Candidates for Governor,  Lt. Governor, State Senate and State House
Respond to NEA-Alaska's
Questionnaire  2006

Governor Response
Lt. Governor Response

  ELECTED OFFICIALS RESPOND TO EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE
For this 2006 election season, NEA-Alaska sent written surveys to all the candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor, and the legislature.  The questionnaire was based on the priorities of our 13,000 teachers and education support professionals:

  • adequate funding
  • creation of a long-range fiscal plan
  • secure retirement benefits for our members and other public employees
  • attracting & retaining quality educators
  • class size

Below are the candidate responses to questions on these and other critical education issues.  We hope you will compare the candidates' positions and choose strong pro-education candidates.

We hope you will vote in the General Election on November 7.  Alaska's schools and children have a lot at stake.

 State House Response
State Senate Response

If you want to have a say in the way things are done in Juneau,
get involved!

Stand up for Schools!

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Candidates

Running
For
Dist. / Seat
Party
Current
Office
Held
Name
Results
Governor
I
  Andrew Halcro
Response
Governor
D
  Tony Knowles
Response
Governor
G
  David Massie  
Governor
R
  Sarah Palin
Response
Governor
L
  William Toien  
Governor
AI
  Don Wright  
Lt. Governor
D
Rep. Ethan Berkowitz  
Lt. Governor
I
  Ken Lancaster
Response
Lt. Governor
L
  Robert Mirabal  
Lt. Governor
R
  Sean Parnell  
Lt. Governor
AI
  Douglas Welton  
Senate
B
D
Senator Kim Elton
Response
Senate
B
R
  Herman Meiners  
Senate
D
G
  David Braun  
Senate
D
R
Senator Ralph Seekins  
Senate
D
D
  Joe Thomas
Response
Senate
F
D
  Tim Beck
Response
Senate
F
R
Senator Gene Therriault  
Senate
H
NP
  Jay Cross
Response
Senate
H
R
Senator Charlie Huggins  
Senate
J
R
  Earl Mayo
Response
Senate
J
D
  Bill Wielechowski
Response
Senate
L
D
Senator Johnny Ellis
Response
Senate
N
R
Rep. Lesil McGuire
Response
Senate
N
D
  Ray Utter
Response
Senate
P
R
Senator Con Bunde
Declined
Senate
P
D
  Macon Roberts
Response
Senate
R
D
  Charles Davidson  
Senate
R
R
Senator Gary Stevens  
Senate
S
D
Senator Lyman Hoffman  
Senate
S
R
  Willy Keppel  
House
1
R
  Kyle Johansen
Response
House
2
D
 

Jay Stelzenmuller

Response
House
2
R
Rep. Peggy Wilson
Response
House
3
D
Rep. Beth Kerttula
Response
House
4
R
  Randy Wanamaker  
House
4
D
  Andrea Doll
Response
House
5
R
Rep. Bill Thomas  
House
5
D
  Aaron Isaacs Jr.
Response
House
6
R
  Carl  Morgan  
House
6
D
Rep. Woodie Salmon  
House
7
R
Rep. Mike Kelly  
House
7
D
  David Watts
Response
House
8
R
  Jason Crawford
Response
House
8
D
Rep. David Guttenberg
Response
House
9
D
  Scott Kawasaki
Response
House
9
R
Rep. Jim Holm  
House
10
R
Rep. Jay Ramras
Response
House
11
R
Rep. John Coghill  
House
11
D
  John Pile Sr.
Response
House
12
D
  William Johnson
Response
House
12
R
Rep. John Harris
Response
House
12
R
  Mike Pearson
Response
House
13
R
Rep. Carl  Gatto  
House
13
D
  Jim Wardman
Response
House
14
R
Rep. Vic Kohring
Response
House
15
R
Rep. Mark Neuman
Response
House
15
I
  Myrl Thompson
Response
House
16
R
Rep. Bill Stoltze  
House
16
D
  Patricia Chesbro
Response
House
17
R
  Anna Fairclough  
House
17
D
  Karla Huntington
Response
House
18
R
Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom
Response
House
19
D
  Darrell Behymer
Response
House
19
R
  Bob Roses
Response
House
20
L
  Scott Kohlhaas
Response
House
20
D
Rep. Max Gruenberg
Response
House
20
R
  Matt Moon  
House
21
R
  Jeff Gonnason  
House
21
D
Rep. Harry Crawford
Response
House
22
D
Rep. Sharon Cissna  
House
23
D
Rep. Les Gara
Response
House
24
D
Rep. Berta Gardner
Response
House
24
R
  Darwin Peterson  
House
25
D
  Mike Doogan  
House
25
R
  Thomas Lamb
Response
House
26
D
  Lindsey Holmes
Response
House
26
R
  Steve Strait  
House
27
R
  Tom Moffatt  
House
27
D
  Robert Buch
Response
House
28
D
  Valerie Baffone
Response
House
28
R
  Craig Johnson  
House
29
D
  Chris Tuck
Response
House
29
R
Rep. Ralph Samuels  
House
30
R
Rep. Kevin Meyer  
House
31
R
Rep. Bob Lynn
Response
House
32
D
  Pat Abney
Response
House
32
G
  William Bartee
Response
House
32
R
Rep. Mike Hawker
Response
House
33
AI
  John Osborne  
House
33
R
Rep. Kurt Olson  
House
33
D
  Pete Sprague
Response
House
34
R
Rep. Mike Chenault  
House
35
D
  Anthony Sieminski  
House
35
R
Rep. Paul Seaton
Response
House
36
R
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux
Response
House
36
I
  Dan  Ogg  
House
37
D
  Bryce Edgmon  
House
37
R
  Ron Bowers
Response
House
37
D
Rep. Carl  Moses
Response
House
37
NP
. Courtenay Peirce  
House
38
D
Rep. Mary Kapsner  
House
39
D
Rep. Richard Foster  
House
40
D
Rep. Reggie Joule