Liz Snyder of Anchorage is the only Democrat, as well as the only woman of 13 new legislators.
Politics
Republicans hold most seats in the Alaska Legislature, but it’s unclear if they’ll form the majority caucuses
Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche helped organize a meeting of the Senate Republicans on Nov. 13. He said he’s “very optimistic” that the Republicans will be forming a majority.
Representative-elect Patkotak says he opposes joining a caucus that seeks cuts to certain rural Alaska programs
For now, Patkotak isn’t committing to any legislative caucus. He says he hopes to take his role as an independent lawmaker seriously.
Alaska will have a new election system: Voters pass Ballot Measure 2
Two Anchorage House races also were resolved with today’s vote count.
How Dan Ortiz fended off a conservative challenge in his right-leaning House district
In a Republican-leaning district that supported President Trump by 14 points, voters re-elected independent Rep. Dan Ortiz by a wide margin.
In the home stretch for Alaska’s vote count, election overhaul looks likely to pass
Monday’s count included most of the remaining ballots from districts that have opposed Ballot Measure 2, but the total vote count indicates that the measure will pass.
Aside from tweet, U.S. Rep. Young, staff remain silent on COVID-19 diagnosis
Young’s opponent in last week’s election, Democratic Party-endorsed independent Alyse Galvin, said the Congressman’s staff could not reach him Friday when she wanted to call him to concede.
Alaska elections overhaul moves another step closer to passing
Ballot Measure 2 grew closer to passing on Friday, with 1,141 more yes votes than no votes after the day’s count.
Gross, Galvin concede to Sullivan, Young in congressional races
There are still more ballots to count, but U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young seem to have cemented their re-election.
Initiative to overhaul Alaska elections jumps to narrow lead after Thursday’s ballot counts
After officials counted another 35,000 votes, Ballot Measure 2 has a tiny lead of 500 votes, or less than 0.25%.