Anchorage Assembly
Governing body of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Christopher Constant |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 12 |
Political groups | Nonpartisan |
| Elections | |
Last election | April 4, 2023 (6 seats) |
Next election | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Anchorage | Christopher Constant | 2017 | 2026 |
| Daniel Volland | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 2 | Eagle River/Chugiak | Kevin Cross | 2022 | 2025 |
| Scott Myers | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| 3 | West Anchorage | Kameron Perez-Verdia | 2019 | 2025 |
| Anna Brawley | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| 4 | Midtown | Felix Rivera | 2017 | 2026 |
| Meg Zaletel | 2019 | 2025 | ||
| 5 | East Anchorage | George Martinez | 2023 | 2026 |
| Karen Bronga | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 6 | South Anchorage/Girdwood | Zac Johnson | 2023 | 2026 |
| 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 elect 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
References
- ^ "Anchorage Assembly". www.muni.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "About Us - Member Profiles". www.muni.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "A majority of Anchorage Assembly seats are up for election. Here's who's running". Anchorage Daily News. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Member Profiles". Anchorage Assembly. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
External links
- List of previous Assembly members
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