Ballots are in the mail! Teamsters Local 959 has endorsed the following candidates for Anchorage Assembly and Anchorage School Board. These candidates have displayed their dedication to the hard-working members of Local 959 and will be strong advocates for workers’ rights. The election is on April 1, 2025. Please have your ballot postmarked by 5 PM on April 1st to be valid. Please contact Political Coordinator, Patrick FitzGerald at pfitzgerald@akteamsters.com or 907-230-8809 with any questions.
- District 1 & District 3 – West Anchorage and Downtown Anchorage
- District 4 & District 5 – Midtown Anchorage and East Anchorage
- Anchorage School Board
Alaska Congressional Delegation
We encourage you to contact your elected representatives and ask them to support labor-friendly bills and oppose legislation that could harm working men and women. The following links will put you in touch with your elected representatives Web sites and allow you to track current and pending legislation:
- Senator Lisa Murkowski: https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/contact/email
- Senator Dan Sullivan: https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/contact/email
- Congresswoman Mary Peltola: https://peltola.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/
To contact your State Senator or Representative, go to the Alaska State Legislature page at https://akleg.gov/. To E-mail a State Senator, click on State Senate then the senator’s name. You will find an E-mail link near the bottom of the page. To E-mail a State Representative, click on State House of Representatives then the representative’s name. Again, you will find an E-mail link near the bottom of the page. To track current or pending legislation click on BASIS and enter the bill number or keyword from the legislation.
Legislative Updates & 959 News
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A.L.I.V.E. Fall Drawing
The 2024 A.L.I.V.E. Fall Drawing was held on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Click HERE for the list of winners.
For information about Alaska Labor Independent Voter Education (A.L.I.V.E.), the A.L.I.V.E. Fall Drawing, or how candidates are interviewed and chosen, please contact A.L.I.V.E. representative, Patrick FitzGerald, at (907) 751-8548 or e-mail at pfitzgerald@akteamsters.com.