The Democrats in charge of redistricting Anchorage Assembly boundaries are taking pains to protect themselves. The Anchorage Reapportionment Committee is comprised of an Assembly committee led by hard-partisan Chris Constant. The group has narrowed its focus to three draft maps, changing the boundaries for Assembly seats so that they are roughly equal in population.
Maps 6,7, and 11 are under consideration at this point. There’s a fourth map that may be considered, but it’s unlikely.
The maps will be introduced at the Tuesday, Feb. 15 meeting of the Anchorage Assembly, which begins at 5 pm. Public testimony occurs before 6 pm usually, and a public hearing on the maps will be held on Feb. 24. View schedule here.
Map 6 is offered by a hard-left group called Anchorage Action, which says it is nonpartisan. The group’s social media feeds tell a different story. In the Map 6, Version 2 map now being considered, Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar’s home has a line drawn around it so that he will be in District 1. If he loses his current race to Stephanie Taylor, which seems likely, he can run for a District 1 seat. If he wins reelection, this would still be his last term, but he would be able to run again in the new district.
See entire Anchorage Action Map 6, version 2 at this link.
Submit a comment to the Anchorage Reapportionment Committee here.
Map 7 is offered by Robert Hockema, a Democrat affiliated with Assemblywoman Meg Zalatel’s reelection campaign. The Hockema map has maintains what is basically the existing boundary near Zaletel’s home address. She is, along with Dunbar, a member of the “Marxist Nine.” Both Zaletel and Dunbar are at the bright edges of their proposed districts, the result of careful planning by the mapmakers.
See the entire Hockema-Zaletel Map 7, version 2 at this link.
Submit a comment to the Anchorage Reapportionment Committee here.
Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel lives on boundary of her district in Map 7, designed by her surrogate.
Map 11 is offered by Assemblyman John Weddleton of South Anchorage. Of the three to be presented on Tuesday, it appears to be the least gerrymandered. It cuts up Spenard and downtown Anchorage in a messy way, and it keeps Dunbar and Zaletel in their districts.
See the entire Weddleton map at this link.
Submit a comment to the Anchorage Reapportionment Committee here.
Map 12 isn’t yet under consideration by the Assembly, because Assemblyman Constant refused to accept it at first, and later did accept it as a draft. It is being offered by Jamie Allard, Assemblywoman from Eagle River, and Mayor Bronson’s Administration. It follows natural boundaries better than any of the other maps, does not create special carve-outs, and also protects the conservative stronghold of Eagle River, while Maps 6 and 7 weaken Eagle River’s already marginal influence. It is also being labeled by the Assembly as Map 11b.
See the entire Map 12 at this link.
Submit a comment to the Anchorage Reapportionment Committee here.
They’re scared.
And horrible people as well!
You are correct, Zack, the Marxist Nine ARE scared, most of all scared by honesty, decency, respect for individual freedom, and most of all the truth that damns them for the hypocrites, liars, and power-mad sociopaths that each and every one of them really is.
****, these are wonky districts!
Run Forrest, Running out of Forrest, Running out of time.
And to think that this is all legal? I still don’t think the nasty nine can retain their seats if Anchorage voters get motivated and actually participate in the vote. If not, then Anchorage will not be worth saving. A few more lanes on the Glenn and none of the decent people will have to live there, and it will become a zombie town, with no property values. And assisted housing galore.
Responding to Trig: A very astute comment.
Democrats are reactive to fear, much like a cornered wild animal. They will hiss and spat and play dead. But mostly, they fear………FEAR.
“Hard partisan Constant” but he said in an email to me” we don’t do partisan politics here” that is a direct quote. Are you telling he he is a liar???
Either whichever way the gospel still needs to be effectively shared in each district, growing the church, and every one has several churches residing inside boundaries. Majority of the week God’s houses stand darkened and empty. This is what needs changing. To change the community’s behavior, the heart must change.
Are you surprised?
Wait, did Suzanne mention “Forest lose to Stephanie” and “likely” in the same sentence? I sure hope so. I wonder if there is any poling info to go along with that or is that just speculation. I assumed a district so dumb to elect Forest over and over would never go with a true conservative. Stephanie is awesome and would have my vote any day of the week if I only lived in her district. I have donated to her campaign and that says a lot as I wouldn’t give 99% of politicians the time of day. Suzanne, do you have any thing to back up the thought that Stephanie could actually pull this out?
Pat Nixon (anyone familiar) volunteered and worked to make the White House accessible to everyone, tactilely, to touch the drapes, furniture etc. Anyone watching this would think “Ah, Americans are welcomed to our Capitol”. Wrong. Democrats have thrown Capitol visitors into DC filthy prison with no human rights or civil rights forever. There were two million American visitors in WA DC on Jan 6th to ask their hiding Senators to please use fiduciary duty to ensure the election was the will of the people. If the dems and rinos could have they would have thrown each of the two million visitors into jail forever that day. Why do they have to ask for votes?
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