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RandySF

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Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:41 PM Oct 14

AK-HD15: South Anchorage candidates are seeking state House seat after 2022 losses

In southwest Anchorage, an area known for its lakes, parks and quiet green spaces, the race for a legislative seat is between two candidates who fell short in their election bids two years ago.

The Democrat in the race is Denny Wells, a data analyst-turned-professional photographer who lost in 2022 to the incumbent representative, Republican Tom McKay, by a mere seven votes.

The Republican is Mia Costello, a teacher who represented that part of Anchorage in the House from 2011 to 2014 and in the Senate from 2015 to 2022, including a stint as Senate majority leader. Costello lost her Senate reelection bid in 2022 to Democrat Matt Claman, an attorney and current chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

McKay is not running to retain his House seat. He mounted a campaign for the Senate seat representing that part of Anchorage, but then dropped out of the race after the Aug. 20 primary.



https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/10/14/south-anchorage-candidates-are-seeking-state-house-seat-after-2022-losses/

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