Republicans in the newly named Districts 29 and 30 in the Mat-Su Valley voted unanimously at their convention to censure former Sen. Cathy Giessel, who is a registered Republican now running to regain the South Anchorage Senate seat she lost to Sen. Roger Holland in 2020. Holland must run again due to redistricting.
Giessel was censured by the conservative Valley districts because she supports no-party candidate Bill Walker for governor against a sitting Republican governor, and because when she was Senate President she was more helpful to Democrats than she was to Republicans.
“Whereas, Cathy Giessel, as State Senate President, punished Republicans and rejected their proposed legislation and elevated Democrats and their policies, Be it resolved that District 30 moves to censure Cathy Giessel as a Republican in her run against Senator Roger Holland in her race for the Alaska State Senate,” the resolution from District 30 reads.
Other districts are considering similar action against Giessel. Sen. Holland, now serving Senate Seat N, has been redistricted into Senate Seat E, which represents South Anchorage from West Dimond Blvd. south to the Klatt Road neighborhoods, and Huffman Road south on the eastern side of New Seward Highway.
