Wed, 05/19/2021 - 10:21am
Mayoral candidate Dave Bronson spoke to supporters gathered at the Main Event Grill after the polls closed during the runoff election on Tuesday, May 11. (Photo/Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News)
Two things have become clear over the past four weeks in Anchorage, one that was always more certain than the other.
First, we found out that the Anchorage Assembly has, and indeed always had, the power to revise or revoke the emergency orders handed down from the mayor’s office.
Second, as Dave Bronson’s lead grew to 1,212 votes in the runoff election for mayor as of May 18, we have learned that contra the supposed conventional wisdom, an unapologetic and unashamed conservative can still win a citywide race in Anchorage.