Joe Wright (Alaska)

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Joe Wright

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Joe Wright (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District L. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.

Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District L

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kelly Merrick in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Kelly Merrick	57.9	8,497	0	Won (1)
		Ken McCarty	41.0	6,024	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.	1.1	156	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,677
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Trotter (R)
• Joe Wright (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District L

Kelly Merrick, Ken McCarty, Joe Wright, and Clayton Trotter advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District L on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Merrick (R)	53.1	5,324
✔		Ken McCarty (R)	28.7	2,872
✔		Joe Wright (R)	11.3	1,132
✔		Clayton Trotter (R)	6.9	691

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,019
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2022

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Joe Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Engineering, Management and Leadership are a fundamental part of my experience and expertise. We need to get Back to Basic when it comes to Leadership in our elected officials. I will always provide an open-door policy and be available to all constituents. My years of public service and volunteer work give me great solace and an opportunity to give back to our great community. Safety, Security and Family are core fundamentals I intend to focus on if elected. Government should provide the foundation for the pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness. Freedom and Liberty must be protected. Forced mandates need to stop. Removing excessive regulations and providing opportunities for business to thrive is critical to our future in Alaska. Protecting and paying a full statutory PFD as promised is essential, the people need to rely on it as well as a stable tax structure to support resource development. Wasteful spending needs to be stopped. Critical infrastructure continues to need attention especially in the Eagle River, Chugiak, Birchwood, Peter’s Creek and Eklutna area that this Senate seat represents. We need funding to update key areas including Artillery Road and the Highland interchange at the Glenn Highway. As a strong conservative candidate, I will always support and defend the Constitution of the United States as well as the State of Alaska, I first took that oath at seventeen and have lived be it ever since. I would be honored to receive your vote and request your support. T

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?

• Family
• Security
• Safety

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Getting Back to Basic Leadership

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Shelley Hughes (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Mike Shower (R)

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

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Democratic Party (9)