Category Archives: Alaska Governor's Race
Support Bill Walker for Governor
Letter to the Ketchikan Sitnews Editor, July 28, 2010
We listened to gubernatorial candidate Samuels on the radio this week. Ralph talked about the decline of oil output, which provides 90% of our State income, but we didn’t hear any plan to replenish this lost revenue. He would like to see more oil drilling in Alaska. [...]
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Walker, Parnell exchange blows at Republican debate in Juneau
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Today, “GOP candidates for governor made their case for votes – and even took occasional jabs at each other – during a debate in Juneau,” as reported by Becky Bohrer of the Associated Press.
Gov. Sean Parnell and Republican challenger Bill Walker laid out their platforms and duked it out, primarily over economic [...]
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Voter Registration Instructions – July 25th Deadline is Approaching!
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
This Sunday, July 25th is the last day to register to vote in the August 24th primary election. To vote in the Republican primary you must be registered as a Republican, undeclared or non-partisan voter.
Please use the tools below to make sure that you will be eligible to cast your ballot [...]
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Bill Walker responds to Parnell attack
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
On Tuesday, Larry Persily, formerly with the Palin administration and recently appointed by President Obama as federal pipeline coordinator, held a press conference to make clear that while nothing in federal law requires the results of AGIA open season to be made public, nothing in the law precludes the Governor and TransCanada [...]
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Parnell’s first problem is AGIA
Larry Wood, Alaska Standard Contributor
AGIA was pronounced as DOA by Parnell himself with respect to any expected success of the Open Season. Parnell’s refusal to answer rival Bill Walker’s FOIA request for disclosure of the Open Season is proof that Parnell is playing a delaying game without any expectation of success.
Against AGIA is [...]
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Federal Alaska pipeline coordinator confirms that the results of Gov. Parnell’s open season will be kept secret
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Bill Walker, Republican candidate for governor, recently filed a public records request against the governor demanding that he make public the results of the AGIA “open season” that closes July 31.
In a press conference today, Larry Persily, the federal coordinator for Alaska natural gas projects, stated that “the public shouldn’t expect any [...]
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Rasmussen Reports: Bill Walker leads Democrat rivals by a wide margin
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Anchorage – A poll conducted on July 15th by Rasmussen Reports shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker leading in hypothetical general election match-ups with both of his Democrat rivals.
According to the analysis released Monday by Rasmussen Reports, “Walker captures 50 percent support when matched against French who earns 32 percent of the [...]
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Parnell pushes gas charade: TransCanada isn’t serious about Valdez
Bill Walker, Fairbanks Daily News Miner
On Monday, Gov. Parnell posted a new state of Alaska website touting that the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act open season provides an option for both a gas pipeline project into Canada and a Valdez liquefied natural gas option. But the website fails to inform Alaskans that after the initial open [...]
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Online Poll: Vote For Bill Now!!
Anchorage Press
Vote for Bill in the Anchorage Press Reader’s Poll!!
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Voter registration deadline is approaching! Are you registered?
Friends,
The State of Alaska’s July 24 voter registration deadline is quickly approaching!
You must be registered as Republican, Undeclared or Non-Partisan by Sunday, July 25 to be eligible to cast a vote for Bill Walker in the primary election! Click HERE for instructions on how to register online, by fax or in person at [...]
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Parnell’s veto of SB 305 means giving away billions
Letter to the Editor by Anna von Reitz, Anchorage Daily News July 11, 2010
The Parnell Administration is giving away $20 billion dollars of our money to the oil industry. That’s what Sean’s veto of Senate Bill 305 allows. Where’s the media when you need them? Sharing this year’s best salmon recipes?
Meanwhile, APP is attempting [...]
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker visits Ketchikan
Scott Bowlen, Ketchikan Daily News Staff Writer, July 3, 2010
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker made a whirlwind visit to Ketchikan earlier this week, meeting with a variety of groups and local officials in addition to opening his campaign headquarters in Ketchikan and speaking to the First City Republican Women’s Club. “It was a great [...]
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Bill Walker, Republican gubernatorial candidate, deserves your consideration
Letter to the Editor by Barb Lander, Ketchikan Daily News, July 3, 2010
Editor, Daily News:
Bill Walker, Republican gubernatorial candidate, deserves your consideration. He is a lifelong Alaskan. Like most real Alaskans, he has a broad background. Most recently he has worked as a lawyer focusing on oil and gas issues, but he has also done [...]
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Why is Gov. Sean Parnell balking at the notion of opening records
Editorial, Anchorage Daily Planet
A rational person would ask: Why is Gov. Sean Parnell balking at the notion of opening records pertaining to natural gas pipeline company TransCanada’s open season – until after the November election?
Why is he citing “logistical” concerns? What are they?
Why would releasing the information on Aug.1, when the information should be available, [...]
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There will be mud – Two formidable candidates line up against Governor Parnell in the Republican primary
Brendan Joel Kelley, Anchorage Press
It’s inevitable in a contested primary with an incumbent running that the incumbent—in this case Governor Sean Parnell—will be a virtual dartboard for his competitors.
This race is made all the more peculiar since part of what Parnell—appointed in the wake of former Governor Sarah Palin’s abrupt 2009 resignation—is running is [...]
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Walker Continues Battle With Parnell Over Gasline Secrecy
Anchorage – Bill Walker, Republican candidate for governor, recently filed a public records request against the governor demanding that he make public the results of the AGIA “open season” that closes July 31 and release all records related to his decision to veto SB 305, thereby offering $20 billion in incentives to the North Slope [...]
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Walker records request needs clarification, state says
Joshua Saul, Anchorage Dispatch
Bill Walker filed a records request on June 24 looking for information about the bids the TransCanada Corp. open season was bringing in. “When the election comes about, Alaskans need to know whether we’ve had a failed open season or not,” Walker said at the time.
Well, Gov. Sean Parnell’s office replied to [...]
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Alaska gubernatorial candidates tout pipeline, policy to Fairbanks voters
Jeff Richardson, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS — A local audience put the heat under Alaska’s governor candidates during a rapid-fire lunch forum at the Carlson Center on Tuesday, grilling them on resource development, the economy and even their preferred candidate for U.S. Senate.
The forum, sponsored by the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, attracted Republicans Gerald Heikes, [...]
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Walker Takes on Parnell at Fairbanks Debate
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Anchorage – Republican candidate Bill Walker questioned Sean Parnell’s leadership ability at a gubernatorial forum in Fairbanks today. Walker took Parnell to task for what he called a complete unwillingness to stand up and fight to secure Alaska’s economic future.
“We currently have a governor who is comfortable sitting back and waiting [...]
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Where’s Sean?
By Mike Dingman, Alaska Standard Contributor
I had the distinct pleasure of attending the University of Alaska Anchorage College Republicans State Convention at the Petroleum Club on Tuesday June 22nd. Until recently, the College Republicans (CR’s) have had a very short and fairly non-existent history at UAA. Jason Cline, Ryan McKee, Jeremiah Campbell and [...]
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AFL-CIO endorses Walker in GOP primary
Article from Anchorage Daily News
JUNEAU — Alaska’s largest labor union has endorsed Bill Walker in the Republican primary for governor.
On the Democratic side, Vince Beltrami, president of the Alaska AFL-CIO, said the union was unable to choose between state Sen. Hollis French and former lawmaker Ethan Berkowitz. He said both have [...]
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June Newsletter: Bill Walker Blazes Campaign Trail!
…and blazes past his opponents in a poll conducted by the Alaska Republican Party this week!
Alaska Republican Party Poll
The Alaska Republican Party ran a Facebook poll this week and Bill took the lead by a 2-to-1 margin:
Voters
Percentage
Bill Walker
208
59%
Ralph Samuels
110
32%
Sean Parnell
32
9%
Our path to victory is clear. The electorate understands that Bill Walker is the only [...]
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Talking the Talk
Andrew Wellner, Frontiersman, published June 17, 2010
WASILLA — Valley issues played a central role Thursday as gubernatorial candidates Ethan Berkowitz and Bill Walker faced off at The Alaska Club in Wasilla.
The debate was the second in a series of political events put on by the Greater Palmer and Greater Wasilla chambers of commerce. It was [...]
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The Late Hickel Still a Player in Governor’s Race
The Associated Press, published June 17, 2010
JUNEAU, Alaska – More than a month after his death, former Alaska Gov. Wally Hickel is still playing a role in state politics. He’s featured in a campaign ad for Bill Walker, a Republican seeking his party’s nomination for governor.
Walker’s campaign uploaded the video to YouTube on Thursday. [...]
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Ermalee Hickel Hosts Fundraiser for Bill Walker
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Anchorage- On Monday, June 14, over 150 guests gathered at the home of Mrs. Ermalee Hickel to raise money for Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bill Walker. The late Governor Walter J. Hickel endorsed Walker’s candidacy last fall and Mrs. Hickel has pledged her full support and endorsement of Walker.
The standing [...]
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Bill Walker Statement on Bob Poe’s Campaign Decision
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Anchorage – Today, Democrat candidate Bob Poe announced that he will be ending his campaign for governor. Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bill Walker, made the following statement:
“I enjoyed getting to know Bob on the campaign trail. While we may not agree on every issue, Bob and I share a mutual passion [...]
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Walker’s Pipeline Plan is Best for Alaska
Larry Wood, Alaska Dispatch, published May 31, 2010
Those in the Republican race for governor are a picture of contrasts, with some surprising similarities. The incumbent, Sean Parnell, is a former legislator and an attorney. Ralph Samuels is a former legislator and a businessman in the tourism industry. Bill Walker is a former mayor of Valdez [...]
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Governor Debate Now Down to Three
Andrew Wellner, Frontiersman
MAT-SU — The list of candidates participating in the second round of local events leading up to the gubernatorial election has been winnowed to three. Initially, the greater Palmer and greater Wasilla chambers of commerce said that after Thursday’s forum they would choose four candidates from among the 12 seeking the state’s [...]
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Anchorage Daily News Covers Parnell’s Continued Debate Dodging: Walker only GOP Candidate with Perfect Attendance
Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News
Gov. Sean Parnell was a no-show at last night’s gubernatorial candidate forum in Wasilla, after not appearing at the debate last month in Fairbanks. That wasn’t a surprise because they were never on Parnell’s list he’d attend. But that didn’t stop his opponents from hammering him on it.
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Viewpoint from Lawrence “Snapper” Carson, Ketchikan
Opinion Letter from Lawrence “Snapper” Carson, Ketchikan, Alaska
Stories In The News, Ketchikan, Alaska, June 4, 2010 – As Alaskans we have a lot to be thankful and grateful for. What a beautiful place to work, play and live. Its stewardship should be of utmost importance to us all. We have the opportunity this year to [...]
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Something’s Fishy
Bill Walker, published by Alaska Dispatch, June 4, 2010
This weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the annual Kodiak Crab Festival, which featured a very unique gubernatorial debate last Friday. The Kodiak Debate is important because of its primary focus on Alaska’s second largest employer, the seafood industry. The debate preparation alone gave me [...]
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Bill Walker Files Declaration of Candidacy
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager
Anchorage – Today Bill Walker filed his paperwork declaring his candidacy with the Alaska State Division of Elections. Walker issued the following statement:
“I am running for Governor because I am ready to make tough decisions. We cannot be content when our economy continues marching toward a cliff with drastically declining [...]
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Bill Walker on Track to Emerge as the GOP Frontrunner for Governor
Recent debate clips highlight that Bill Walker is the bold new leader Alaska needs to secure its robust economic future. The poll results following the clips confirm that Bill Walker is on track to become Alaska’s next Governor.
Bill Walker will emerge as the frontrunner in the Republican gubernatorial primary as soon as the campaign heats [...]
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Walker, Samuels Want Rules so Parnell Won’t Dodge Debates
Taylor Bickford (Walker), Willis Lyford (Samuels)
(Anchorage) Republican candidates for Governor Ralph Samuels and Bill Walker joined forces today in saying that they won’t allow stand-ins for Governor Sean Parnell at future gubernatorial debates and forums. Samuels and Walker made the declaration after a Fairbanks campaign event Sunday that Parnell did not attend but instead submitted [...]
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Republican Gubernatorial Prospects Vie for Votes at Fairbanks Debate
FAIRBANKS — The Republican candidates for governor squared off at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks on Sunday, discussing resource development, education and health care issues in a 90-minute debate.
Former state Rep. Ralph Samuels and Bill Walker, the ex-mayor of Valdez, appeared at the forum, which was sponsored by the Fairbanks Republican Women. Gov. Sean Parnell, [...]
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Bill Walker at the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Gubernatorial Debate
At the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce’s gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, Bill left no doubt as to why he is running to replace Sean Parnell as Governor of Alaska. Enjoy the media coverage and video clips below!
Gulf Oil Spill Shadows Gubernatorial Debate
Alaska Dispatch by Joshua Saul, May 5th
Six candidates for governor, including the [...]
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Walker shares his vision for AK gasline
By Melissa DeVaughn
Alaska Star
Bill Walker is convinced that what the state needs is a full-scale gasline that runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. A bullet line is a stopgap and a line to Canada would be giving away our resources, he says.
If Walker’s elected governor, building that gasline is the one thing he vows to [...]
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Poll Results Are In!
Press Contact: Taylor Bickford, Bill Walker for Governor Campaign Manager
Anchorage, AK – Likely Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Support Bill Walker’s Vision for Alaska! In 2002, 138,000 Alaskan voters cast ballots in favor of the All Alaska gasline, passing the All Alaska Initiative by a margin of 62% to 38%. Today, support for the All [...]
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Gov hopeful Walker cites new survey, knocks Parnell
Rena Delbridge, Alaska Dispatch
Results of a survey just released by gubernatorial hopeful Bill Walker show a gas pipeline is an absolute must-have for voters this year, and there’s not a lot of faith that a line proposed by TransCanada under the state’s AGIA process will be built.
The press release with the survey results (.doc) includes [...]
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Bill on the Mike Porcaro show
Listen to Bill’s interview with Mike Porcaro (it begins at minute 32).
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Bill Walker video interview by Alaska Internet Network CEO Bradley J. Fluetsch, CFA
Bill Walker takes a few minutes to be interviewed by Alaska Internet Network CEO Bradley J. Fluetsch, CFA, February 18, 2010 in Juneau, Alaska.
Bill Walker, Candidate for Alaska Governor from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.
View more videos on our media page
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All-Alaska Gasline Drives Candidate, Juneau Empire story
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker has positions on many Alaska issues, but he has passion for developing the state’s huge reserves of natural gas.
And he has a preferred strategy, markedly different than that of fellow Republican primary candidates, incumbent Gov. Sean Parnell and former House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels.
Walker endorses what supporters call the “all-Alaska [...]
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Candidate Calls Gas Line No. 1 Priority for State
BY TODD L. DISHER
Frontiersman
Published on Monday, January 25, 2010 7:53 PM AKST
WASILLA — With a yellow line running down a blue map of Alaska, it’s clear from Bill Walker’s campaign logo what issue No. 1 is for this gubernatorial candidate.
“I am very concerned about the economic future of the state,” Walker said on a [...]
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Hickel Reaffirms Support of Bill Walker
I am humbled by Governor Hickel’s continued support of my candidacy. Today, he made the following statement in an opinion piece that ran in the Anchorage Daily News:
“Unless we have a change of direction in the coming election, we will return to the closed-door negotiations that Gov. Frank Murkowski utilized to guarante…e “fiscal certainty” [...]
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Bill Walker Statement on Ralph Samuels’ Announcement
Today Bill Walker issued the following statement regarding Ralph Samuels’ announced campaign for governor:
“Ralph Samuels’ announcement that he is entering the race for governor will present Alaskans with well defined choices in the August primary. I did not run based on who the competition might be. I believe Alaskans understand that my campaign [...]
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Act like an owner-state
It is time for Alaska to start acting like the owner-state that we are.
I am running for governor because, as an Alaskan, it is time we, as Alaskans, take control of our future.
We, the people of Alaska, own the resources of the state. For far too long we have relied on others to develop our [...]
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Supports Bill Walker for governor
To the editor: As a life-long Alaskan, raised by one of our state’s great pioneering physicians (Dr. William James Mills) I am for the first time in a position to personally know one of our gubernatorial candidates, Bill Walker. Bill, too, is a life-long Alaskan; born in Fairbanks, raised in Delta and Valdez and residing [...]
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Anchorage attorney Bill Walker announces bid for Alaska governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press
Published: Petroleum News, Oct. 4, 2009
Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Sept. 28 and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign. “This pipeline under our administration would be built by Alaskans, operated [...]
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Republican Bill Walker joins race for governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press
Published: Juneau Empire, 9/29/2009
ANCHORAGE – Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign.
“This pipeline under our administration would be built by Alaskans, operated by Alaskans [...]
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Anchorage attorney Walker announces run for governor
By DAN JOLING, The Associated Press
Published: Anchorage Daily News 09/28/09
Anchorage attorney Bill Walker jumped into the race for governor Monday and declared that construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez will be the focus of his campaign. “This pipeline under our administration would be built by Alaskans, operated by Alaskans [...]
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July Campaign Update
July 30, 2010