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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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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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Walker submits request for TransCanada open season records
by Rhonda McBride
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sean Parnell’s office has been served a records request regarding TransCanada’s natural gas pipeline.
Bill Walker, one of Parnell’s opponents in the Republican gubernatorial primary, submitted a letter Thursday at the governor’s office in Anchorage, requesting documents related to TransCanada’s open season negotiations, which began on April 30.
During the three-month [...]
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Walker wants pipeline, tax bill documents
The Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Republican challenger to Gov. Sean Parnell has filed a records request seeking documentation of any conditions on bids as part of a proposed major natural gas pipeline.
Anchorage attorney Bill Walker also wants a better explanation of why Parnell vetoed a bill that would have changed Alaska’s system of taxing [...]
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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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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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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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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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Yard Signs & Heart Run Team!
The Anchorage Heart Run is just around the corner & we are looking for volunteers to join the Walker for Governor Team. The race is on Saturday, April 24th at the UAA campus. If you would like to run or walk on our team, please register here & make sure you join the team Walker [...]
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Polls, Parades, Pups & Path to Prosperity
With less than 6 months to go until the Republican primary on August 24th, Governor Parnell can no longer hide behind fluffy approval ratings and misleading polls conducted by outside political consultants. This election will be decided by the people of Alaska, not hired guns from Washington D.C.
Governor Parnell seems content to let the state’s [...]
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Walker for Governor at the Fur Rondy Grand Parade
Several people traveled hundreds of miles to participate, others cut weekend plans short to deliver coffee for the crew, spent hours making homemade signs and gathering hard hats, flags, and stickers, and exposed fingers to the 14 degree temperatures to take pictures and video of one of the most memorable floats of the 2010 Fur [...]
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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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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 Campaign Youth Meet and Greet a Great Success
On Dec. 28, 2009, the Bill Walker Campaign for Governor held a young Alaskans meet and greet. The Alaska Republican Party said that this was the largest turnout of young Alaskans for any candidate that they could recall. Nearly 100 Alaskans under 30 attended the event. Continue reading on Examiner.com >>>
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker visits Ketchikan
July 11, 2010