Alaska

# Alaska on Ballotpedia

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Alaska 2022 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Congressional special elections • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Recalls • Candidate ballot access

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Alaska elections, 2023
Past elections: 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

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Voting in Alaska

### Federal politics[edit]

* U.S. congressional delegation from Alaska
* Federal courts in Alaska

### Alaska state politics[edit]

* Alaska state executive offices
* Alaska State Legislature (House, Senate)
* Courts in Alaska
* Ballot measures

### Local politics in Alaska[edit]

* Municipal elections
* Mayoral elections

* Anchorage
* School districts in Alaska
* Local courts and judges by county

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### Policy issues in Alaska[edit]

* Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
* Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
* Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
* Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
* Energy: Energy information • Fracking
* Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
* Finance: Financial regulation information
* Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
* Immigration: Immigration information
* Pensions: Public pensions

### Influencers in Alaska[edit]

Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.

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State leadership[1]

* Governor: Mike Dunleavy

* Lieutenant Governor: Kevin Meyer

* Speaker of the House: Louise Stutes

* Chief Justice: Daniel Winfree

Capital: Juneau
Motto: | North to the Future
Population: | 737,709
Land area of state: | 570,641 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.: | 1959

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The legislative leaders on this list are current as of the most recent regular session of the state legislature. Know of an update we can make to this list? Email us to report a change.