Dustin Darden, an Anchorage maintenance worker who ran for mayor last April and became known for his homemade campaign signs, is now running for an Assembly seat from West Anchorage.
Darden registered as a candidate with the city clerk's office earlier this week.
"I want to focus on … getting fluoride out of the drinking water and saving money, cutting taxes," Darden said in a Thursday interview.
Darden came in fifth in the April general election for mayor, winning a little more than 1 percent of the vote. At mayoral campaign forums, Darden focused on water fluoridation, his opposition to abortion and his proposal to replace property taxes with a sales tax.
A carpenter, Darden gained attention in the April election for his handcrafted placards that popped up at intersections around town. Signs often bore his name and two dots over the "u," intended to be a smiley face, though it also bore a resemblance to a German umlaut.
Darden said he plans to use some of the same signs in the Assembly race -- and build a few new ones.
Other challengers for the seat as of Thursday: Adam Trombley, former Assembly member from East Anchorage; Eric Croft, school board member; and Ira Perman, executive director of the Atwood Foundation. The city election is April 5.