Chugiak Sen. Stoltze won’t run for reelection

Sen. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, testifies in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on SB 39, a bill he introduced that would repeal the State’s film production tax credit program, Feb. 19, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Sen. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, testifies in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on SB 39, a bill he introduced that would repeal the State’s film production tax credit program, Feb. 19, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Sen. Bill Stoltze announced on the Senate floor Wednesday he will not seek re-election. The Chugiak Republican cited health concerns, but nothing immediate.

“I’m not dying at any accelerated pace that any of the rest of us are, and I am just not running again,” Stoltze said. “You guys are all going to have to bear with me through all the special sessions wherever they may meet.”

Stoltze is 54 years old. He has served in the legislature since his election to the House in 2003. He was elected to Senate district F in 2014, after state redistricting created a new Senate seat in Southcentral.

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