Juneau election filing closes with contested assembly and school board seats

The Juneau Assembly will have two contested municipal elections this fall. Monday evening was the last chance to file for candidacy for a seat on the assembly.

Three people are vying for the Assembly District 1 seat. William Quayle Jr. and Arnold Liebelt are challenging incumbent Mary Becker.

Becker has served as deputy mayor and briefly filled in as mayor after Greg Fisk died last fall. She’s seeking her third term.

Douglas resident Arnold Liebelt worked for the state for more than two decades before moving on last fall. In his candidate letter, he said during his last four years, he worked as a senior policy analyst in the Governor’s Office. He applied for a vacant assembly seat earlier this year now held by Jamie Bursell.

Bursell is not running.

William Quayle Jr. is an unlicensed pedicab driver.

Area-wide Assemblywoman Kate Troll will run against Norton Gregory. Gregory and Troll sit on the Juneau Affordable Housing Commission.

Beth Weldon, a retired firefighter, is uncontested in the District 2 assembly race.

The Juneau Assembly has oversight over local services, including law enforcement, parks and pools, the hospital and schools, among others.

The Juneau School Board has four candidates for two seats: Kevin Allen, Dan DeBartolo, Jason Hart and Steve Whitney.

The municipal election is Oct. 4.

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