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Today, June 23, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee and onto the Senate floor as part of the broader FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The Act mandates the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with U.S. Northern Command and the Golden Dome for America Office, to develop the “National Guard Rural Community Revival Plan” within 90 days of enactment. This comprehensive plan aims to optimize readiness and force posture across remote regions where extreme environments and isolation pose unique challenges to strategic national security priorities, specifically addressing critical sites that were once robustly supported by the Department of War (DOW) but have been neglected or abandoned over time.
“Rural Alaska used to be a critical component of America’s northern defense, with Alaska National Guard units anchored by armories and supportive communities. Unfortunately, most of these National Guard units and armories were shut down during the 1990s, harming these communities, national security, and opportunities for young Alaska Native men and women who want to serve their country. Today, we begin to correct this strategic mistake,” said Sen. Sullivan. “My legislation initiates ‘Phase One’ of our strategy to revive the Alaska National Guard in Rural Alaska—to reopen, invest in, modernize, and staff the infrastructure and armories that were so important to defending our nation during World War II and the Cold War. My legislation directs the Pentagon to comprehensively evaluate available assets, engage local partners, and deliver Congress a clear roadmap with actionable options and precise cost estimates. Ultimately, this ensures we have the exact baseline needed to secure long-term investments and continue the essential military build-out across Alaska.
“This plan isn’t just about military readiness; it’s also about community resilience. As we upgrade these facilities, we are establishing a framework where the Department of War and our local economies directly invest in one another. By aligning DOW resources with local workers and allowing Alaskans to serve in their own backyards, we ensure our rural communities grow stronger right alongside our national security posture.”
“The Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act further cements Alaska’s role as ‘Top Cover for North America,'” said Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. “Alaska is both a potential platform to project power and our home to defend. Rebuilding thriving and active armories in all parts of the state, especially in Western Alaska, gives us better ability to respond to whatever situation may come, whether they be from a foreign actor or an immediate response to a natural disaster. Additionally, the various military training programs available only strengthen and broaden the opportunities for Alaska’s youth in rural areas. This is a win-win scenario for all involved and I support Senator Sullivan’s efforts to strengthen our dual-state and federal mission capabilities.”
“As a state Senator who has represented Rural Alaska for decades, I support Senator Sullivan’s Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act,” said Alaska state Senator Lyman Hoffman. “Reopening our National Guard armories will boost our rural economies, enhance emergency response throughout Western Alaska, and provide a pathway for more young Alaska men and women who want to join the military and live in their communities.”
Click here or the map above to see the status of the National Guard armories in Alaska.
During World War II, a series of Federal Scout Readiness Centers were established across Alaska to create a logistics network for the military, particularly the Alaska Territorial Guard, to defend the vast territory, especially following the bombings and subsequent invasion of the Aleutians by the Japanese in 1942. This foundation was expanded dramatically during the Cold War with the creation of the Alaska Army National Guard’s Scout Battalions and armories, which supported surveillance, early warning, and defense mobilization efforts to counter the threat from the Soviet Union. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, many of these armory facilities and lands have been abandoned.
The Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act includes six key pillars:
Press release provided by the Office of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, June 23, 2026.
By Greg Sarber
This article was originally published in Seward’s Folly, the author’s personal Substack, on June 23, 2026 under the title “More Democrat Dirty Tricks in the Alaska Legislature.”
The Democrats are not giving up on their political dirty trick of attempting to run a second individual named Dan Sullivan in this year’s US Senate election in an attempt to help elect Mary Peltola. Last week, their effort appeared to be stopped in its tracks when the Division of Elections declared the candidacy invalid, but the Democrat controlled Alaska legislature is trying to save the scam. Only their attempt to do so is so blatantly partisan that even the normally accommodating Juneau Republicans are unwilling to go along with it.
This all started two weeks ago when a goofy retired schoolteacher from Petersburg, named Dan J. Sullivan, entered the race for US Senate against sitting Senator Dan S. Sullivan, in what was an obvious attempt at election chicanery. Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom was quick to investigate the effort, and last week, Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher ruled that the candidacy of the fake Dan Sullivan was not filed in good faith to declare a candidacy for office. She noted that the fake Sullivan had never previously registered to vote using that exact name of Dan Sullivan, had never been affiliated with the Republican party, and had hired a Democrat political consultant to assist in his efforts. Beecher noted that the fake Sullivan modeled his campaign website after the real one by Senator Dan Sullivan. Her letter would seem to suggest that the fake Sullivan was running a sham campaign in a blatant effort to assist Mary Peltola’s Senate run.
The Democrats tried a political dirty trick, they got caught, and that should have been the end of the matter. Nice try, guys, but think of something better next time. However, never underestimate the lack of integrity of a Democrat legislator.
In an effort to keep the scam alive, yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee Chair Andrew Gray (D-Anchorage) attempted to subpoena DOE Director Beecher to appear in front of a joint session of the House and Senate Judiciary and State Affairs committees. They intend to “investigate” the situation. Fortunately, Lt. Governor Dahlstrom dared to stand up against the House Dems and threatened to sue them, causing the subpoena to be dropped as of yesterday.
In addition to the Republican Dahlstrom pushing back against this attempt at election interference, it is notable that the subpoena was not signed by the Republican minority members of the two committees Gray chairs, Republicans Sarah Vance, Kevin McCabe, and Laddie Shaw.
They recognized that this subpoena, besides being an attempt to preserve an odorous pile of stinking dog dung, is problematic for two major reasons.
First, the legislature is currently in special session to work on a tax bill to facilitate the construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to tidewater. It is the single most important issue that the legislature will handle this decade. The gas line is a critical piece of infrastructure that will benefit this state in many different ways. However, instead of working on this complicated and challenging issue, Rep Andrew Gray and his Democrat colleagues on the Judiciary and State Affairs Committees are wasting time trying to breathe life into a phony campaign trick. Every hour that they waste supporting the fake Sullivan’s campaign is an hour of productive time that could have been spent resolving the important pipeline legislation.
Then there is the second reason that their efforts are problematic; their investigation is unconstitutional. Article 2, Section 9 of the Alaska Constitution says that “At special sessions called by the governor, legislation shall be limited to subjects presented by him.” The governor’s special session proclamation required the legislature to focus only on bill HB 381, relating to taxation issues for the new gas line, and nothing else. That means the only business the legislature can conduct is the gas line bill. It is actually unconstitutional for them to waste their time trying to prop up the sham election campaign effort of the phony Dan Sullivan.
It is time for the phony Dan J Sullivan to go back to tending his garden, attending drag queen story hours at the local library, writing checks to Antifa, or whatever else retired liberal schoolteachers do with their spare time. As far as the partisan Democrats in the legislature, they need to realize the jig is up. They lost, and their scam has been exposed. Maybe they can start doing something constructive for a change that doesn’t involve stealing our Permanent Fund checks or cheating in elections.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 22, 2026 — Anchorage Assembly Members Donald Handeland and Jared Goecker are calling on Assembly Member George Martinez to resign from the Assembly because he lied under oath and has caused a fundamental loss of public trust.
“We need to hold elected officials to a high standard,” said Assembly Member Donald Handeland. “When an elected official is found to have illegally used campaign funds for personal benefit and then provides testimony that a commission finds lacks credibility, it raises serious questions about fitness for office.”
“The issue here is accountability. Every candidate and every public official is expected to follow the same rules. If we expect the public to have confidence in government, we must be willing to hold ourselves accountable when those standards are violated.”
Assembly Member Jared Goecker said the case comes at a time when public confidence in institutions is already under strain. “Public trust in our institutions is already fragile. The public has a right to expect honesty from those who serve them. APOC compliance can be complicated at times, but this wasn’t an accidental slip-up in a reporting timeline. This was an intentional misuse of campaign funds and then a deliberate attempt to cover it up,” Goecker said.
“This isn’t ultimately about airline miles either. It’s about integrity. Campaign funds are entrusted to candidates for campaign purposes, not personal benefit. And when questions are raised, the public deserves truthful answers, not evasions.”
The evidence shows that Martinez illegally used campaign funds for an end-of-year mileage run that provided him with a personal airline benefit, then gave a false explanation under oath about the purpose of the trip.
George Martinez should resign from the Anchorage Assembly. If Martinez does not resign, Members Handeland and Goecker will initiate proceedings under AMC 2.70.030. That process would provide him with an independent hearing and full due process, but could ultimately result in his removal from office.
Members of the public should let the Assembly know how they feel about this conduct by emailing [email protected].
Martinez purchased a nonrefundable ticket just three days before departure for an approximately 8,000-mile round trip from Anchorage to Fort Lauderdale. His itinerary allowed only 63 minutes on the ground, barely enough time to deplane and begin boarding the return flight. He arrived back in Anchorage on December 31, the final day of the airline status-qualification year.
The day after booking the flight, his campaign spent exactly $1,000 on sustainable aviation fuel credits, the maximum amount eligible for promotional airline status points. APOC staff found that the payment was far greater than the calculated carbon offset for the actual trip. The resulting status points were credited to Martinez’s personal airline account.
Under oath, Martinez testified that the trip was for campaign strategic planning, was not a mileage run, and was intended to provide approximately 20 hours of uninterrupted planning time. He also testified that the airline status benefits “were unknown at the time of the transaction,” “were not part of the expenditure rationale,” and were merely “incidental.” Those statements were false.
The last-minute booking, 8,000-mile itinerary, 63-minute turnaround, December 31 return, maximum status-point purchase, and personal airline benefit all point to a mileage run rather than a legitimate campaign-planning trip.
Martinez acknowledged holding Titanium status for 2026, the highest annual level in the airline’s rewards program. When commissioners asked whether the campaign-funded flight and related payment helped him reach that status, he repeatedly avoided answering. He also failed to provide the airline account records that could have verified his explanation.
Martinez had every opportunity to provide records supporting his story. Instead, he avoided direct questions and withheld the records that would have shown whether the campaign-funded activity contributed to his personal airline status.
The Commission described Martinez’s testimony as “formulaic and evasive” and found that he “outright refused to respond to questions or provide answers to straightforward inquiries.” APOC ordered repayment, imposed the maximum civil penalty, and described the violations as “particularly egregious.”
The issue before the public is not simply whether campaign funds were improperly spent. The issue is whether an elected official gave truthful testimony under oath when questioned about that spending.
Public officials are entrusted with significant authority, and that authority depends on public confidence in their honesty and integrity. The residents of Anchorage, particularly those in East Anchorage, deserve representation that is honest, accountable, and worthy of their trust. Martinez’s false sworn testimony, refusal to provide corroborating records, use of campaign funds for personal benefit, and omission of his business interest have made it impossible to maintain that trust.
Press release provided by Assemblymember Donald J. Handeland on June 22, 2026.
This article was originally published by Alaska Family Council on June 17, 2026.
By Jim Minnery, President of Alaska Family Council
Alaska Family Council applauds Governor Mike Dunleavy and acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills for joining a landmark lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the organization whose standards have heavily influenced the medicalization of children struggling with gender dysphoria for more than a decade.
The lawsuit alleges that WPATH made deceptive claims about the benefits and risks of so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, including claims related to suicide prevention and long-term outcomes. The FTC, joined by Alaska, Texas, Iowa, and Nebraska, argues that families, medical professionals, and policymakers were misled regarding the evidence supporting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other interventions for children.
For years, Alaska Family Council has sounded the alarm about the irreversible harms that can result when vulnerable children are placed on a pathway toward lifelong medicalization. We have consistently called for transparency, parental involvement, and a careful review of the evidence behind these treatments. Recent developments across the United States and internationally have raised serious questions about whether activist ideology has outpaced sound medical science. Governor Dunleavy deserves credit for standing with parents and children rather than powerful medical organizations and activist groups.
Encouragingly, the Alaska State Medical Board has voted unanimously two times to address this matter. Once in March of 2025 recommending that Alaska State Legislature pass legislation to protect minors from gender-denying care. And again, in August of 2025 to propose actual regulatory language to the Department of Law. This issue now waits for Governor Dunleavy to ask the Attorney General to release those regulations, after they are modified as needed, back to the Alaska State Medical Board where there will be public comments before a final vote.
With the State of Alaska joining this lawsuit, it is obvious Dunleavy gets it. Now they need to get those regulations back to the State Medical Board to solidify our State’s resolve to protect children.This lawsuit is not about politics. It is about truth, accountability, and protecting children. Parents deserve accurate information. Medical professionals deserve honest science. And children deserve care that does no harm.
Alaska Family Council is grateful that Alaska is helping lead the nation on this issue. We will continue advocating for policies that protect children, uphold parental rights, and ensure that medical decisions are guided by evidence rather than ideology.The stakes could not be higher. When it comes to our children, Alaska must always choose truth over activism and protection over experimentation.
In the lawsuit, Alaska Acting Attorney General Cori Mills said: “Our laws demand real transparency and full disclosure of risks—whether it’s a defective product that harmed consumers or powerful drugs like opioids. This is especially vital for irreversible treatments with lifelong consequences, and it must be held to the highest standard when minors are involved. Unfortunately, as alleged in the complaint, WPATH failed that test by prioritizing ideology over sound science, downplaying serious long-term harms. They must be held accountable like we have held countless other companies and organizations accountable when they fail to follow the laws that protect consumers.“
Learn more about the lawsuit here:
Governor Dunleavy ordered flags to fly at half-staff between sunrise and sunset on June 24, 2026, in honor of former State Representative Susan Sullivan, who passed away of natural causes at age 79 on June 9, 2026.
“Susan Sullivan served Alaska during a formative time in our state’s history, contributing to important work that helped shape our institutions for future generations. Rose and I extend our condolences to her family and loved ones,” Governor Dunleavy said.
In 1974, Susan made history as the youngest woman elected to the Alaska Legislature. During her service, she chaired the House Health, Education and Social Services Committee and played a key role in shaping landmark education reforms, including the establishment of Regional Educational Attendance Areas. She also co-sponsored House Joint Resolution 39, which provided the foundational framework for the creation of the Alaska Permanent Fund.
During her career, she served as Executive Director of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, the Fairbanks Resource Agency, the Alaska March of Dimes and Victims for Justice. She also volunteered extensively in the community, including many years on the boards of the West Anchorage High School Alumni Association and PTSA. During her tenure, she successfully championed funding for the construction of the school’s science wing and planetarium and the restoration of the historic West High Auditorium.
A memorial service celebrating Susan’s life will be held on June 24, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Z.J. Loussac Library in Anchorage. The service will take place in the Rotunda followed by a reception in the Ann Stevens Room.
In lieu of flowers, which would have irritated her allergies anyway, the family asks that donations be made in Susan’s memory to Victims for Justice, an organization that was especially meaningful to her.
By Paul A. Bauer Jr.
I graduated from high school at age 17 in New York City and spent about five months attending community college. While college was a respectable path, it was not the path for me at that time. I was restless, looking for adventure, purpose, and a chance to see more of the world than the concrete jungle where I grew up.
The Vietnam War was winding down, and like some young men of my generation, I volunteered for military service believing I might be sent there. I was told that option was no longer available because the United States was no longer sending troops into Vietnam. I also learned that military police and armor were not open to me at the time. Instead, I found what would become a life-changing career as an Airborne infantryman and intelligence professional in the United States Army.
What began as a search for adventure became a 22-year career of service to our nation.
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During my Army career, I served in a variety of leadership, intelligence, and operational assignments throughout the United States and overseas. One of the most unique assignments was in Cold War Berlin, where I worked alongside British intelligence personnel and participated in reconnaissance and surveillance operations throughout East Berlin and East Germany.
Those missions involved ground, air, and rail excursions into East Germany, where we monitored military activities and helped ensure the United States and its allies maintained access rights within the Soviet-controlled sectors of Berlin. It was a fascinating and often tense period in world history. Every mission required discipline, attention to detail, and a clear understanding of the stakes involved in the global struggle between freedom and communism.
Throughout my career, I served as an infantry leader, intelligence operations supervisor, trainer, instructor, and mentor. I supervised units ranging from small teams to organizations responsible for hundreds of personnel. I also had the privilege of training soldiers and evaluating senior college students preparing to become commissioned officers through ROTC programs.
The Army provided opportunities I never could have imagined as a teenager. I trained and conducted operations in Germany, Panama, Guam, and throughout the United States. I learned leadership under pressure, how to make decisions with limited information, and how to care for the men and women entrusted to my supervision.
One of the greatest challenges I faced came during an airborne assault operation when I was seriously injured in a parachute accident. I was medically evacuated and spent six months recovering from my injuries. For many people, such an experience might have ended their airborne career. For me, it became a test of perseverance.
I focused on rehabilitation, stayed committed to my responsibilities, and worked my way back to full duty. Eventually, I returned to airborne status and continued serving as a Platoon Sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division. The experience reinforced an important lesson: setbacks do not define us. What defines us is how we respond to adversity.
The most significant lesson I learned during my military service was that leadership is not about rank. It is about responsibility.
A good leader takes care of people, accomplishes the mission, and sets the example. Soldiers quickly recognize the difference between leaders who serve themselves and leaders who serve others. The best leaders I encountered possessed courage, competence, humility, and a willingness to share hardships with their troops. Those lessons remained with me throughout my military career and later influenced my work in business, community service, and elected office.
Perhaps my proudest professional achievement came near the end of my military career when I fulfilled a lifelong goal of becoming an Airborne Infantry Company First Sergeant. I was assigned to the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fort Richardson, Alaska. What began as a four-year assignment became something much more meaningful.
My wife Deborah, our two sons, and I fell in love with Alaska.
When faced with a choice between attending the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso, Texas, and extending my military career, or remaining in Alaska and building a life here, we chose Alaska. It was one of the most important decisions our family ever made. More than 35 years later, Alaska remains our home.
Military service also became part of our family’s legacy. My younger son, Christopher, chose to serve in the United States Air Force as a B-52 crew chief. Watching him wear the uniform and serve his country made me incredibly proud. Every generation faces different challenges, but the values of duty, service, and sacrifice remain timeless.
People sometimes ask whether I have any regrets.
The answer is both yes and no.
No, because I have been blessed with a wonderful family, a successful career, and the opportunity to live in Alaska. Yes, because there are still days when I miss the camaraderie, sense of purpose, and mission that come with military service. If I were young again, I would gladly do it all over.
If I could say one thing to young Americans between the ages of 18 and 25, it would be this: Consider serving your country.
There is honor in military service. There is personal growth in military service. There is opportunity in military service.
You can travel, learn valuable skills, learn a trade, receive an education, and build lifelong friendships while being paid to serve something greater than yourself. The military provides structure, discipline, leadership development, and long-term benefits that can help secure your future and support your family.
Go while you are young, energetic, and curious about the world. Challenge yourself. Learning something difficult. Become part of a team. The nation needs young men and women willing to step forward and serve.
For me, that decision at age 17 changed the course of my life. It gave me purpose, opportunity, and experiences I could never have imagined. More importantly, it taught me that freedom is never free and that every generation has a responsibility to preserve it for the next.
I am proud to have served.
Raise your boys to be men, before the enemy trains them to be women!
This is a warning to all you fathers out there. The world wants your sons weak, effeminate and soft. It wants them addicted to screens that will rot their minds. Filling it with porn, social media influencers and more, to watch them crumble under the weight of a thousand emasculating lies.
It wants them to be “nice boys”, to follow their ‘feelings”. To trade their birthright of strength and courage for a bowl of soulless conformity.
Fathers, listen up, you were not called to raise spineless jellyfish. You were called and tasked to raise lions, warriors for God, warriors who will stand up in the face of darkness and fight for what is noble, right, and true.
You don’t have to look far to see the casualties of this war on masculinity. What you will see are boys lost in social media, addicted to video games, being told it is normal to experiment with sexuality, to believe that gender is something you can pick at any given moment.
Their souls are being robbed of real purpose, their bodies being weakened from neglect.
This, by no means, is a cultural shift; it is a spiritual assault on masculinity. It is a full-frontal attack on the very heart, the core of God’s design for manhood. They are not even trying to hide it.
Hear this now! There is no surrender, no compromise for the warrior. “Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight,” stated St. Josemaria Escriva
We will not and cannot allow the enemy to steal our sons’ destinies. We will raise a generation of warriors who will stand against the tide of evil and reclaim their rightful place as leaders, protectors, and champions of God’s Kingdom.
This fight is not for the faint of heart. It will take commitment to the truths set out in the Holy Scriptures. A willingness to swim against the current of popular opinion, and most importantly, a heart ablaze with the Fire of the Holy Spirit.
Your sons don’t need you to be their “buddy;” they need you to be their father. You need to model for them what it means to be a man of God— self-disciplined, honest, brave, patient, forgiving, kind, loyal, truthful, dependable, compassionate, hardworking, humble, courageous, prayerful, and unwavering in your faith.
Let them see you with your bible open, delving into the Scriptures for the guidance you need to be that man God is calling you to be for him. Let him see you on your knees in prayer, humbling yourself before your Father in Heaven. As St. Vincent de Paul said, “A man of prayer is capable of everything.”
Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength. Take to heart these words which I command you today. Keepin repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them on your arm as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
Teach your sons about the men in the Old and New Testaments: Moses, Joshua, David, the Apostles, Men who faced giants and conquered kingdoms. Men who stared death in the eye and feared no evil, for their Captain on this battlefield is Christ Jesus!
There are many more things that you will need to teach your son to be the man God created him to be, and it all starts with discipline.
True discipline is forged in love. A fire that will temper the steel of a boy’s soul.
They will need to learn how to fight spiritually: wrath with patience, sloth with diligence, gluttony with temperance, lust with chastity, envy with kindness, pride with humility, and greed with charity.
Boys also need to be challenged; they are born to compete. Channel their energy into healthy competition: sports, academics, manual labor. Not for trophies that will sit on a shelf collecting dust, but to learn how to strive for excellence, all for the Glory of God.
“It does not matter much what men say of them provided that God alone approves of them,” said St. Thomas More.
Surround him with other Godly men, building a brotherhood that will stand together against the evils of this world. Men who will call them to task when needed and encourage them when they are on the right path.
Don’t ever let anyone tell them that they cannot do something when the Bible clearly states, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.” (Phil. 4:13)
The enemy and all his minions will attempt to lure your son with promises of an easy life, with the pleasures of the world. Teach them that they can and must resist these lies and have the mind and heart to discern the truth, to reject the emasculation the media puts out and to hold fast to the calling of God to be His warrior. This blueprint for manhood is demanding; it calls for courage, strength, and an unwavering faith in God.
This battle for your son’s soul is very real. Pray for them daily.
These days are evil. Dress them appropriately so they can defend themselves from the tactics of the enemy (Ephesians 6:11).
Our families, our churches, our nation is resting on the shoulders of the next generation.
Fr. Lawrence Lavasik said, “Fatherhood is a vocation in God’s Service, not to be held lightly or frivolously, but with serious determination of serious men.”
Fathers, it is up to you to heed this call, to train the warriors needed for this battle for souls.
We cannot plead ignorance when the times comes, for we know what is at stake.
God Love you +
Deacon Dez
Today, June 18, 2026, House Bill 27 became law. This legislation requires public schools to teach Hands-Only CPR education to all students before high school graduation and expands how Alaska responds to life-threatening medical emergencies like heart attacks and strokes. The bill had passed the Senate unanimously and the House by a vote of 27-13. The law went into effect without the Governor’s signature.
HB 27 was sponsored by Representative Genevieve Mina (D-Anchorage) and co-sponsored by Representatives Alyse Galvin (NA-Anchorage), Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage), Andrew Gray (D-Anchorage), Andi Story (D-Juneau) and Senators Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage) and Matt Claman (D-Anchorage).
Representative Mina commented: “By expanding our statewide trauma system to include strokes and heart attacks, we are ensuring that when life-threatening emergencies strike, Alaskans will receive the right care, from the right person, at the right place and at the exact right time.”
“Integrating CPR education into the school curriculum helps promote a culture of preparedness and responsiveness to medical emergencies,” commented Senator Gray-Jackson, “This legislation ensures that all students have access to this vital life-saving skill and have the confidence to act in a cardiac arrest emergency and help save a life.”
The American Heart Association responded to the passing of the legislation into law: “House Bill 27 becoming a law is a powerful step forward for Alaska. From Anchorage to the most remote communities, this law helps ensure the next generation is ready to step in and save a life when a community member is in need. On top of that, this bill is a double win for Alaska because it will strengthen how Alaska responds to life-threatening medical emergencies like heart attacks and strokes.”
13 Republicans opposed the bill: Representatives Allard (R-Eagle River), Bynum (R-Ketchikan), Costello (R-Anchorage), Coulombe (R-Anchorage), Elam (R-Nikisiki), Johnson (R-Palmer), McCabe (R-Big Lake), Moore (R-Wasilla), Nelson (R-Anchorage), Prax (R-North Pole), Ruffridge (R-Soldotna), Saddler (R-Eagle River), and Schwanke (R-Glenallen). Opposition arguments centered around concerns about funding for training materials and staff and adding extra burdens on public school districts.
Full bill text:
