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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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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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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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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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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 [...]
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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 others [...]
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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 strong labor [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Bill Walker Won the Mat-Su Valley Vote