Rep. Andrew Gray

East Anchorage Matters with Rep. Andrew Gray

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Alaska State Representative Andrew Gray offers a weekly broadcast aimed at his constituents in the UMED district of Anchorage. The goal is to share important news from the Capitol, but also to offer frank conversations with Alaskans of interest, including many who work in the legislature.

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Rep. Andrew Gray

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State Rep. Jesse Sumner (R - Wasilla): on housing, Covid, and education 07.02.2023 45:12

Jesse Sumner is a lifelong Alaskan who is a career homebuilder in the Matanuska Susitna Valley where he owns his own construction company with his brother. He served on the MatSu Borough Assembly and as deputy mayor of the borough, before being elected to the state house this last election cycle. He first ran for the Alaska State House in 2020 where he was narrowly defeated by the incumbent Rep. D...

State Senator Robert Myers (R - North Pole): on being a trucker in Alaska 31.01.2023 32:03

Lifelong Alaskan, Robert Myers Jr. is a long-haul truck driver and the state senator for new senate district Q which includes North Pole, Badger, and Eielson Airforce Base. Robert considers himself a Conservative Republican and was first elected in 2020 when he defeated longtime incumbent John Coghill in the Republican Primary election by just 14 votes. This year he is in a superminority in the Se...

State Senator Löki Tobin (D - Anchorage): on racial identity in the capitol 23.01.2023 37:04

INTERVIEW: Alaska State Senator Löki Tobin is a life-long Alaskan who was born in Nome and is named after her dad Charles Lewis Tobin, who goes by the nickname "Lew." In our most recent statewide election, Löki won the senate race to represent downtown Anchorage. That seat had been held by former senate minority leader Tom Begich. Löki had been a staffer for Tom since 2019. Today we dis...