Monthly Archives: August 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY: Election Night Celebration
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Anchorage – Tonight Bill Walker and his campaign staff will host an election night celebration for volunteers, donors and supporters at Platinum Jaxx Bar and Grill in Anchorage. Following the celebration, Bill Walker, campaign staff and guests will head to Election Central at the Egan Convention Center. WHO: Walker for Governor [...]
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Today we change Alaska!
Team Walker Friends, This is it. Today, we change Alaska. If you are in Anchorage, stop by campaign headquarters to help make last minute phone calls to voters. If you are outside of Anchorage, call us at (907) 332-2455 to get connected with a regional field coordinator. Remind your friends, family and colleagues to vote [...]
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Find Your Voting Location!
Team Walker Friends, Voting begins at 7am this morning and ends at 8pm tonight. Find your voting location by clicking HERE. Please call us at (907) 332-2455 if you need any further assistance. Thank You, Team Walker
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Last Call: Vote for Bill Today!
Bill Walker Dear Friends, What started as a dinner in our home nearly a year ago with Governor & Mrs. Ermalee Hickel has culminated in a grassroots effort made up of the most incredible team of volunteers and supporters across the state of Alaska. We could not have gotten to this place without you, and [...]
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Daily Planet Endorsement: “It’s Bill Walker”
Editorial, Anchorage Daily Planet Anchorage – Today, the “decidedly conservative” Anchorage Daily Planet endorsed Bill Walker in the Republican gubernatorial primary. “Walker understands how vital development of our natural resources is to the state’s future; that without that development, that future is bleak,” said the editorial staff in an article published today. “He understands that [...]
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Participate in our phone bank!!
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Friends, Today the Anchorage Daily News endorsed Bill Walker in the Republican gubernatorial primary. They join a growing list of endorsements that spans all regions of the state and both ends of the political spectrum. The momentum is riding high with a full fledged media blitz blanketing the state. But two [...]
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ADN Endorsement: Bill Walker is the best Republican Candidate for Governor
Editorial, Anchorage Daily News What Alaska needs in the governor’s office in the next four years is, above all, a leader who wants to put the state in command of its own future. Alaska stands to lose if all we can do is react to circumstances created by others, whether those others are the federal [...]
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Governor candidates debate issues tonight
Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Republican pollster David Dittman, who isn’t working for any of the candidates in the governor’s race, said he believes most voters have made up their minds. But tonight’s debate could make a difference for Bill Walker and Ralph Samuels, Parnell’s main Republican challengers. “Not just because it has so [...]
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No substance to Valdez option under AGIA
Bill Walker, Alaska Dispatch Our state is at a turning point. The pipeline is two thirds empty and oil production continues to decline at an alarming rate. Unless a gas pipeline is built to bring cheap energy to Alaskans and provide an alternative source of revenue to fill state coffers our next generation will not [...]
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GOP hopefuls face off
Andrew Wellner, Frontiersman WASILLA — With less than a week before the primary election, all three Republican gubernatorial candidates stuck to their guns in a debate Thursday at the Alaska Club. The natural gas pipeline dominated the event, as it has the election, and, arguably, state politics in general for a number of years. Bill [...]
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In-state gas, a paradigm change
Larry Wood, Alaska Dispatch Bill Walker’s gas pipeline to Valdez is much more than just a pipe dream. It is a game changer for resource development in Alaska. Resource development in Alaska has largely been a policy of resource extraction. Rarely has there been any effort on the part of our State government to encourage [...]
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Bad timing? Parnell fundraiser pitch arrives on day of Stevens’ funeral
Patti Epler, Alaska Dispatch The day after Sen. Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash near Dillingham last week, Gov. Sean Parnell announced he was suspending his campaign activity “so all Alaskans have the opportunity to honor the memory of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.” Parnell said he was cancelling events and even trying to [...]
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Not be the best time to be a politician
Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet Gubernatorial candidates Ralph Samuels and Bill Walker will tell you they are unhappy about Gov. Sean Parnell’s refusal to debate them more than a handful of times before the election. The two of them have gone hammer and tong at each other all over the state. Alaskans have had ample [...]
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Walker & Parnell to face off in LIVE TV debate TONIGHT!
Don’t miss the upcoming debates as we head into the final days before the primary. Let your friends & family know! TONIGHT Thursday, August 19th 5:30pm–Wasilla Alaska Club Auditorium which will also be broadcast live on www.1430hometownradio.com. 9pm–KAKM will be broadcasting tonight’s debate between Bill Walker, Sean Parnell and others LIVE on statewide television. Tune [...]
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Final Volunteer Opportunities
Friends, We are now just 6-days out from the August 24th Republican Primary and cannot thank you enough for all your support. Your hard work has brought results, with Greg Johnson of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reporting that, “Parnell faces stiff competition in the upcoming Republican Primary from challenger Bill Walker.” This final week is [...]
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Latest GOP campaign reports reflect a tightening race
Patti Epler, Alaska Dispatch Gov. Sean Parnell has made a significant dent in his campaign treasury this past month as he fights off efforts to unseat him in the Aug. 24 primary. Parnell reported a healthy $124,000 in the bank on July 26, the close of the previous reporting period, and sent out press releases [...]
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As governor Walker will push to defend Alaska’s best interests
Verne Rupright, Mayor of Wasilla, John Combs, Mayor of Palmer When it comes to experience and knowledge of Alaska’s oil and gas issues, which are the economic drivers of this state, Bill Walker stands out as not only an expert but a fighter — a man who will go to the mat for Alaska’s best [...]
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Alaska needs all-Alaska pipeline, Walker
Kenneth P. Teune, Ketchikan As the oil in the Alaska Pipeline dwindles (and state revenues with it), Alaskans must scramble to find revenue sources to keep our state operating. The Permanent Fund is not yet large enough to do this and taxation is limited by our population, so the best source is in our natural [...]
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Bill Walker is Closing the Gap
Election Day is just 9 days away. Our momentum is peaking as we head towards the finish line and the campaign is clicking on all cylinders. Closing the Gap Our hard work is paying off, but we need to finish the job. Our newest television advertisement – “Stop Studying, Start Building” – is picking up [...]
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Bill debates Ralph Samuels on air, Parnell a no show
Bill debates Ralph Samuels on air. This was the 18th debate. Parnell has not showed for 14, almost always with no explanation.
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Walker picks up backing from local mayors
Alaska Dispatch Bill Walker, a former mayor of Valdez now running for governor in the Republican primary, is picking up endorsements from a number of other current and former mayors in Alaska. Walker’s campaign staff said Friday the candidate, now an Anchorage attorney, has been endorsed by mayors Verne Rupright of Wasilla and John Combs [...]
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Walker for Governor
Andy Rauwolf, Stories in the News (Sit News), Ketchikan, Alaska Sometime in the next ten years oil will stop flowing from the Alaska pipeline. Oil revenues comprise over 80% of our state operating budget. Experts now say that an in-state gas pipeline is the best alternative for our state. Bill Walker is the only man [...]
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Bill Walker Statement on Passing of Senator Ted Stevens
It has been confirmed that Sen. Ted Stevens was among the four who died in a plane crash near Dillingham last night. Today, Bill Walker made the following statement: “This is a tragic day for the Stevens’ family, the families of the others who perished in the crash and for Alaska. “Stevens dedicated decades of [...]
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Why are you supporting Bill Walker – testimonials
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Friends, This week we sent out the question – “why are you supporting Bill Walker?” The responses that came in were overwhelming, both in volume and enthusiasm. Check out the web video below along with a number of comments from Alaskan voters across the state!
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‘Free Parnell!’ ‘Free Alaska!’ ‘Free Parnell
Scott Woodham, Alaska Dispatch, August 6, 2010 TO: Amnesty International CC: Human Rights Watch SUBJECT: Release Parnell Dear Amnesty, We know you’re busy, so we’ll just cut to the chase. We have no real way of knowing for certain, but Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell’s recent unresponsive behavior — in the middle of his first gubernatorial [...]
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Voting begins today!
Why wait until Election Day when you can cast your vote for Bill Walker starting this Monday, August 9th? Be sure to invite others to join you in voting early for Bill Walker. Forward this news item to your friends, family and colleagues, too! Find an early voting location near you by reviewing the chart [...]
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Walker Responds to Parnell’s Dodging of Ketchikan Debate
Sean Parnell flew into Ketchikan for a Friday night fundraiser only to leave 45 minutes prior to the Southeast community’s marquee gubernatorial forum on Saturday, according to Bill Walker, Republican candidate for governor. According to Walker’s campaign manager, Taylor Bickford, the race between the two Republican front-runners has grown more intense in recent weeks with [...]
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Parnell’s long history with oil and gas
Craig Medrid, Alaska Dispatch Once more Sean Parnell finds himself in the mix of negotiations between the state of Alaska and the world’s most powerful oil companies, but this time there is one big difference: No longer is Parnell a bit player. Today, as he stands for election for the first time as Alaska’s head [...]
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Who do you support?
Friends, Do you plan to support Bill Walker in the race for Alaska Governor? If so, tell us why! We want to hear from you directly. Click HERE to submit a statement today. If you are still on the fence, we want to learn more about your concerns for Alaska and will help answer any [...]
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TV viewers to see even more of Parnell, Walker as primary approaches
Patti Epler, Alaska Dispatch With less than three weeks left until the Aug. 24 primary, at least two of the three major GOP gubernatorial candidates are flooding the TV airwaves in an eleventh-hour battle for votes. Gov. Sean Parnell, who had secured no TV spots until recently, has now ordered hundreds of spots on Anchorage, [...]
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Walker Campaign Releases New TV Ad
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Anchorage, AK — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker’s campaign today released a new television ad called “Stop Studying, Start Building.” Upon release of the new ad, Walker released the following statement: “Sean Parnell is going to have a hard time explaining to the people of Alaska why he wants to pay [...]
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ENDORSEMENT: Wasilla Mayor, Palmer Mayor and former Attorney General Charlie Cole join the Walker team
Anchorage – Wasilla Mayor Verne Rupright, Palmer Mayor John Combs and former Attorney General Charlie Cole of Fairbanks have announced that they are endorsing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker in the August 24th primary election. Both Rupright and Combs cited Walker’s leadership qualities, experience and general economic vision for Alaska as reasons for their support. [...]
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Walker, Parnell set to debate amidst open season battle
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Anchorage – Last week, Bill Walker and Sean Parnell exchanged blows at a Republican gubernatorial debate in Juneau. Walker’s Campaign Manager, Taylor Bickford, expects more of the same at today’s Resource Development Council debate in Anchorage. “There is no question that the race for Alaska governor has emerged as a two-man [...]
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Walker files a second AGIA records request
Patti Epler, Alaska Dispatch Gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker is pushing Gov. Sean Parnell — again — to turn over information on the recent bids to ship North Slope gas through a state-supported pipeline project. Friday was the close of the open season for the Alaska Pipeline Project, a joint venture of TransCanada Corp. and Exxon [...]
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Walker resubmits request for open season records
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Anchorage – Today, Bill Walker, Republican candidate for governor, refiled his public records request for disclosure of the AGIA open season results against Sean Parnell. By law, Parnell has ten days to respond. Click HERE to view the official letter. According to Walker, his request provides Parnell with an opportunity to [...]
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Bill Walker Won the Mat-Su Valley Vote