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 [email protected].

Many Juneau voters are focused on the upcoming State of Alaska Special, Primary, and General Elections being held in 2022, however, the City and Borough of Juneau conducts its Regular Municipal Election on the first Tuesday of October of every year.

In advance of the October 4, 2022 Regular Municipal Election, the CBJ Clerk’s office is already underway preparing for our local election. Below are some of the recent actions and opportunities for public involvement in the CBJ Election process.

At the April 25, 2022 Regular Assembly Meeting, the Assembly passed a motion to hold the October 4, 2022 Regular Municipal Election as a By Mail Election in accordance with CBJ Code 29.07.360. Linked below are some of the documents related to this upcoming CBJ Election cycle:

• April 22, 2022 Election Timeframe Memo to the Assembly via Assembly Human Resources Committee
• Quick Reference Dates for October 4, 2022 CBJ Regular Election – [Note this is a working draft and will be updated periodically as some of the dates/actions on the list trigger additional actions]
• April 14, 2022 A Referendum Petition was filed with the Clerk’s office proposing to repeal CBJ 15.05.105 [Regarding Disclosure of Real Estate Values in Transactions]. Petition books will be issued on May 5, 2022 and more information will be posted on the Election webpage once those are issued to the petitioner’s committee.
• Petition Process Flow Chart
• May 2, 2022 Assembly Committee of the Whole packet with election code changes proposed via Ordinance 2022-24COW

The proposed election code changes were forwarded to from the Assembly Committee of the Whole to the Assembly for introduction at the May 16, 2022 Regular Assembly Meeting and it is anticipated they will be scheduled for public hearing at the June 13 Regular Assembly meeting. Anyone from the public wishing to provide comments about the proposed election code changes are encouraged to send them via email to [email protected] and copy [email protected].

Anyone needing further information should contact the Clerk’s Office at 586-5278 or via e-mail at [email protected]