With at least 5 Anchorage Assembly seats up for election, Mayor Bronson and allies set sights on a shakeupReached for comment on her decision not to campaign for another term, Kennedy, who represents Eagle River/Chugiak, said her husband recently retired and with the time-consuming nature of Assembly work, it’s time for her to retire, too.
While Assembly seats are technically nonpartisan, if Anchorage voters elect some of the more conservative challengers, it could weaken the Assembly majority’s power and strengthen the mayor’s hand, especially when it comes to mayoral vetoes. The Assembly needs eight of 11 votes to override a veto, and currently just two of its members consistently vote in line with the mayor — Kennedy and Jamie Allard, also of Eagle River.
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