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.
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.
DISTRICT 6, SEAT J: SOUTH ANCHORAGE, GIRDWOOD, TURNAGAIN ARM
John Weddleton
No. People want this.