Alaska State Senate District I candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Alaska, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Alaska State Senate District I who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District I

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Loki Tobin in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Loki Tobin	66.4	5,011	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Heather Herndon	32.2	2,428	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.4	105	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,544
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Loki Tobin (D)

Every Alaskan deserves, and should have access, to quality public education from pre-K through UA. As a product of our state’s Head Start program through the public university system, I know that Alaskans who learn in state stay in state. However, fully funding and forward funding our public education systems are not enough. Evidence-based data by University of Alaska Workforce Development reports 96.9% of working graduates are Alaskan residents. We also know from longitudinal research that for every $1 we invest in high quality pre-K, our rate of return on this early education investment may be as high as $31. We must invest in those systems because a dollar spent in education is a dollar spent investing in our future.

It is way past time to ensure Alaskans receive fair and equitable compensation. We’ve learned so much during this pandemic - from the Teacher Retention Working Group recommendations to how family friendly work policies can best serve our labor force. We owe it to ourselves to implement best practices going forward, guaranteeing every Alaskan who wants to work is working. Our state had an incredible pension program that we must reinstate to ensure strong retention of our public employees. We know that providing paid family leave, flexible work schedules, affordable health care access, and opportunities for a better work-life balance means more Alaskans are able to stay on the job and in the job.

With housing costs soaring across Alaska, it is critical we invest in strategic and equitable housing solutions that every Alaskan can access. We must leverage the recent influx of federal funds directed at creating affordable teacher and public safety housing to help address those experiencing housing insecurity. Investing in multi-level systems of support our state so sorely needs, and addressing the root causes of houselessness means we are using our limited resources wisely to establish upstream solutions to endemic problems.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Loki Tobin (D)

Education, global warming, labor, indigenous inherent rights, housing security, food security, public safety

See also

More about these elections:

• Alaska State Senate elections, 2022

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