Thinking of Running for Local Office?
Serving on the Assembly or Board of Education “School Board” is a noble contribution to your community, and one which comes with hours of work and little economic reward. You will hear about the issues from your neighbors, friends, family and people on the street, and your private life will be reduced. You will be presented with pages and pages of information to read before meetings, sit through hours and hours of meetings, only to be required to make tough decisions that may not be popular. You may even have to deal with extraordinary circumstances such as a once-in-a-century pandemic. Still interested? Then read on…
Your quest will start with the Municipal Clerk’s office & the CBJ Elections Webpage. https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.
The Candidate filing period opens on Friday, July 15 at 8:00a.m. and closes at 4:30p.m. on Monday, July 25. Full details and copies of the Declaration of Candidacy forms and Nomination Petitions are available on the election webpage https://juneau.org/clerk/elections. In addition to the Declaration of Candidacy and Nominating Petitions, prospective candidates will also need to submit an Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) Public Official Financial Disclosure (POFD) Statement prior to the close of the filing period on Monday, July 25.
Each year on the first Tuesday in October, a local election is held in the City and Borough of Juneau to elect candidates. The Assembly and School Board members serve for staggered three-year terms. Assemblymembers are limited to three terms. Term limits do not apply to members of the School Board.
The following lists are the current roster, seats and terms. Expiring and/or open seats on the ballot in October 2022 are noted with an asterisk*:
Assembly
Seat Name Term ends
Mayor Beth Weldon 10/2024
Areawide Assembly Maria Gladziszewski 10/2023
Areawide Assembly Carole Triem 10/2022*
District 1 Assembly Alicia Hughes-Skandijs 10/2023
District 1 Assembly ‘Wáahlaal Gíidaak 10/2024
(Barbara Blake)
District 1 Assembly Greg Smith 10/2022*
District 2 Assembly Michelle Bonnet Hale 10/2024
District 2 Assembly Wade Bryson 10/2022*
District 2 Assembly Christine Woll 10/2023
Board of Education (aka: School Board)
Name Term end
Deedie Sorensen 10/2022*
Emil Mackey 10/2022*
Brian Holst 10/2023
Martin Stepetin Sr. 10/2023
Elizabeth Siddon 10/2024
Amber Frommherz 10/2024
Will Muldoon 10/2024
Compensation for Assembly & School Board Members:
Assemblymembers receive a stipend of $750.00 per month (the Mayor receives $3,500) and the Mayor and Assembly also receive CBJ health benefits at the standard level and PERS retirement unless they choose to opt out.
The Board of Education sets its own compensation rate and members currently receive a monthly stipend of $270 with the Board President receiving a monthly stipend of $337.50.
To learn more out the election process and timelines, please review the FAQs on the election webpage or contact the Clerk’s office at 907-586-5278 or via email to City.Clerk@juneau.org.
Original source can be found here.
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