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Expand resource development, housing access and infrastructure
Candidate positionI will unleash aggressive resource development, expand access to land and housing, lower energy costs, build infrastructure, and create an economy where workers, tradesmen, miners, fishermen, small businesses, and families thrive again.
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I will unleash aggressive resource development, expand access to land and housing, lower energy costs, build infrastructure, and create an economy where workers, tradesmen, miners, fishermen, small businesses, and families thrive again.
Cut bureaucracy, support law enforcement and strengthen election integrity
Candidate positionI will cut bureaucracy, restore accountability, back law enforcement, defend constitutional rights, strengthen election integrity, and rebuild trust in government.
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I will cut bureaucracy, restore accountability, back law enforcement, defend constitutional rights, strengthen election integrity, and rebuild trust in government.
Invest in roads, bridges and ports
Candidate-authored statementInvest in roads, bridges, and ports so businesses can thrive and families can prosper
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Invest in roads, bridges, and ports so businesses can thrive and families can prosper
Focus schools on core subjects, teacher rewards and parents’ rights
Candidate-authored statementEnd bloated bureaucracy and political agendas in schools; focus on reading, writing, and math; reward great teachers; and restore parents’ rights.
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End bloated bureaucracy and political agendas in schools; focus on reading, writing, and math; reward great teachers; and restore parents’ rights.
Support a full statutory PFD while developing a funding approach
Candidate-authored statementThe Permanent Fund Dividend belongs to the people of Alaska. It was created so every Alaskan can share fairly in our state’s resource wealth and not to be treated as a political football or used to paper over budget gaps. I support a full statutory PFD, but how we achieve that will take work.
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The Permanent Fund Dividend belongs to the people of Alaska. It was created so every Alaskan can share fairly in our state’s resource wealth and not to be treated as a political football or used to paper over budget gaps. I support a full statutory PFD, but how we achieve that will take work.
Develop natural resources without raising taxes
Candidate positionDevelop Alaska’s abundant natural resources — oil, gas, mining, critical minerals, and timber — to create jobs, power America, and strengthen our state’s finances, without raising taxes.
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Develop Alaska’s abundant natural resources — oil, gas, mining, critical minerals, and timber — to create jobs, power America, and strengthen our state’s finances, without raising taxes.
Use Alaska land to expand housing and community growth
Candidate positionSecure control of Alaska’s land and put it to work for families, ensuring housing is attainable and communities can grow.
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Secure control of Alaska’s land and put it to work for families, ensuring housing is attainable and communities can grow.
Prioritize transparency and accountability in government
Candidate positionMy approach to government reform is straightforward: transparency, accountability, and results.
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My approach to government reform is straightforward: transparency, accountability, and results.
Review agency budgets from zero once every four years
Candidate positionUpon taking office, the Governor will implement a zero-based budgeting (ZBB) cycle that occurs once every four years, beginning after the Governor has completed one full year in office.
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Upon taking office, the Governor will implement a zero-based budgeting (ZBB) cycle that occurs once every four years, beginning after the Governor has completed one full year in office.
Require program inventories and spending justification within 90 days
Candidate positionWithin 90 days, each department submits a budget built from zero. Each submission must include: 1. Program Inventory A complete, non-aggregated list of all programs, units, grants, and functions, including: Purpose and statutory authority Staffing (FTE count) Operating costs Capital needs Federal versus state funding split
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Within 90 days, each department submits a budget built from zero. Each submission must include: 1. Program Inventory A complete, non-aggregated list of all programs, units, grants, and functions, including: Purpose and statutory authority Staffing (FTE count) Operating costs Capital needs Federal versus state funding split
Require proposed reductions or written reasons for retaining spending
Candidate positionEach department must propose either: 5–10% reductions from Tier 2, 3, or 4 programs, or A written explanation of why reductions are not possible. Programs without clear statutory mandates are presumed discretionary.
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Each department must propose either: 5–10% reductions from Tier 2, 3, or 4 programs, or A written explanation of why reductions are not possible. Programs without clear statutory mandates are presumed discretionary.
Review duplication across agencies and redirect budget savings
Candidate positionThe Governor’s Office, OMB, and Finance will: Review submissions for completeness and consistency. Identify duplication across departments. Compare administrative overhead ratios. Flag programs that grew faster than population or inflation, expanded without statutory direction, or show declining outcomes. Departments may be directed to revise submissions.
Savings are redirected to deficit reduction, reserves, and core public safety and infrastructure.
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The Governor’s Office, OMB, and Finance will: Review submissions for completeness and consistency. Identify duplication across departments. Compare administrative overhead ratios. Flag programs that grew faster than population or inflation, expanded without statutory direction, or show declining outcomes. Departments may be directed to revise submissions.
Savings are redirected to deficit reduction, reserves, and core public safety and infrastructure.
Publish budget reductions and enforce departmental review compliance
Candidate positionThe Governor submits the budget with a ZBB appendix clearly showing: Programs reduced or eliminated. Total spending reductions achieved. Administrative efficiencies gained.
The Governor may: Tie commissioner performance evaluations to ZBB compliance. Reflect cooperation or non-cooperation in budget recommendations. Replace leadership that refuses to justify spending. Publish aggregate compliance and savings metrics.
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The Governor submits the budget with a ZBB appendix clearly showing: Programs reduced or eliminated. Total spending reductions achieved. Administrative efficiencies gained.
The Governor may: Tie commissioner performance evaluations to ZBB compliance. Reflect cooperation or non-cooperation in budget recommendations. Replace leadership that refuses to justify spending. Publish aggregate compliance and savings metrics.
Base oil-revenue budgets on a ten-year average price
Candidate positionAdopt a 10-year rolling average oil price to set state revenue assumptions for budgeting purposes. Each year’s budget would use: • The average realized oil price from the prior 10 years • Actual production volumes • Existing tax and royalty structures No forecasts of next year’s oil price.
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Adopt a 10-year rolling average oil price to set state revenue assumptions for budgeting purposes. Each year’s budget would use: • The average realized oil price from the prior 10 years • Actual production volumes • Existing tax and royalty structures No forecasts of next year’s oil price.
Direct excess oil revenue to savings or debt reduction
Candidate positionExcess revenue in high-price years automatically flows to savings or debt reduction.
Safeguards • Periodic structural review (e.g., every 5 years) to account for long-term production decline or tax changes • Savings rules remain intact to handle true structural gaps • Legislature retains authority over spending priorities within stable revenue bounds
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Excess revenue in high-price years automatically flows to savings or debt reduction.
Safeguards • Periodic structural review (e.g., every 5 years) to account for long-term production decline or tax changes • Savings rules remain intact to handle true structural gaps • Legislature retains authority over spending priorities within stable revenue bounds
Build roads for resource development and public recreation access
Candidate positionWe support building roads that unlock Alaska’s resources, including: • Mining • Timber • Oil and gas • Critical minerals
We believe Alaskans should have better access to: • Parks and recreation areas • Hunting and fishing grounds • Public lands that belong to all of us
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We support building roads that unlock Alaska’s resources, including: • Mining • Timber • Oil and gas • Critical minerals
We believe Alaskans should have better access to: • Parks and recreation areas • Hunting and fishing grounds • Public lands that belong to all of us
Share road construction and maintenance costs with industry
Candidate positionWhere appropriate, we support partnerships with private industry to: • Share construction and maintenance costs • Speed up project timelines • Build infrastructure that serves both public and economic needs
Responsible, Practical Approach • Build roads where they make sense • Balance access with environmental responsibility • Focus on projects that deliver real, measurable benefits • Stop letting process and delay kill good ideas
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Where appropriate, we support partnerships with private industry to: • Share construction and maintenance costs • Speed up project timelines • Build infrastructure that serves both public and economic needs
Responsible, Practical Approach • Build roads where they make sense • Balance access with environmental responsibility • Focus on projects that deliver real, measurable benefits • Stop letting process and delay kill good ideas
Sell state land while retaining access and habitat safeguards
Candidate positionOur plan is to significantly expand private land ownership by selling a small, deliberate share of state land —about 1–2 million acres over four years—using transparent, market-based tools that preserve public access, protect parks and critical habitat, and keep Alaska open for subsistence and recreation.
Applies to a small fraction of state land • Avoids parks, critical habitat, and conservation areas • Preserves easements, trails, and access corridors • Keeps large, contiguous public lands intact
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Our plan is to significantly expand private land ownership by selling a small, deliberate share of state land —about 1–2 million acres over four years—using transparent, market-based tools that preserve public access, protect parks and critical habitat, and keep Alaska open for subsistence and recreation.
Applies to a small fraction of state land • Avoids parks, critical habitat, and conservation areas • Preserves easements, trails, and access corridors • Keeps large, contiguous public lands intact
Use auctions, real-estate listings and resident-priority land sales
Candidate position1. Market-Based Auctions • Use no-reserve public auctions to discover true market value • Sell land efficiently instead of holding it indefinitely 2. List Land Like Real Estate • Put state land on the MLS • Allow licensed Alaska realtors to sell it • Make land easy to find, finance, and buy 3. Simple First-Come Sales • Offer some parcels year-round at assessed market value • Clear parcel lists • Priority access for Alaska residents
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1. Market-Based Auctions • Use no-reserve public auctions to discover true market value • Sell land efficiently instead of holding it indefinitely 2. List Land Like Real Estate • Put state land on the MLS • Allow licensed Alaska realtors to sell it • Make land easy to find, finance, and buy 3. Simple First-Come Sales • Offer some parcels year-round at assessed market value • Clear parcel lists • Priority access for Alaska residents
Offer varied residential, recreational and development parcels
Candidate positionAffordable entry-level lots • Road and trail-accessible parcels • Recreational land • Residential and mixed-use land • Large tracts for development, timber, and energy
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Affordable entry-level lots • Road and trail-accessible parcels • Recreational land • Residential and mixed-use land • Large tracts for development, timber, and energy
Condition homesteading incentives on residency and land use
Candidate positionA modern homesteading program would: • Prioritize Alaska residents • Require residency and land use • Reward building, farming, or small business activity • Provide incentives only after commitments are met
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A modern homesteading program would: • Prioritize Alaska residents • Require residency and land use • Reward building, farming, or small business activity • Provide incentives only after commitments are met
Pursue small nuclear power for facilities and nearby communities
Candidate positionWe will work to bring modern small-scale nuclear power to places like Ted Stevens Airport, Fort Wainwright, and rural Alaska, using it to power surrounding communities, not just facilities.
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We will work to bring modern small-scale nuclear power to places like Ted Stevens Airport, Fort Wainwright, and rural Alaska, using it to power surrounding communities, not just facilities.
Build gas-pipeline spur lines for Alaska energy and heating
Candidate positionWe will push for spur lines off the natural gas pipeline to deliver cheap, clean, reliable energy and heat to Alaskans. Gas should not just be exported or centralized. It should be used to: • Lower electric rates • Reduce heating costs • Replace expensive diesel • Support industry, housing, and local grids
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We will push for spur lines off the natural gas pipeline to deliver cheap, clean, reliable energy and heat to Alaskans. Gas should not just be exported or centralized. It should be used to: • Lower electric rates • Reduce heating costs • Replace expensive diesel • Support industry, housing, and local grids
Study small hydro projects suited to local communities
Candidate positionWe will push for surveys and feasibility studies for small-scale hydro projects that can serve communities without massive environmental disruption.
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We will push for surveys and feasibility studies for small-scale hydro projects that can serve communities without massive environmental disruption.
Coordinate energy-project permitting with federal and private partners
Candidate positionPush regulatory reform to allow modern energy projects to move forward • Coordinate with federal partners, the military, and private industry • Prioritize projects that deliver real, measurable cost reductions • Focus on solutions that can be built—not just studied forever
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Push regulatory reform to allow modern energy projects to move forward • Coordinate with federal partners, the military, and private industry • Prioritize projects that deliver real, measurable cost reductions • Focus on solutions that can be built—not just studied forever
Expand charter schools and vouchers and propose education tax credits
Candidate positionExpand high-quality charter schools with clear performance expectations • Support school choice, including vouchers, so families can select the learning environment that best fits their child • Increase education tax credits within the BBB framework to $3,000 per student, up from roughly $1,700, to support private schools, charters, homeschooling, tutoring, and supplemental education • Encourage innovation and competition while maintaining transparency and accountability
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Expand high-quality charter schools with clear performance expectations • Support school choice, including vouchers, so families can select the learning environment that best fits their child • Increase education tax credits within the BBB framework to $3,000 per student, up from roughly $1,700, to support private schools, charters, homeschooling, tutoring, and supplemental education • Encourage innovation and competition while maintaining transparency and accountability
Use structured literacy, early screening and targeted instruction
Candidate positionEmphasize structured literacy and the science of reading • Strengthen early screening, intervention, and targeted support • Use regular assessment and data to guide instruction and improvement
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Emphasize structured literacy and the science of reading • Strengthen early screening, intervention, and targeted support • Use regular assessment and data to guide instruction and improvement
Improve teacher pay, hiring and certification reciprocity
Candidate positionImprove teacher pay, prioritizing classroom educators • Offer incentives for high-need subjects and hard-to-staff schools • Streamline hiring and certification reciprocity to attract experienced teachers • Maintain clear, fair performance expectations for teachers and administrators
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Improve teacher pay, prioritizing classroom educators • Offer incentives for high-need subjects and hard-to-staff schools • Streamline hiring and certification reciprocity to attract experienced teachers • Maintain clear, fair performance expectations for teachers and administrators
Repay teacher loans after a ten-year Alaska service commitment
Candidate positionEstablish a long-term retention incentive that pays off student loan debt for teachers who commit to 10 years of service in Alaska public schools. Funds are pooled and invested annually, with payments made only after the full service commitment is completed and paid directly to loan servicers. This applies to new hires and to existing teachers who remain for an additional 10 years.
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Establish a long-term retention incentive that pays off student loan debt for teachers who commit to 10 years of service in Alaska public schools. Funds are pooled and invested annually, with payments made only after the full service commitment is completed and paid directly to loan servicers. This applies to new hires and to existing teachers who remain for an additional 10 years.
Keep school instruction focused on core subjects and parent transparency
Candidate positionKeep classroom instruction centered on core academics: reading, writing, math, science, and history • Ensure instructional time is used to support student learning and achievement • Maintain transparency and clear standards so parents understand what is being taught
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Keep classroom instruction centered on core academics: reading, writing, math, science, and history • Ensure instructional time is used to support student learning and achievement • Maintain transparency and clear standards so parents understand what is being taught
Introduce career and trade exploration in middle school
Candidate positionIntroduce structured career and trades exposure by middle school, alongside core academics • Focus on awareness, not early lock-in—students learn what careers look like before choosing a path • Provide hands-on introductions to construction trades, mechanics, electrical, welding, aviation, maritime, healthcare support roles, and public safety careers • Teach practical skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, safety, basic tool use, and applied math • Present trades and technical careers as skilled, respected, and high-opportunity options equal in dignity to traditional college paths
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Introduce structured career and trades exposure by middle school, alongside core academics • Focus on awareness, not early lock-in—students learn what careers look like before choosing a path • Provide hands-on introductions to construction trades, mechanics, electrical, welding, aviation, maritime, healthcare support roles, and public safety careers • Teach practical skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, safety, basic tool use, and applied math • Present trades and technical careers as skilled, respected, and high-opportunity options equal in dignity to traditional college paths
Expand high-school dual credit, internships and apprenticeships
Candidate positionDual-credit programs aligned with trades, nursing, EMS, and public safety • Paid internships, clinical hours, ride-alongs, and apprenticeships • Graduation pathways that value credentials, service, and job readiness alongside college preparation
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Dual-credit programs aligned with trades, nursing, EMS, and public safety • Paid internships, clinical hours, ride-alongs, and apprenticeships • Graduation pathways that value credentials, service, and job readiness alongside college preparation
Align higher education funding and programs with workforce needs
Candidate positionPrioritize programs tied to documented workforce shortages • Expand accelerated, practical programs for working adults and career changers • Increase transparency around job placement, wages, and in-state employment outcomes • Align state funding with results that serve Alaska’s workforce needs
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Prioritize programs tied to documented workforce shortages • Expand accelerated, practical programs for working adults and career changers • Increase transparency around job placement, wages, and in-state employment outcomes • Align state funding with results that serve Alaska’s workforce needs
Combine Permanent Fund accounts under constitutional protection
Candidate positionMerge the corpus and the Earnings Reserve Account into a unified endowment structure. Extend constitutional protection to the full Fund balance so all assets are governed by the same long-term rules.
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Merge the corpus and the Earnings Reserve Account into a unified endowment structure. Extend constitutional protection to the full Fund balance so all assets are governed by the same long-term rules.
Set a formula limiting annual Permanent Fund withdrawals
Candidate positionReplace discretionary draw decisions with a formula-based POMV rule: The annual draw shall be the lesser of: 4.5% of the Fund’s average market value, or The Fund’s actual rolling five-year nominal return minus CPI inflation.
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Replace discretionary draw decisions with a formula-based POMV rule: The annual draw shall be the lesser of: 4.5% of the Fund’s average market value, or The Fund’s actual rolling five-year nominal return minus CPI inflation.
Use diversified endowment investing over long market cycles
Candidate positionAdopt governance and investment practices used by leading endowments, including global diversification, disciplined use of private markets, long investment horizons, and acceptance of short-term volatility in pursuit of superior long-term results. Performance is evaluated over full market cycles, not election cycles.
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Adopt governance and investment practices used by leading endowments, including global diversification, disciplined use of private markets, long investment horizons, and acceptance of short-term volatility in pursuit of superior long-term results. Performance is evaluated over full market cycles, not election cycles.
Set an investment-return benchmark and review fund fees every four years
Candidate positionEstablish a 10% annualized return benchmark, measured across full market cycles, as the Fund’s performance benchmark. This is a planning and evaluation standard, not a guarantee. At least once every four years, the board must conduct a comprehensive review that includes: Performance versus peer endowments and sovereign wealth funds Risk-adjusted returns relative to benchmarks A full accounting of all investment fees (management, performance, carried interest, and indirect costs) Fee comparisons against market norms and available alternatives Persistent underperformance or excessive fees trigger mandatory corrective action, including provider replacement or governance changes.
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Establish a 10% annualized return benchmark, measured across full market cycles, as the Fund’s performance benchmark. This is a planning and evaluation standard, not a guarantee. At least once every four years, the board must conduct a comprehensive review that includes: Performance versus peer endowments and sovereign wealth funds Risk-adjusted returns relative to benchmarks A full accounting of all investment fees (management, performance, carried interest, and indirect costs) Fee comparisons against market norms and available alternatives Persistent underperformance or excessive fees trigger mandatory corrective action, including provider replacement or governance changes.
Require investment credentials, experience and fiduciary standards for the fund board
Candidate positionReplace politically driven board appointments with a credentialed, investment-qualified governing board modeled on best practices for institutional endowments. Board Composition Requirements: A majority of voting members must hold recognized investment credentials, including CFA, CAIA, CPA, or CIMA. Each voting member must demonstrate substantial institutional investment experience by meeting at least one of the following: 10+ years managing institutional assets, or Senior investment responsibility (CIO, Deputy CIO, Portfolio Manager, Risk Officer, or equivalent) for portfolios with $100 million or more in assets under management, or Direct responsibility for asset allocation, manager selection, or portfolio-level risk management for institutional portfolios exceeding $100 million AUM. Governance Standards: Explicit fiduciary duty to long-term beneficiaries, not elected officials. Mandatory conflict-of-interest disclosure and continuing education. Removal for persistent underperformance or failure to meet governance standards.
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Replace politically driven board appointments with a credentialed, investment-qualified governing board modeled on best practices for institutional endowments. Board Composition Requirements: A majority of voting members must hold recognized investment credentials, including CFA, CAIA, CPA, or CIMA. Each voting member must demonstrate substantial institutional investment experience by meeting at least one of the following: 10+ years managing institutional assets, or Senior investment responsibility (CIO, Deputy CIO, Portfolio Manager, Risk Officer, or equivalent) for portfolios with $100 million or more in assets under management, or Direct responsibility for asset allocation, manager selection, or portfolio-level risk management for institutional portfolios exceeding $100 million AUM. Governance Standards: Explicit fiduciary duty to long-term beneficiaries, not elected officials. Mandatory conflict-of-interest disclosure and continuing education. Removal for persistent underperformance or failure to meet governance standards.
Require independent fund audits and public reporting of risks and fees
Candidate positionRequire recurring annual independent audits by nationally recognized firms. Mandate plain-language public reporting on performance, risk exposure, benchmark comparisons, and total fees. Tie board and executive evaluations to long-term, risk-adjusted net returns and adherence to the draw formula.
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Require recurring annual independent audits by nationally recognized firms. Mandate plain-language public reporting on performance, risk exposure, benchmark comparisons, and total fees. Tie board and executive evaluations to long-term, risk-adjusted net returns and adherence to the draw formula.
Order legal review of Supreme Court Order 1993 and pursue remedies
Candidate positionDirect the Attorney General to conduct a full legal review of Supreme Court Order 1993 for constitutional compliance. Pursue every lawful remedy to restore the original intent of Article I, Section 8, including litigation, legislative action, and constitutional clarification if required.
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Direct the Attorney General to conduct a full legal review of Supreme Court Order 1993 for constitutional compliance. Pursue every lawful remedy to restore the original intent of Article I, Section 8, including litigation, legislative action, and constitutional clarification if required.
Seek legislation on citizen access to grand juries
Candidate positionSupport legislative action to reaffirm citizen Grand Jury access and to reassert the Legislature’s constitutional authority over court rules when those rules conflict with the Constitution.
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Support legislative action to reaffirm citizen Grand Jury access and to reassert the Legislature’s constitutional authority over court rules when those rules conflict with the Constitution.
Investigate credible allegations of interference with grand juries
Candidate positionSupport an independent investigation into any credible allegations of judicial or prosecutorial misconduct related to Grand Jury interference.
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Support an independent investigation into any credible allegations of judicial or prosecutorial misconduct related to Grand Jury interference.
Appoint an attorney general focused on constitutional duties
Candidate positionAppoint an Attorney General whose primary duty is to the Constitution and the people of Alaska, not institutional convenience, judicial insulation, or political cover.
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Appoint an Attorney General whose primary duty is to the Constitution and the people of Alaska, not institutional convenience, judicial insulation, or political cover.
Pursue a trawling ban through federal fisheries processes
Candidate positionWe are pursuing a ban on trawling where the evidence has shown it has caused unacceptable harm.
A trawling ban cannot be enacted by a single governor or administration. It must move through the federal and regional systems that govern Alaska’s fisheries. Proposed amendments to the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act would strengthen this process by prioritizing ecosystem health, habitat protection, and bycatch reduction where scientific evidence has shown persistent harm. These changes would clarify the authority of fisheries managers to restrict or prohibit practices like trawling when mitigation fails, making continued inaction increasingly indefensible.
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We are pursuing a ban on trawling where the evidence has shown it has caused unacceptable harm.
A trawling ban cannot be enacted by a single governor or administration. It must move through the federal and regional systems that govern Alaska’s fisheries. Proposed amendments to the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act would strengthen this process by prioritizing ecosystem health, habitat protection, and bycatch reduction where scientific evidence has shown persistent harm. These changes would clarify the authority of fisheries managers to restrict or prohibit practices like trawling when mitigation fails, making continued inaction increasingly indefensible.
Nominate conservation-focused fishery council members and coordinate federal action
Candidate positionThe State of Alaska plays a critical role by nominating conservation-minded Council members, coordinating with our congressional delegation, and using state authority to influence outcomes.
My aim as governor is to make this as swift as possible.
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The State of Alaska plays a critical role by nominating conservation-minded Council members, coordinating with our congressional delegation, and using state authority to influence outcomes.
My aim as governor is to make this as swift as possible.
Propose requiring ballots to arrive by Election Day
Candidate positionBallots must be received by Election Day.
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Ballots must be received by Election Day.
Propose government-issued photo ID for in-person voting
Candidate positionIn-person voting should require a government-issued photo ID.
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In-person voting should require a government-issued photo ID.
Propose notarized signatures for absentee ballots
Candidate positionAbsentee ballots should require a notarized signature.
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Absentee ballots should require a notarized signature.
End automatic voter registration through the PFD
Candidate positionVoter registration should be a deliberate act, not an automatic byproduct of unrelated programs. End automatic voter registration through the PFD. Eligible voters can always register or re-register, but registration should be intentional and verified.
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Voter registration should be a deliberate act, not an automatic byproduct of unrelated programs. End automatic voter registration through the PFD. Eligible voters can always register or re-register, but registration should be intentional and verified.
Standardize ballot handling and expand observer access
Candidate positionUniform statewide standards for ballot handling, transport, and documentation will protect the chain of custody. Political parties and observers should have visibility at every stage of the process.
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Uniform statewide standards for ballot handling, transport, and documentation will protect the chain of custody. Political parties and observers should have visibility at every stage of the process.
Make recounts transparent and auditable
Candidate positionWhen questions arise, recounts must be transparent, auditable, and thorough. The public should be able to see disputes resolved—not hidden behind procedure.
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When questions arise, recounts must be transparent, auditable, and thorough. The public should be able to see disputes resolved—not hidden behind procedure.
Update voter rolls using death records, moves and inactivity
Candidate positionVoter rolls must be maintained through regular cleanup using death records, permanent moves, and inactivity. Eligible voters must always be able to register again.
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Voter rolls must be maintained through regular cleanup using death records, permanent moves, and inactivity. Eligible voters must always be able to register again.
