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Tasha Hotch
Tasha Hotch ran in a special election to the Anchorage Assembly District 1 to represent District 1 Seat L in Alaska. She lost in the special general election on June 21, 2022.
Hotch was a candidate for Seat C representative on the Anchorage School District school board in Alaska. Hotch was defeated in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Hotch's professional experience includes working for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Cruise West, Genuine Parts Company, Klukwan Inc., Providence Cancer Center, Southeast Stevedoring, and the State of Alaska.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2022)
General election
Special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 1 Seat L
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 1 Seat L on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Volland (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 1,758 | |
 | Stephanie Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 31.1 | 1,411 | |
 | Tasha Hotch (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 751 | |
| Robin Phillips (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 258 | ||
| Rob Forbes (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 191 | ||
| Cliff Baker (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 147 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 4,535 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hans Thompson (Nonpartisan)
2018
The Anchorage School District consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. The members are elected at large but run for specific seats. Three seats were up for general election on April 3, 2018. The Seat E and Seat F incumbents did not file to run for re-election.
Results
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E
Alisha Hilde defeated Tasha Hotch, Don Smith, David Nees, and Ron Stafford in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alisha Hilde (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 18,811 |
| Tasha Hotch (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 17,850 | |
 | Don Smith (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 10,953 | |
 | David Nees (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 10,860 | |
| Ron Stafford (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 4,986 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 825 | ||
| Total votes: 64,285 | |||
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Endorsements
Hotch received an endorsement from the Anchorage Education Association. [2]
2017
Two of seven seats on the Anchorage School District school board in Alaska were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. The Seat C and Seat D incumbents did not file to run for re-election. Dave Donley defeated four candidates to win the race for Seat C: Tasha Hotch, Alsiha Hilde, James Smallwood Jr., and Christopher Jamison. In the race for Seat D, Andy Holleman defeated Kay Schuster and Albert Berke. Holleman and Schuster were separated by fifty-five votes.[3]
Results
| Anchorage School District, Seat C General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dave Donley |
42.52% | 17,550 |
| James Smallwood Jr. | 21.69% | 8,953 |
| Alisha Hilde | 17.44% | 7,196 |
| Tasha Hotch | 11.99% | 4,949 |
| Christopher Jamison | 5.07% | 2,091 |
| Write-in votes | 1.29% | 534 |
| Total Votes | 41,273 | |
| Source: Municipality of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report - Official Results," accessed October 3, 2017 | ||
Funding
The first campaign finance deadline for this election was March 6, 2017.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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