Walter Featherly, running against Republican Rep. Julie Coulombe for House District 11 in Anchorage, says he is not with any political party, but he’s a Democrat, the record shows.
He is one of the fabulous fakes who say they are independent but are deeply entangled with the Alaska Democratic Party.
Featherly’s campaign finance report shows he not only pays the Alaska Democratic Party for its campaign services, he contracts with the leading Anchorage Democrat campaign consultant, Amber Lee Strategies. He gets donations from people like Democrat activist Hal Gazaway ($250), George “Occupy Wall Street” Martinez ($100), and NEA Alaska President Tom Klaameyer ($500).
Unions are bringing in the big bucks for Featherly, along with the House Democratic Campaign Committee ($2,000).
Featherly’s personal political history makes his Democrat loyalties even more clear.
He was not only recalled from the Anchorage School Board for corrupt practices through secret meetings, he fought his recall, saying the petition wasn’t valid. Although Harvard-trained, he lost in court.
Ironically, in 2019, Featherly turned around and signed the petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
That particular recall campaign started within a few weeks of Dunleavy being sworn in as governor, and the issue involved Dunleavy’s hope for a better quality in the list of judicial candidates given to him by the Alaska Judicial Council, a group run by the Democrat-led Alaska Bar Association.
Featherly is a member of the Alaska Bar Association.
Featherly in 2014 signed the petition that was trying to restore the progressive oil tax that had resulted up driving many oil companies out of Alaska. The petition was to restore ACES and get rid of the legislation known as Senate Bill 21. ACES had destabilized Alaska’s economy, but Democrats favored ACES because the taxes were so high.
Just last week, Featherly claimed an endorsement from the Associated General Contractors, but was immediately forced to take it down. The group had never endorsed him.
Rep. Julie Coulombe, running for reelection after her first term, is still a political newcomer, having spend just one term in office, but has proven her judgment credentials. The Harvard lawyer Featherly is still carrying baggage from his history of political activism.
What you mean to say is union bosses are supporting him. Most union employees are family people who vote fairly conservative. What the union does and what the individual union employees do are 2 different things.
He even looks fake.
One look at him and you can tell he is a Beta.
Nothing like traitors coming out.
Wow another lying cheating deception politician.
Anchorage go ahead and vote for more democratic control and taxes.