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Former Alaska state Rep. Les Gara said Wednesday he is considering a run for governor.
The Anchorage Democrat said he hoped to make a decision by the end of this summer. The primary is in August 2022.
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection.
A voter initiative passed last year calls for a single primary ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to the general election. Ranked-choice voting would be used for general elections.
Gara served in the state House from January 2003 to January 2019.
He said he feels “very strongly that this is becoming a state that people are moving from rather than moving to, and I think Alaskans deserve a state where we create opportunity.”
He also was critical of Dunleavy’s handling of budget issues.