Alaska Democrats, Republicans form coalition Senate majority

[brooklynite]

Source: Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska state Senate will have a coalition of Democrats and Republicans serving as a majority caucus next January, officials announced. Friday.

The coalition will include nine Democrats and eight Republicans, leaving three members of the 20-seat chamber in the minority.

Gary Stevens, a Republican from Kodiak, will serve as Senate president. Among other leadership positions include Bill Wielechowski, an Anchorage Democrat, as Senate rules chair, and Cathy Giessel, a Republican who previously served as the body’s president and regained her Senate seat in this year’s election, as majority leader.

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The majority said its priorities will be lowering Alaska’s high energy costs, improving education and revitalizing the state’s economy.

Read more: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/alaska-democrats-republicans-form-coalition-senate-majority/amp/

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. The two parties working TOGETHER for the betterment of their constituents -

Holy Shit.

[RandySF]

3. There's a chasm among Alaska Republicans.

[Arthur_Frain]

8. Alaska always has been it's own melting pot.,

Dems up here own guns, Reps smoke pot.

But don’t let that fool you, we are still a deep red, resource laden state.

Me, I’m still waiting for the holy grail of responsible development to show up. Not holding my breath, but Peltola is a start.

[Missn-Hitch]

11. Spent 3 months there. The west side of the state.

I am still drawn to it. Would you say the R's are becoming more aware of the simple and important concept of "responsible development"? Or resource conservation?

[Arthur_Frain]

12. Sadly no.

I keep waiting for the native vote to become a force to be reckoned with. This is the first cycle I’ve seen that it’s happened and we can thank Mary Peltola.

Most of the republicans up here want zero regs , zero corporate tax, total immunity from responsibility for anything that goes wrong. You were here, you saw the mantra. The usual stuff.

Right now with the split in the republican party because of tfg we have a limited window for some meaningful change in the republican stranglehold on our officeholders. Love to see Lisa voted out by another Mary.

[The Grand Illuminist]

14. No such thing as a good republican.

nt

[RandySF]

2. They may be able to do the same in the House.

Depending on the outcome of one seat.

[ColinC]

5. Which one?

[RandySF]

6. District 15.

[DemocraticPatriot]

4. GOD BLESS ALASKA!!!

I still hope to visit someday, it is on my 'bucket list'....


Seems my favorite cousin did..... and drove the whole way up the west coast... (we live in Michigan, so that was no small feat)


I appreciate that Alaska, while majority Republican, seems to be populated by voters of independence and "common sense"--
-- as apposed to most states with a Republican majority of voters....

[Mawspam2]

7. Is this a case of 'ranked choice' bringing sanity back to politics?

[question everything]

9. A majority of 17 vs minority of 3? What are the points of disagreement?

[Johnyawl]

10. I don't really know...

...but I'm assuming Trump.

[onetexan]

13. Are any of the Repubs in the coalition trumpists?