David Dunsmore
David Dunsmore was a nonpartisan candidate for District 1, Seat B representative on the Anchorage Assembly in Alaska. Dunsmore was defeated in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Dunsmore studied political science at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Lewis & Clark College, and the University of Maryland. His professional experience includes serving on the Anchorage Health and Human Services Commission, managing State Representative Pete Petersen's (D) 2008 campaign, and then working as Petersen's chief of staff for two terms. He began serving as State Representative Adam Wool's (D) chief of staff in 2015. In 2013, Dunsmore was the caucus director of the Alaska Democratic Party.[1]
Elections
2017
The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held elections for city council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017. Six of the 11 city council seats were up for election.[2] The following candidates ran in the Anchorage Assembly, District 1-Seat B general election.[3]
| Anchorage Assembly, District 1, Seat B General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Constant |
52.30% | 1,603 |
| David Dunsmore | 23.26% | 713 |
| Chris Cox | 14.06% | 431 |
| Albert Swank Jr. | 3.95% | 121 |
| Warren West | 3.07% | 94 |
| Mark Martinson | 2.09% | 64 |
| Write-in votes | 1.27% | 39 |
| Total Votes | 3,065 | |
| Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Municipal Election Official Results," April 18, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Dunsmore's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Affordable housing
- Excerpt: "I will fight for increased investment in services to get homeless people off the streets and back on their feet. We need more detox facilities to help people fight substance addictions."
- Excerpt: "I will work with the home builder community to incenivize the development of quality new affordable housing targeted to ensure that young professionals and working families can afford to live in Anchorage."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Currently Too Much Trafficthere are major gaps in our bus coverage that makes it unusable for people who live or work in many parts of town. Investing in better coverage and more reliable routes will reduce road congestion and give businesses access to more customers."
Equal rights
- Excerpt: "After many years of struggle we were finally able to protect LGBT Alaskans under Anchorage's equal rights law, and I will continue to fight tooth and nail to keep these protections in place. No one should ever lose their job or their home because of their sexual orientation."
See also
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External links
- Anchorage Assembly
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ David Dunsmore campaign website, "Meet David Dunsmore," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "2017 Regular Municipal Election Calendar," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "2017 Candidate Database," accessed February 12, 2017
- ↑ David Dunsmore campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 6, 2017
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