Anchorage, Alaska – Representative Mike Chenault was chosen by his fellow incoming House Majority Caucus members to serve as Speaker of the House for a record fourth term, during a meeting in Anchorage Thursday. Caucus members also selected other key leadership positions, with all principle standing committee chairmanships announced. “What an honor,” said Chenault, R-Nikiski. […]
ANCHORAGE: Forrest Dunbar is conceding the 2014 election to Don Young, after the Representative prevailed with 51.69% of the vote. With 100% of precincts reporting, Dunbar had garnered 40.39% of Alaskan ballots cast— 90,534 votes. Thousands of absentee and early ballots remain outstanding, so the exact percentages are likely to change. However, the Dunbar campaign recognizes […]
Republicans have recaptured control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their edge in the House of Representatives, giving them a majority in both houses of Congress for the final two years of President Barack Obama’s presidency. Democrats held 55 of the Senate’s 100 seats before Tuesday’s midterm elections, but Republicans gained at least seven seats […]
Non-partisan gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker this morning encouraged supporters to wait patiently for the final results in the 2014 election. Speaking to a crowd at Alaska Election Central in the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage, Walker informed supporters that the race is too close to call at this point. “Another Alaska election has come down […]