The Anchorage Assembly is the governing body of Anchorage, Alaska. The Assembly has twelve members elected to three-year terms from six districts. It is responsible for creating and approving the city’s annual budget, appropriating municipal funding, and managing elections.[1][2] Seats in the Assembly are officially nonpartisan.
Current composition
All 12 members are elected from geographic districts. All districts elect two members from designated area.[3]
| District | Areas represented | Members | First elected | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Anchorage | Sydney Scout | 2026 | 2029 |
| Daniel Volland | 2022 | 2028 | ||
| 2 | Chugiak, Eagle River, JBER | Jared Goecker | 2025 | 2028 |
| Daniel Handeland | 2026 | 2029 | ||
| 3 | West Anchorage | Kameron Perez-Verdia | 2019 | 2028 |
| Anna Brawley | 2023 | 2029 | ||
| 4 | Midtown Anchorage | Janice Park | 2026 | 2029 |
| Erin Baldwin Day | 2025 | 2028 | ||
| 5 | East Anchorage | George Martinez | 2023 | 2029 |
| Yarrow Silvers | 2025 | 2028 | ||
| 6 | South Anchorage, Girdwood, Turnagain Arm | Zac Johnson | 2023 | 2029 |
| Keith McCormick | 2025 | 2028 |
Notable former members
- Mark Begich, former U.S. senator and mayor of Anchorage
- Chris Birch, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- H. A. Boucher, 2nd lieutenant governor of Alaska
- W. E. Bradley, member of the Alaska Senate
- Craig Campbell, 10th lieutenant governor of Alaska
- Matt Claman, member of the Alaska Senate and former acting mayor of Anchorage
- Eric Croft, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Harriet Drummond, member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Forrest Dunbar, member of the Alaska Senate
- Fred Dyson, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- Elvi Gray-Jackson, member of the Alaska Senate
- Tony Knowles, 7th governor of Alaska and former mayor of Anchorage
- Suzanne LaFrance, Mayor of Anchorage
- Anna MacKinnon, former member of the Alaska Legislature
- Kevin Meyer, 14th lieutenant governor of Alaska
- Pete Petersen, member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Austin Quinn-Davidson, acting mayor of Anchorage
- Lidia Selkregg, Italian-American geologist and professor of regional planning
- Arliss Sturgulewski, former member of the Alaska Senate
- Dan Sullivan, former mayor of Anchorage
- Charles Wohlforth, author and journalist
- George Wuerch, former mayor of Anchorage
References
- ^ “Anchorage Assembly”. www.muni.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ “About Us – Member Profiles”. www.muni.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ “Member Profiles”. Anchorage Assembly. Retrieved May 18, 2026.