assembly are officially nonpartisan.[3]
Current composition
All 12 members are elected from geographic districts. All districts elect two members from designated area.[4]
| District | Areas Represented | Members | First Elected | Term Expires |
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| 1 | North Anchorage | Christopher Constant | 2017 | 2026 |
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| Daniel Volland | 2022 | 2025 |
| 2 | Eagle River/Chugiak | Kevin Cross | 2022 | 2025 |
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| Scott Myers | 2023 | 2026 |
| 3 | West Anchorage | Kameron Perez-Verdia | 2019 | 2025 |
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| Anna Brawley | 2023 | 2026 |
| 4 | Midtown | Felix Rivera | 2017 | 2026 |
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| Meg Zaletel | 2019 | 2025 |
| 5 | East Anchorage | George Martinez | 2023 | 2026 |
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| Karen Bronga | 2023 | 2025 |
| 6 | South Anchorage/Girdwood | Zac Johnson | 2023 | 2026 |
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| Randy Sulte | 2022 | 2025 | |
- : Member elected in a special election
Notable former members
- Mark Begich, former U.S. senator and mayor of Anchorage
- Chris Birch, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- H. A. Boucher, 2nd lieutenant governor of Alaska
- Craig Campbell, 10th lieutenant governor of Alaska
- Matt Claman, member of the Alaska House of Representatives and former acting mayor of Anchorage
- Eric Croft, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Harriet Drummond, member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Forrest Dunbar, member of the Alaska Senate
- Fred Dyson, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- Elvi Gray-Jackson, member of the Alaska Senate
- Tony Knowles, 7th governor of Alaska and former mayor of Anchorage
- Suzanne LaFrance, Mayor of Anchorage
- Anna MacKinnon, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- Kevin Meyer, 14th lieutenant governor of Alaska
- Pete Petersen, member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Austin Quinn-Davidson, acting mayor of Anchorage
- Lidia Selkregg, Italian-American geologist and professor of regional planning
- Arliss Sturgulewski, former member of the Alaska Senate
- Dan Sullivan, former mayor of Anchorage
- Charles Wohlforth, author and journalist
- George Wuerch, former mayor of Anchorage
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Anchorage Assembly. 2021-04-10. www.muni.org. en-US.
- Web site: About Us - Member Profiles. 2021-04-10. www.muni.org. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-02-01. A majority of Anchorage Assembly seats are up for election. Here's who's running.. 2021-04-10. Anchorage Daily News. en-US.
- Web site: Member Profiles . Anchorage Assembly . June 20, 2022 .
