Andrew Halcro, president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, filed paperwork Friday signaling his intent to run for mayor of Anchorage.
Halcro, 50, a former Alaska legislator who ran for governor as an independent in 2006 against Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Tony Knowles, has yet to make an official announcement. But his candidacy has been widely anticipated, and on Friday he filed a letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission to enter the 2015 mayor’s race, online records show.
Halcro’s entry in the race would expand a field that includes former Anchorage Assembly Chair Dan Coffey, current Assembly member Amy Demboski and former Assembly member Paul Bauer. Additional major candidates have yet to surface, although the speculative list of names that has circulated in recent months includes former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, who lost his re-election bid in November.
Demboski said Halcro called her Thursday to say he was planning to run, and she said she “welcomed” the news. “I think he’ll bring a great level of discussion to the race,” Demboski said. “I think his voice is a valuable one.”
Coffey, who announced his candidacy in October 2013, said he did not receive a call from Halcro. But he also said he would welcome Halcro as a rival. “Andrew’s run for a lot of things, and I’ve been engaged in a lot of things,” Coffey said Friday. “My hope is that we engage in a deliberative, on-the-merits debate.”
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Care Clift / January 11, 2015
Under Halcro’s leadership, Libertarian candidates were NOT INVITED to participate in any of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce debates. Please keep that in mind when you vote for mayor. Thanks.
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Care Clift / January 11, 2015
Under Halcro’s leadership, Libertarian candidates were NOT INVITED to participate in any of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce debates. Please keep that in mind when you vote for mayor. Thanks.
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