Former Anchorage state legislator Chris Tuck has filed to run for Anchorage mayor next year. He joins incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance in the race.
Former Alaska Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, discusses a bill in 2019. Tuck has filed to run for Anchorage mayor in 2024. Tuck, a Democrat, filed a letter of intent Wednesday with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. He’s the third candidate to announce his bid for mayor. Mayor Dave Bronson, a conservative, and former Assembly chairIn an interview, Tuck said he was concerned with the direction the city has been going the past several years.
“I just want to return back to restoring public services, making sure that people can provide for their families decently and that when we help those in need, it’s effective and productive,” he said. Tuck served for 13 years in the Alaska House, representing parts of Midtown Anchorage. He opted not to run for reelection in 2022. He said his experience in the Legislature would help him as mayor with restoring trust in local government and bringing communities together.
“Understanding public policy and the effects that it has on your communities, building up our communities, so that their efforts succeed in bringing people together to facilitate ideas,” Tuck said.“Education and workforce development,” he listed. “It would be going back to basic services, including street maintenance, snow, plowing, and public safety. And then the third thing is affordable housing, which takes care of the homelessness problem as well.
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