Anchorage

Anchorage Assembly candidate Q&A: The city’s plastic bag ban

The Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for the April 2 election to the Anchorage Assembly to answer a series of questions on issues facing those bodies. We’re publishing select responses daily. The answers were fact-checked when facts were cited and edited for spelling, grammar and clarity. For more questions and to see all the candidates’ answers, click here. For School Board candidate surveys, click here.

Q: Would you take steps toward reversing Anchorage’s plastic bag ban?

DISTRICT 2, SEAT A: CHUGIAK-EAGLE RIVER

Oliver Schiess

No.

Crystal Kennedy

I would rethink the ban and its consequences.

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DISTRICT 4, SEAT F: MIDTOWN

Christine Hill

Yes.

Ron Alleva

Through (Alaska Waste Management Services) have reusable bags available to all.

Meg Zaletel

No. The ban is in place and has passed.

DISTRICT 3, SEAT D: WEST ANCHORAGE

Dustin Darden

Look up the dark agenda of synthetic biology.

Kameron Perez-Verdia

No.

Liz Vazquez

Did not answer.

DISTRICT 5, SEAT H: EAST ANCHORAGE

Forrest Dunbar

No. Our next challenge is implementation.

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DISTRICT 6, SEAT J: SOUTH ANCHORAGE, GIRDWOOD, TURNAGAIN ARM

John Weddleton

No. People want this.

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