Juneau Assembly member Alicia Hughes-Skandijs is running for reelection in the race against the attorney Joe Geldhof. The race is among two that are on the ballot this year, with one incumbent and one candidate.
Hughes-Skandijs is a program director at Hughes-Skandijs is a program director for Alaska Municipal League, a an organization that is a statewide association of local government agencies. The Assembly elected her to take over the seat of Sen. Jesse Kiehl’s post in January. 2019 and she served for the remainder of the one year in his office. The voters elected her for a full three-year term in October. 2020.
As part of an interview with the newspaper, Hughes-Skandijs mentioned that housing is one of her top priorities. She’s delighted to see programs such as those city’s grants for accessory dwelling units increase.
“We must continue to provide the very aggressive subvention until we are able to catch up to the current state of the crisis we’re currently in,” she said.
In the case of the development of hazard maps as well as restrictions in avalanche and landslide zones, Hughes-Skandijs says it’s crucial to balance the need to educate people about the risks while also ensuring that the ability to construct more homes.
“I believe you have a responsibility to warn individuals and let them be aware that they’re putting themselves at risk by taking on a personal risk due to the type of danger they’re living in,” she said.
Geldhof is an attorney. He wrote the marine passengers fee proposal that Juneau voters voted in 1999. At a forum held by Tlingit and Haida He spoke about his experiences working in members of the Crow Tribal Court in Montana.
In the year 2020, Geldhof successfully challenged a tax credit program that the state offers to companies that operate oil and gas. The in the year prior, he also represented an Juneau man who wanted to prevent the state from providing funds for pandemic relief to certain small businesses, claiming it was not constitutional to do this without the legislature’s approval. Recently, Geldhof represented the same Juneau man in a case where he claimed that the state’s management of Yukon River and Kuskokwim River salmon fisheries was unlawful.
In 1995 The Juneau Empire reported that Geldhof was 44 at the time, and claimed to have struck a girl aged 8 using a hockey stick. He then hit her brother of 14 because he thought that they were out of the way of the game of roller hockey. He was not aware of the children.
Geldhof was convicted of two counts of felony assault, however, they were reduced to a single charge of misdemeanor assault as part of the plea deal.
In 1996 The Juneau Empire reported that Geldhof admitted no contest to two charges of assault – one of them related to the hockey incident and the other one in connection with disciplining the child he was disciplining, as per the Empire. Geldhof had been sentenced for 15 days in prison and the term of three years’ probation as well as 200 hours community service, and a fine of $500. In addition, he was ordered cover the hospital expenses of the girl.
The interviewer Geldhof stated that he “learned the most amazing quantity” and that the public must decide if the events are relevant.
Its style=”font-weight 400 ;”>”I deeply regret the actions I took,” he said. “I was able to go through an order from the court for anger management that I found extremely beneficial. It has helped me get my life and also my family’s life together. Since then, we’ve experienced many successes in my private life as well as with family. Now it’s the responsibility of the voters to decide if my mistakes made thirty years ago are relevant to current political issues during this election .”
At forums for candidates, Geldhof has billed himself as a candidate who can alter the way that Juneau’s city government operates. He’s been recognized by Save Juneau, a local advocacy group that is opposed to property tax hikes.
” style=”font-weight 400 ;”>”If you’re looking to increase taxes, you must keep those who are currently on the payroll,” Geldhof said at the forum organized by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. “If you are looking for changes and relief, then it is best to vote for changes .”
Geldhof rejects the bond proposal of $27 million. plan to finance the building of a building a new City Hall , arguing that city officials ought to have listened more closely to voters who rejected an identical referendum last year.
“The City and Borough staff as well as the Assembly haven’t made a convincing case,” he said in an interview.
Hughes-Skandijs was adamant to place the bond issue to the ballot again this year. She said that the repair of the current City Hall, which can accommodate less than half of the city workers, isn’t an appropriate investment of public money.
“It appears that it’s costing the city money when we renovate instead of creating something that will serve us for a number many years,”” the woman said.
Since September. 5., donors to Hughes-Skandijs comprise Kiehl the Mayor Beth Weldon, former Mayor Bruce Botelho, Assembly member Michelle Hale and former member Carole Triem. She’s raised over $4,400 and spent nearly $900 on signs for the yard, brochures as well as mailing materials. Geldhof hasn’t reported any expenditures or fundraising for her campaign.
Hughes-Skandijs as well as Geldhof both reside in Douglas Island and are running for District 1’s seat The difference is that Juneau residents can vote in any race by casting a ballot. Election Day is Oct. 3.
