ADN Politics podcast: A conversation with Alaska Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel

In this episode: Giessel talks about what she would like the Legislature to accomplish this year, the governor’s $3,900 PFD proposal, ranked choice voting, the future of the Alaska Republican party and more.

By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: January 13, 2023 Published: December 23, 2022

Each week, host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN journalists and others about some of Alaska’s biggest news stories. Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Sen.-elect Cathy Giessel, center, speaks during a news conference announcing the formation of a bipartisan Senate Majority on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at the Legislative Information Office in Anchorage. From left: Sen.-elect Matt Claman (D-Anchorage), Senator-elect Giessel, and Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak). (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Anchorage Republican Cathy Giessel is returning to the Alaska Legislature in January as Senate Majority Leader as part of a 17-member majority made up of Republicans and Democrats. In this episode, Giessel talks about what she would like the Legislature to accomplish this year, the governor’s $3,900 PFD proposal, ranked choice voting, the future of the Alaska Republican party and more.

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Host: Elizabeth Harball. Produced by Elizabeth Harball, Zachariah Hughes and Evan Phillips. Editor: David Hulen.

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