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Erin Baldwin Day
Image of Erin Baldwin Day
Anchorage Assembly District 4 Seat F
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Elections and appointments
Last elected

April 1, 2025

Education

High school

East Anchorage High School

Personal
Birthplace
Anchorage, Alaska
Religion
Christian
Profession
Community organizer
Contact

Erin Baldwin Day is a member of the Anchorage Assembly in Alaska, representing District 4 Seat F. She assumed office on April 22, 2025. Her current term ends in 2028.

Baldwin Day ran for election to the Anchorage Assembly to represent District 4 Seat F in Alaska. She won in the general election on April 1, 2025.

Baldwin Day completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Erin Baldwin Day was born in Anchorage, Alaska. Her career experience includes working as a community organizer.[1]

Baldwin Day has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • Alaska Public Interest Research Group
  • Anchorage Housing Club
  • Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage
  • Citywide Childcare Cooperative
  • Sub:Culture Inc.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2025)

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 4 Seat F

Erin Baldwin Day defeated Don Smith in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 4 Seat F on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erin Baldwin Day
Erin Baldwin Day (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
63.0
 
5,866
Image of Don Smith
Don Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
35.9
 
3,344
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
107

Total votes: 9,317
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Erin Baldwin Day completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baldwin Day's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I’m a Midtown Anchorage kid and East Anchorage High School graduate, now raising my own family in the same neighborhood that shaped who I am. I’ve spent the last fifteen years listening to my community and bringing people together to build innovative solutions—as a community organizer, nonprofit leader, coach, entrepreneur, pastor, and policy advocate.

I’m running for office because I believe that a thriving Anchorage is an Anchorage that works for working people.

My policy priorities center on the resources that working folks and small businesses need to thrive: housing, childcare, and infrastructure. Anchorage must have more housing options across the affordability spectrum if we are to staunch the flow of out-migration. The high cost and limited availability of childcare is also a massive burden on working parents — without it, many Anchorage residents can’t go to work. And our city’s infrastructure must be updated in order for every resident & visitor to commute, shop, and recreate safely and reliably year-round. Addressing these core issues will move our city toward a vibrant, people-focused future.
  • Abundant Housing - Anchorage needs more housing options across the affordability spectrum. We cannot grow beyond our capacity to house our workforce, which is the backbone of our city economy. Our current housing shortage has a direct impact on the many young professionals and working families who want to put down roots in our city but can’t afford the current average price tag of $500K for a single family home. I’ll continue to work for integrated policy solutions that make it possible to build abundant, safe, attainable housing options for everyone — recent college grads, working families, retirees who want to age in place, young professionals, and neighbors transitioning out of homelessness.
  • Affordable Childcare - The high cost and scant availability of childcare is a massive burden on working people — and many Anchorage residents can’t go to work without it. Here in Anchorage, the average monthly cost of care for one child is $1400. That's simply unsustainable. It’s time for bold policy moves that incentivize childcare workforce development and properly value the critically important economic engine and public service that childcare professionals provide. I will continue to spearhead the creation of innovative childcare delivery models that ensure the availability of high-quality, affordable care, promote workforce satisfaction, and draw new funding streams into the Anchorage childcare sector.
  • Efficient Infrastructure - It’s not sexy, but neither is a new boiler. Both are important in a northern city. Anchorage residents of all abilities, transportation modes, and income levels should be able to move safely around our city to get to work, school, medical appointments, and grocery stores, not to mention access our amazing small businesses and restaurants. And it’s not just transportation that deserves our attention: the health of our port, the declining availability of natural gas, and the deterioration of buildings and public spaces all point to the importance of investing in our infrastructure with an eye toward Anchorage’s future.
Abundant housing, child care, infrastructure, and safe, resilient neighborhoods.
Per the municipal charter, the Anchorage Assembly:

- oversees and approves the city budget and school district allocations
- evaluates & confirms mayoral appointments to administrative posts, boards, and commissions
- creates policies related to land use, public health, and safety
- represents the interests and concerns of residents in municipal government

Personally, I believe the Assembly must ensure that our local government is responsive to the needs of all residents, not just those with the loudest platforms or the most resources. The Assembly should serve as both partner and counterweight to the Mayor’s office & administration in enacting budgets and policies that manage public resources for the broadest possible public benefit. And finally, the Assembly should be proactive in casting an inclusive, people-focused vision for the future of Anchorage, and introducing legislation that moves our city toward that vision.
The political figure who best reflects my philosophical views is Rev. Raphael Warnock, US Senator from Georgia. Rev. Warnock's political career emerged from his work as a pastor and advocate for his community, which describes my path to public service as well. His personal commitment to economic justice for working people is informed by his Christian faith, and it animates his commitment to organized labor as a proven mechanism for combatting inequality and systemic poverty through the empowerment of the working class. Rev. Warnock supports the investment of public funds in the development of workforce housing & robust public transit – both necessary ingredients for community stability & economic opportunity – and the improvements made in his Senate district have already yielded positive results for his constituents. Additionally, Rev. Warnock vocally supports climate stewardship and understands that policies that protect our planet also protect our neighbors, our homes, and our livelihoods, and serve to promote economic growth.
Central Labor Council. Teamsters Local 959, Laborers Local 351, Anchorage Education Association, Western Region Carpenters

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2025

Political offices
Preceded by
Meg Zaletel
Anchorage Assembly District 4 Seat F
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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