It’s official: Mayor Dave Bronson takes oath of office, begins day of inaugural events

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Mayor Dave Bronson was made official Thursday morning, with a brief swearing in ceremony at a conference room in the Marriott Hotel. The event featured formal remarks by both Bronson and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who attended the breakfast fundraiser for Bean’s Cafe.

Hundreds attended, along with Bronson’s family from near and far, including his parents from out of state. The swearing in will be repeated ceremonially this afternoon at a huge block party planned for the Delaney Park Strip in downtown Anchorage. The party, which is free, features the Nashville band Sixwire.

Bronson this morning thanked his family, his volunteers, and all the people who work for the municipality, acknowledging that they have worked through some very difficult times during this past year.

He brought a message of unity and diversity, saying he will be mayor for those from all walks of life, but that he intends to move the city forward into vibrancy again. Bronson said he looks forward to the day when Anchorage is growing, when there are sky cranes visible, projects underway, and families moving back to the city. He expressed a sense of urgency to deal with homelessness and public safety, saying that since his election on May 11, he has held over 150 meetings with various community groups, including business leaders, nonprofits, faith leaders and others who have a stake in the success of the city.

Must Read Alaska was able to livestream some of the event and will be livestreaming on Facebook some of the festivities at the Park Strip starting at or around 5 pm:

Bronson will take up his office on the 8th floor of City Hall, the same offices formerly occupied by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who left office suddenly last year and who has disappeared from public life after personal details of his “side work” at City Hall became public. Austin Quinn-Davidson has been acting mayor for eight months.

Read: Journalists across the state cover for Berkowitz once again

Spotted at the inaugural breakfast on Thursday morning were former acting mayor, now Rep. Matt Claman, Assemblyman Chris Constant, Assemblywoman Suzanne LaFrance, Rep. Andy Josephson, Rep. Zack Fields, Rep. Sara Rasmussen, Rep. Ken McCarty, Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, former Mayor Rick Mystrom, former Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, and Police Chief Ken McCoy.

The municipal flag, which had been removed so that Acting Mayor Quinn-Davidson could fly her LGBTQ+ Pride flag in June, was gone, and the municipal flag was flying once again in its designated spot with the state flag and US Flag.

The municipality’s webmaster had not changed the front page of the city’s website on Thursday morning, and it still shows Quinn-Davidson and her wife Stephanie, front and center, thanking the community for allowing Austin and her to be mayor and first lady these many months, in a video that demonstrates that AQD and her staff intended to run though the tape and squeeze every ounce of attention they could from her time in office.

Read: Three days before Mayor Bronson takes office, city’s website radically changes

12 COMMENTS

  1. NOW, the rebuilding work begins to reestablish Anchorage’s glory and potential.
    NOW, is the optimum time to put those Liberal Assembly wonks in their place!
    NOW, is not the time to be nice and.or politically correct!
    NOW, is the time for real and meaningful results!
    NOW, is the time to kick-azz!!!

  2. What isn’t being mentioned, perhaps it will show up later or tomorrow, is the fact Dunleavy signed the budget that pays a $525 PFD. There was talk of “changes” to the budget which means he may have vetoed some items in it. I understand the legislature has been greedy with our tax dollars, as all politicians are, but this guy clearly cannot strike a deal to save his life.

  3. Hopefully the city will return to the path of sanity and prosperity. From his team selections it appears that he values competency over ideology, though I’m sure that the radicals in the assembly and leftist media will go in to overdrive to exaggerate any stumbles and undermine every success. Only time will tell if Anchorage is too far down the path to socialism to recover.

  4. The Rainbow that’s been being used by the LGBTQ+ group was already in-use long before it was reappropriated starting in Noah’s time. LGBTQ+ peoples need to find something else not already copyrighted. That goes the same thing as the misuse of the name Gay.

    LGBTQ+ peoples need to be more original and come up with their own identity and stop stealing others identities.

  5. The Rainbow that’s been being used by the LGBTQ+ group was already in-use long before it was reappropriated starting in Noah’s time. LGBTQ+ peoples need to find something else not already copyrighted. That goes the same thing as the misuse of the name Gay.

    LGBTQ+ peoples need to be more original and come up with their own identity and stop stealing others’ identities.

    What I should do is change my little handle here as Gay-Jen in honor and respect of all the boys and girls still being named and who was named the beautiful name Gay meaning blithe and happy. It and the Rainbow never meant homosexual. Unfortunately the homosexuals in the struggle to find their identity reappropriate others’ identities.

  6. “…thanking the community for allowing Austin and her to be mayor…”

    Nope. No, we didn’t. The Anchorage community never consented to AQD being mayor. She was forced on us by a lawless Assembly.

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