The filing period for the City & Borough of Juneau Assembly and Board of Education (School Board) opened on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. and will close at 4:30p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022. Visit our website for a list of certified candidates at https://juneau.org/clerk/clerk-certified-municipal-candidates-2022.

Voters will elect three Assemblymembers and two School Board members at the October 4, 2022 Regular Municipal Election which will be held as a Vote By Mail election similar to that conducted for the October 2021 Regular Municipal Election.

Offices to be filled (elected by the voters at-large):
One (1) Areawide Assemblymember – 3 year term

One (1) District One Assemblymember – 3 year term

One (1) District Two Assemblymember – 3 year term

Two (2) Board of Education (School Board) seats – 3 year terms each

Candidates for office must be qualified voters of the City and Borough of Juneau:

(1) Qualified to vote in State elections;
(2) A resident of the municipality for at least thirty days immediately preceding the election;
(3) Registered to vote in state elections at a residence address within the municipality at least thirty days before the municipal election at which the person seeks to vote; and
(4) Not disqualified under Article V of the Alaska Constitution.

In addition, candidates for Assembly must be a resident of CBJ for at least one year immediately preceding election to office. Also, candidates for Assembly District 1 and District 2 seats must reside in the district from which elected or appointed at the time of the Assemblymember’s election or appointment. The Assembly District map is viewable online here.

Declaration of Candidacy and Nominating forms must be submitted in their original paper form (with original signatures and notarized). The Alaska Public Offices Commission also requires candidates to file their Public Official Financial Disclosure Statement electronically on its website, print and sign that form and submit it along with the Declaration of Candidacy and Nominating petition to the Clerk’s office during the filing period. The Clerk’s office cannot certify a candidate’s nominating petition without these three original paper documents being filed in the Clerk’s office by the close of the filing period on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 4:30p.m.

Anyone needing further information should contact the Clerk’s Office at 586-5278 or via e-mail at city.clerk@juneau.org

Thinking of Running for Local Office?

Serving on the Assembly or Board of Education “School Board” is a noble contribution to your community, and one which comes with hours of work and little economic reward. You will hear about the issues from your neighbors, friends, family and people on the street, and your private life will be reduced. You will be presented with pages and pages of information to read before meetings, sit through hours and hours of meetings, only to be required to make tough decisions that may not be popular. You may even have to deal with extraordinary circumstances such as a once-in-a-century pandemic.  Still interested?  Then read on…

Your quest will start with the Municipal Clerk’s office & the CBJ Elections Webpage.  https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.

The Candidate filing period opens on Friday, July 15 at 8:00a.m. and closes at 4:30p.m. on Monday, July 25.  Full details and copies of the Declaration of Candidacy forms and Nomination Petitions are available on the election webpage https://juneau.org/clerk/elections. In addition to the Declaration of Candidacy and Nominating Petitions, prospective candidates will also need to submit an Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) Public Official Financial Disclosure (POFD) Statement prior to the close of the filing period on Monday, July 25.

Each year on the first Tuesday in October, a local election is held in the City and Borough of Juneau to elect candidates.  The Assembly and School Board members serve for staggered three-year terms. Assemblymembers are limited to three terms. Term limits do not apply to members of the School Board.

The following lists are the current roster, seats and terms. Expiring and/or open seats on the ballot in October 2022 are noted with an asterisk*:

Assembly

                   Seat                    Name                      Term ends

Mayor                               Beth Weldon                      10/2024
Areawide Assembly       Maria Gladziszewski            10/2023
Areawide Assembly       Carole Triem                        10/2022*
District 1 Assembly        Alicia Hughes-Skandijs       10/2023
District 1 Assembly        ‘Wáahlaal Gíidaak              10/2024
(Barbara Blake)
District 1 Assembly        Greg Smith                         10/2022*
District 2 Assembly       Michelle Bonnet Hale          10/2024
District 2 Assembly       Wade Bryson                      10/2022*
District 2 Assembly       Christine Woll                      10/2023

Board of Education (aka: School Board) 

          Name                           Term end
Deedie Sorensen         10/2022*
Emil Mackey                10/2022*
Brian Holst                   10/2023
Martin Stepetin Sr.      10/2023
Elizabeth Siddon         10/2024
Amber Frommherz      10/2024
Will Muldoon                10/2024

Compensation for Assembly & School Board Members:

Assemblymembers receive a stipend of $750.00 per month (the Mayor receives $3,500) and the Mayor and Assembly also receive CBJ health benefits at the standard level and PERS retirement unless they choose to opt out.

The Board of Education sets its own compensation rate and members currently receive a monthly stipend of $270 with the Board President receiving a monthly stipend of $337.50.

To learn more out the election process and timelines, please review the FAQs on the election webpage or contact the Clerk’s office at 907-586-5278 or via email to City.Clerk@juneau.org.